The populace of the Caribbean Community is encouraged to take advantage of a multi-billion market opportunity to create new industries that will lead to new economic prospects, intra-regional trade and cross-border investments. Shaun Baugh, CARICOM Programme Manager, Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Development, referenced the multi-billion-dollar opportunity as he explained how the Region intends to achieve its […]
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 […]
In a recent interview ahead of the Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Georgetown, Guyana, where climate change was discussed, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, Mr. Joseph Cox, stressed the importance of curbing global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. You may listen here: Please read the […]
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 […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking steps to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by 2030, His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Chairman of the Community and President of Guyana, announced on Sunday. Delivering the feature address at the opening of the Forty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which is currently underway […]
(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 […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remains on course to achieve the goals identified under the 25 by 2025 Initiative, Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said on Monday. Prime Minister Skerrit, who is the outgoing Chairman of CARICOM, was at the time addressing the audience at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Guyana, on […]
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 […]
SALUTATIONS● His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of theCooperative Republic of Guyana and Chair of the Conference ofCARICOM Heads of Government,● Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General● Excellencies,● Distinguished ladies and gentlemen With your leave, I will adopt the protocols already established for this evening’s ceremony.As I stand before you today, concluding my term as Chairman […]
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 […]
