Press Releases

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean and UK Foreign Ministers ended their two days of intense and frank discussions on Sunday afternoon with expressions of satisfaction with the 31-point Plan of Action that reflected the outcomes of the Seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum.

“It is not about talking about talk, but acting on talk…” affirmed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in his description of the Action Plan at the closing press conference.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island - the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to Grenada. Sir, we extend to you and your delegation a warm and heartfelt Grenadian welcome and we are certain that you would enjoy your stay with us and plan a return visit in the not too distant future.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) This British Government will not turn its back on the Caribbean. This assurance was given by the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, the Rt. Hon William Hague as he addressed the opening ceremony of the Seventh Biennial UK-Caribbean Forum in Grenada on Friday night.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island - the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to Grenada. Sir, we extend to you and your delegation a warm and heartfelt Grenadian welcome and we are certain that you would enjoy your stay with us and plan a return visit in the not too distant future.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday received the credentials of His Excellency Robert Kopecky as the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to CARICOM.

The Ambassador, a national of the Czech Republic, is the first Ambassador to the Region appointed from an EU Member State rather than from the European Commission directly.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) support to Haiti, expands in 2012 with its agreement to support the public health education activities of the international Organization for Migration (IOM) and Radio Boukman a community radio station styled “the voice of Cite Soleil”. the radio initiative is being conducted through edutainment; learning through a medium that both educates and entertains.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday emphasised that the political and diplomatic dimensions of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) relations with the European Union were of equal importance to development cooperation.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Tuesday17 January formally commenced dialogue on staff matters with the executive of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association.

President of the Staff Association, Mr. Timothy Odle, signalled the Association’s “full support” to the Secretary-General particularly at a time when new initiatives were about to be rolled out within the CARICOM Secretariat, towards greater efficiency of systems of operation.