Press Releases

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In spite of the global economic downturn that has spawned several challenges, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) had the capacity to turn the situation into an opportunity to exploit its attractiveness as a dynamic business location, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM said Wednesday.

Addressing the Commonwealth Business Forum in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Carrington declared the Community “open for business” and highlighted its appeal particularly to the Commonwealth.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Saint Lucia Minister of Home Affairs and International Security, Senator Guy Mayers has reiterated the importance of collaborative efforts in stemming what he described as the “scourge of illicit drug trafficking within the region.”

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Regional officials at a workshop on illicit drug trafficking in Saint Lucia have agreed that the time has come for public education initiatives to focus on all dimensions of the burgeoning drug trade and not just on those who misuse substance.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) has received an additional 5 million Euro for the execution of a regional project on the prevention of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. With this new allocation, the financial support from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for CARICOM and the project “HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean” totals 21.5 million Euros.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States continue to benefit from a project which makes it easier for CARICOM nationals to participate in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Federal Republic of Germany has deepened its cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through the extension of a financial agreement to support the work of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP).

The CARICOM Secretariat and Germany signed on Tuesday November 24, 2009 to commence the implementation of a second component of a Financial Cooperation Agreement, of five (5) Million Euros. The signing ceremony took place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met with their Australian counterpart on Wednesday, the Honourable Stephen Smith, in preparation for a meeting on Saturday 28 November between their respective Heads of Government.

The meeting took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago where both parties are preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which begins in Port of Spain on Friday 27 November.

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with full support from the Pan American Heal(th Organisation (PAHO), is gaining ground in its fight against Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean Region.

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Barbados Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joy St John, on Tuesday, challenged a group of high profile focal points on chronic diseases prevention to put their noses to the grind and complete the strategic plan of action on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases for the Caribbean (CNCD).