I have the honour to speak on behalf of the fourteen Member States of the Caribbean Community on the priority theme: “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”. CARICOM associates itself with the statements delivered by the...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorated and celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year.  During those forty years, CARICOM has chalked up a wide range of achievements, some of which are impressive, others modest.  Of course, there have also been setbacks, disappointments and fail...

I take great pleasure today in formally passing Chairmanship of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Dr The Honourable Ralph Gonzalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. I congratulate him and express my sincerest hope that his tenure will...

The Secretariat is honoured and privileged to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2014.  This year’s United Nation’s theme ‘Equality for Women is Progress for All’, is one that we can all embrace as we ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned by the recent developments in Ukraine and calls on all parties involved, to act with self-restraint and responsibility in order to reduce tensions and avoid...

Excellency, I wish to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community as you present your Letters of Credence as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of Botswana. I have no doubt that your wealth of experience as a practitioner of diplomacy and representative of your country, in Eur...

Representatives of Faith Based Organizations across the Caribbean Community.  I think it is appropriate that I commence with a few words from the Good Book which guides our beliefs.  “Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133)...

I am privileged to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at this Ceremony honouring Mme Justice Bernard, one of the inaugural Judges, and the first female Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Her appointment to that high office was a proud moment for us in the Community, given tha...

It is my pleasure and honour to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat and to the family of Plenipotentiary Representatives to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Beyond the political affinities that bind South Africa and CARICOM, our relationship is predicated on shared values.  These include...

(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is concerned at the continuing delay in Guyana’s progress towards implementing recommendations to address deficiencies in its anti-money laundering regime.  CARICOM calls o...