(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A marathon two-day, high-level meeting in London that brought together primarily private sector representatives from the Caribbean and Europe to discuss a way forward to effectively harness the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) came to a close on August 9, with delegates reaffirming their commitment to and interest in “making the Agreement work.”

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director General of the CARIFORUM Directorate, Mr Ivan Ogando Lora, and the Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), Ms Pamela Coke-Hamilton, headlined the closing session of the 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum held in London from August 8-9.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia has saluted the achievement of Grenada’s first Olympic medallist, Mr Kirani James who won the 400 metres at the London 2012 Games on Monday.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has hailed the strides that the country has made on the national, regional and international fronts.

In a congratulatory message to the Most Honourablae Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Ambassador LaRocque recalled that Jamaica was one of the inaugural signatories to the Treaty of Chaguaramas and continued to play an instrumental role in the integration movement.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony, the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia has praised the achievements of the Jamaican sprinters at the London 2012 Olympics.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival here in this beautiful country. Having experienced the magnificent Yeosu Exposition yesterday and taken in some of your breathtaking scenery, it is a pity that our stay is so short.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour and pleasure, to address you on behalf of the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) participating in Yeosu Expo 2012 here in the Republic of Korea. It is gratifying that I am doing so on this special occasion of CARICOM National Day.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is convening a meeting of National coordinators and heads of national implementation units of the fifteen Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) States under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival here in this beautiful country. Having experienced the magnificent Yeosu Exposition yesterday and taken in some of your breathtaking scenery, it is a pity that our stay is so short.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour and pleasure, to address you on behalf of the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) participating in Yeosu Expo 2012 here in the Republic of Korea. It is gratifying that I am doing so on this special occasion of CARICOM National Day.