The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington, despatched messages of condolence and support to Honduras and Nicaragua last week, on behalf of the Community and the Secretariat, following the passage of Hurricane Mitch through Central America. The Secretary-General...

The need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to move faster towards improving competitiveness and diversification of their production and exports, is one of a series of measures identified by CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington to lessen the impact of the Asian and global financial crisis....

At a meeting of the political dialogue between the parties thereto, the PPP/C has complained about what they have termed as Mr. Hoyte's intemperate language in describing the process of the political dialogue as a farce during the course of a political meeting held at Victoria. I have had an opportu...

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade, the Hon. Ricardo Cabrisas will lead his country's delegation of public and private sector officials to the Caribbean-Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium to be held in Guyana on November 20-21. A trade exhibition of Cuban products will be mounted at Le Meridien Pegas...

The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community today urged all parties in Guyana to do everything possible to meet the deadlines of the Herdmanston Accord particularly the provisions relating to the staging of elections under a new constitution by the year 2000. ...

After coming together for three weeks in The Bahamas and Barbados, representatives of Caribbean Youth have come up with a Vision for the Region in the 21st Century; four parliamentary resolutions and a Declaration and Regional Action Plan on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. The thre...

The impact of Hurricane Georges on the Caribbean is among items to be considered when the Eleventh Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community convenes in Grenada on Wednesday October 21, 1998. CARICOM Chairman, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister...

The Caribbean Youth Explosion is into its second week in The Bahamas and into its second phase, the CARICOM Youth Workshop and Parliament. The first week of the three-week Explosion saw a highly successful Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), the Caribbean Youth Exchange which took place on the islan...

Cuba will be the focus of four days of activity in Guyana beginning November 18. The CARICOM/Cuba Joint Commission will hold its Fifth Meeting on November 18-19 and immediately following, Guyana will be host for a two-day Caribbean/Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium on November 20-21. The symposium...

CARICOM Secretary General Mr Edwin Carrington has assured the Member States of the Community devastated by Hurricane Georges that the Region stood ready to assist them in their time of need. Mr Carrington despatched messages of condolence and support to Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis and Ha...