A workshop on Economic Integration and Free Trade: Challenges and Responses Chilean and CARICOM Perspective, a joint initiative of the University of the West Indies Latin American-Caribbean Centre (LACC) in Jamaica and the Government of Chile through its Agency for International Cooperation (AGCI), ...

The Caribbean recognises that Southern Africa is the sub-region within the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries with which it "can perhaps best do business". In making this point on Monday morning at the Park Hyatt Johannesburg Hotel while addressing representatives of the South Af...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), will convene its next meeting 5-7 February, 1998 in Jamaica. The new Ministerial body which replaces the longstanding Common Market Council, will address matters relating to the revision of the Treaty of Chaguarama...

I have already conveyed to the leaders of all the parties contesting the elections in Guyana, the congratulations of the Caribbean Community colleagues that they have, with considerable statesmanship, taken a major step in turning aside from rising conflict towards a resolution of current problems b...

CARICOM Chairman, Grenada Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell is expected to travel to Guyana on Thursday (January 22) to announce the members of the Audit Team and meet with leaders of the political parties. In making the announcement Tuesday, Prime Minister Mitchell said it is important tha...

Grenada's Foreign Minister Dr the Hon. Raphael Fletcher will lead an 85-strong CARICOM Ministerial Trade and Investment Mission to South Africa at the weekend. The Mission is a joint effort between the public and private sectors and will include four other government ministers as well as CARICOM Sec...

The Caribbean Community Mission to Guyana, January 14-18, 1998 resulted in agreement by the two major political parties - the People's Progressive Party (PPP/Civic) and the People's National Congress PNC- to a set of measures for resolving the current problems in that Member State. On conclusion of ...

Grenada's Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell has taken over as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on completion of the term served by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Rt. Hon. Percival Patterson. His first major undertaking was the initiation of a CARICOM Mission of eminent person...

We have come to Guyana on the initiative of the Caribbean Community as stated in the Press Release of 8 January 1998 by the Community's current Chairman, Prime Minister Mitchell of Grenada. Also, as there stated, we have come with the specific concurrence of the two main political parties in Guyana ...

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, in his capacity as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), following a meeting today with CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington, has expressed grave concern over reports from Guyana regarding the state of social unrest and the resulting disruption to th...