Press Releases

By mahtabala, 30 July, 2009

I join Madame Chair in welcoming you all to this High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics.

In the game of cricket, the role of opening the batting has always attracted me. Today, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, I am particularly pleased in this setting and in these opening remarks, to take first strike, knowing full well that there are many top class batsmen to follow.

By mahtabala, 28 July, 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) As the Region reflects on the successes of the thirty six years of regional integration, all efforts should be combined to make integration within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) a priority.

By mahtabala, 28 July, 2009

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first Meeting in the West Indies Cricket Board-West Indies Players Association (WICB-WIPA) Mediation Process was held on Sunday 26th July in the Office of the Mediator, Sir Shridath Ramphal, with assistance from the CARICOM Secretariat.

Under the Agreement signed on 21 July in Georgetown, each side has nominated a Facilitator with whom Sir Shridath will work. In the case of the Board, it is Mr. Gerard Pinard; in the case of WIPA it is Mr. Dinanath Ramnarine. The Facilitators, met with the Mediator for five hours.

By mahtabala, 27 July, 2009
 
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of institutions of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have agreed that functional cooperation provided a means by which they could achieve programme objectives and become even more effective in contributing to fulfilling Community mandates.

To this end they have agreed to intensify efforts towards initiating projects involving the use of information and communication technolo

By mahtabala, 23 July, 2009

Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations
Other Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

As always it gives me very great pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to say a few words in welcoming you all to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is good to see so many of you who were here last year, back with us and looking none the worst, for the wear and tear of the last year.