CARICOM Heads of Government want regional businesses to take advantage of Suriname’s offer of land for agricultural development. This was confirmed in the Communique issued at the end of the Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government. “Heads of Government … strongly encouraged the regional private sector to take advantage of the proposal […]
Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr Armstrong Alexis, has said that to remove existing trade barriers, the CARICOM Member States must present a concrete effort. Trade barriers include any regulation or policy that restricts trade, especially tariffs, quotas, and licences, among other things. Speaking during an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on the sidelines of […]
The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana, The University of the West Indies, and other partners, held an agricultural exhibition on the grounds of the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana last week to raise awareness of the Region’s agricultural potential as it makes progress to achieve the goals of the […]
(Global Affairs Canada Press Release) The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today concluded a 2-day trip to Guyana, where he represented Canada at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This visit builds on the success of the Canada-CARICOM Summit, held in Ottawa from […]
A team from the Commonwealth Secretariat, led by the Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, is in Guyana for the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government. This is part of a series of regional meetings that she is attending in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting later this […]
HE Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, announced that shortly, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobagoand Barbados will launch a ferry service to improve intra-regional transportation. The President, who is the current Chair of CARICOM, was at the time delivering the feature address atthe opening of the Guyana Energy Conference 2024 and Supply Change Expo on […]
Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, made opening remarks at the Nineteenth Special Meeting of the COFCOR on Sunday, 25 February at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The meeting preceded the opening ceremony of the Forty-Sixth Regular […]
The Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will formally open at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Guyana, on Sunday, 25 February 2024, at 5pm. The Meeting is being convened under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, who will deliver […]
Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); Other Honourable Ministers; Ladies and Gentlemen. Honourable Minister, it gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. CARICOM attaches great value to […]
“In a world where multi-lateral rules-based systems are under strain, CARICOM, as small states, must rely more than ever on focused and coordinated diplomacy based on those principles on which we are founded. We must bolster our relations with like-minded states, and continue to advocate for multilateralism, including a reformed United Nations.” – CARICOM Secretary-General CARICOM […]
