More than 300 children between the ages of 6 and 12, from schools and institutions across Georgetown romped and frolicked on Saturday, July 17 on the grounds of Colgrain at the First CARICOM Secretary-General's Children's Fun Day to celebrate CARICOM Day 1999.. Host for the event, CARICOM Secretary-...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will confer long service awards on 30 staff members at a simple ceremony at its Headquarters, Bank of Guyana Building today, Friday July 16. Topping the list of recipients are Ms Myrtle Chuck-a-Sang , who has given 30 years service, and Mr. Rajpaul Singh...

The Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 4-7 July 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Rt. Hon Owen Arth...

The Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 4-7 July 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Rt. Hon Owen Art...

Two of the Caribbean's leading conglomerates signaled their support for the Regional Negotiating Machinery with a significantly sizeable contribution, on the closing day of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Trinidad and Tobago. The financial sup...

By the end of the year the legal framework for the functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) should be in place. This announcement was made by the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Owen Arthur, on Monday July 5, the first working day of the 20th Meeting of the Conference o...

The Chief Minister of Montserrat, the Honourable David Brandt, has praised his CARICOM colleagues for the support given to Montserrat. He specifically referred to the building of houses on the island since the disruption caused by the Lang Soufriere volcano. Speaking on the first working day of the ...

Your Excellency Arthur N.R. Robinson, OCC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Hon. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government Distinguished Prime Minister of Spain Pre...

Distinguished Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Colleague Heads of Government Secretary General Ladies and Gentlemen: In 1986, the Rt. Excellent Errol Barrow closed what was to be his final address to this Conference of Heads by citing the words of John Bunyan in Pilgrim's Progress: "Thou...

Esteemed Colleagues, Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is, indeed, a great pleasure for me to attend the Twentieth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago. I would like to express my thanks to the Government and peop...