I am honoured to be here at the CARICOM headquarters in Guyana, and doubly so to chair this, the 33rd meeting of the Community Council of Ministers. I am especially grateful for the presence of so many esteemed Ministers of Foreign Affairs at this meeting. While travel between and among CARICOM stat...

Welcome you all to this meeting of the Community Council and in so doing extend a special welcome to our chairman Senator the Honourable Camillo Gonsalves who is attending his first meeting and is immediately thrust into the leadership role. Minister in congratulating you on your assumption of the c...

Ambassador, it is my honour to accept your Credentials accrediting you as Slovenia’s Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM and to extend to you my hand and that of the Caribbean Community in friendship. The Caribbean Community welcomes the interest in deepening ties that your country has...

I am very pleased to welcome you, to this long overdue Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Information and Communication Technologies. At the outset I must acknowledge the instrumental role of the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitche...

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you, Ambassador Noel, as Haiti’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community.  Ambassador, you, however, are far from being a newcomer to our Community and this institution in particular. You were a pioneer in the Secretariat&rsq...

The year 2013 has come to a close and with it, my tenure as Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). My Chairmanship coincided with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of our Community and it was my distinct honour and privilege to have hosted ...

2013 was a reflective and celebratory year for the Community as we marked our 40th Anniversary.  That we have come thus far is testimony to our determination and commitment to forge a common destiny as small unified States in this unique corner of the world called the Caribbean.  Our Anniv...

Excellency, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat for the presentation of your credentials as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Grenada to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Your appointment is an indication of your country’s continuing strong commitment to regional...

Let me welcome you all to this function which tonight is a multifaceted one. We celebrate the Staff of the Secretariat, especially those who will be honoured tonight. We celebrate the end of another year together as the CARICOM Secretariat family. And this celebration is taking place in the year tha...

I would like to begin by thanking the CTU – under the leadership of Secretary-General Bernadette Lewis - for the invitation to bring greetings to this Opening Ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Ministerial Strategic ICT Seminar, as part of the CTU “ICT Week”. I would have been pleased ...