On behalf of the Government of Barbados I would like to warmly welcome all of you to our shores on the occasion the 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Let me begin by reaffirming the unequivocal commitment of t...

It gives me particular pleasure to deliver these remarks at this Forum which focuses on the future of Youth in the Caribbean Community and indeed on the future of the Caribbean Community where youth under the age of 30, comprise some 60 percent of its population. Today’s Forum is part of a pro...

  The Honourable Dr Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment Distinguished representatives at the Head table and in the audienceThe Media and delegations from our Member States It is my pleasure to bring greetings on behalf of Mr. Edwin Carrington, the Secretary- General of the C...

  When my colleague, Patsy Wyllie, Chief Health Educator, at the Ministry of Health asked if I would do the feature address this morning, I did not immediately agree. I thought to myself: What could I say to an audience such as this, comprising persons whom I am sure could teach me a thing or ...

  It is with a sense of progress and pride that as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I address you at this Inauguration Ceremony of the Headquarters of the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA). Let me at the outset thank the President of Suriname, His Excel...

    Good afternoon and welcome to the grounds of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. In 2005, my Ministry started to design a more comprehensive National Agricultural Health and Food Safety System. Many parts of the system were already available and in operati...

I am honored to be appointed as the CARICOM Advocate for Gender Justice. Gender is about both men and women and it is fitting that this initiative is launched on March 8th, International Day of Women. This may seem to be a contradiction, but it is not. Women have always been in the forefront of the ...

My colleagues and I are deeply distressed at the news of what appears to be a very powerful 7.0 earthquake that struck our neighbour Haiti this afternoon. Our information is that the anticipated threat of a tsunami affecting The Bahamas and other neighbouring states has apparently diminished but th...

Let me first of all take this opportunity on behalf of the Heads of Government and other delegates of CARICOM to express our sincere appreciation to His Excellency Felipe Calderon for the warm, Caribbean welcome that we have received here in Cancun. I have the edge over my fellow CARICOM colleagues ...

  Chair of COTED Honourable Clifford Marica, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname Hon Carolyn Rodrigues-Berkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Guyana Other Hon. Ministers of Government Their Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of D...