GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), Regional and international organisations, representatives of private sector and civil society, as well as CARICOM Secretariat staff will meet in Guyana next week to review regional ICT strategy. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade, Sir Louis Straker, will deliver the feature address on Thursday at the opening of a two-day seminar in St Vincent to sensitise stakeholders on issues relating to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA: Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin arrives in Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday to represent the Organization of American States (OAS) at the May 7-9 meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (OPM): Prime Minister Bruce Golding is again seeking to allay fears that CARIFORUM countries may have given up more than they will gain from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. He was speaking last week at an EPA familiarisation seminar for attorneys. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Edwin Carrington has described his visit to St Maarten as a “Caribbean homecoming” given the warmth that he experienced during his first visit to the island, the second in seven months to a Dutch Caribbean territory. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Environmental concerns and food security are two new issues which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have identified as growing risks to the Regional youth population, and plan to play a more active role in these areas. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations (FCR) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Ambassador Colin Granderson said CARIFESTA is a critical tool of the integration process as it promotes greater awareness of the many sides of our heritage. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana has assured the Caribbean region that it was safe to come to Guyana for the tenth staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) slated for 22-31 August, 2008. Jagdeo gave this assurance at the official launch of CARIFESTA on Wednesday. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Culture Committee (RCC) took time out Wednesday to observe a minute of silence in memory of one its cultural icons, Andy Palacio, who had served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Institute of Culture and History of Belize before his death. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): The operational elements discussed at the 9th Meeting of the CARICOM Standing Committee of Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs held here last week will be presented to the Sixth Meeting of the Council of Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: For the first time in four years, Haiti has appointed two Youth Ambassadors for the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) programme. Both M. Isnel Pierreval and Mlle. Gyliane Cadet were warmly welcomed among fifteen new Youth Ambassadors, read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The relentless call for coordinated national and regional action to address the developmental needs of a growing cultural industry within the Caribbean Community has not fallen on deaf ears. The Regional Culture Committee was due to discuss the development of a Regional Policy Framework. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: As it prepares to host, for the second time in thirty-six years, the premier Festival of Arts in the Caribbean, the Government of Guyana is working ‘full speed ahead,’ to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place for the Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA X slated for 22-31 August, 2008. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Preparations for CARIFESTA X, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) premier Festival of Arts will be one of the priority issues on the agenda of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) slated for Guyana, on 23-25 April 2008. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Regional Agriculture Investment Forum will provide a platform for Caribbean and international parties with an interest in investing in the agriculture sector to seek business alliances with existing and potential agriculture entrepreneurs. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The recognition of the need to focus on the governance of the various strands of the environment and natural resources issues was one of the most instructive outcomes of the meeting of officials of the Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Integration. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: In what is expected to be a cultural extravaganza designed to whet the Region’s appetite for more, Guyana will officially roll out on Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 its slate of activities for the tenth staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA X) in August. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment opened formally on Thursday with the acknowledgement that collective action was critical to confronting the environmental challenges that the Region faced. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) is now at a watershed period in its existence whereby it must continue to demonstrate its relevance and effectiveness in coordinating the regional response, said St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. read more...

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Barbados Prime Minister, David Thomson, has sent out a warning to the whole of Caricom, saying leaders must act now to ensure food security in the region. Thomson sounded the warning as he addressed business leaders and members of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association. read more...

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Recent calls inviting Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to join the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are akin to a batsman losing sight out of the ball in a crucial cricket match. The objective of the game of regionalisation, which the 15-member Caribbean Community and Common Market is playing... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID) is pumping US$1.2 million into the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Government with responsibility for the Environment began a two-day meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday aimed at charting a course to curb environmental degradation. At least nine Ministers were due to attend the meeting. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The government of Guyana’s suggestions in relation to crime fighting solutions were welcomed and adopted as part of the 31 specific activities in 11 broad areas agreed to by Caricom Heads of Government at the recent special Summit in Trinidad and Tobago. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be convening the Second Meeting of Experts and Stakeholders concerning the development of harmonised legislation for the reform of the electric sector in Christ Church, Barbados, during the period 9-11 April 2008. read more...

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters): The Caribbean region expects to sign a new trade agreement with the European Union by the end of June, Trinidad and Tobago's trade and industry minister said on Tuesday.  Caricom is expected to become the first region to adopt economic parternship agreements. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): Caribbean leaders have agreed on a number of measures to combat rising crime in the region. Caribbean leaders discussed the crime and security issues facing the region during the 13th Special Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 4-5 April 2008. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): With the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) moving ahead with its plans to address food security in the Region as a result of rising food prices and other issues affecting CARICOM states, a team led by Secretary-General Edwin Carrington met with Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo. read more...

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I extend a warm welcome to the attending delegates of this, the 8th Meeting of the Caribbean Community's Chief Veterinary Officers, as we unite in the fight against those conditions which threatens our region's food security and human safety. At this present time, the negative spiraling cost of living, poses a serious concern. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Haiti, the most recent member of CARICOM plans to stage another significant performance in the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) X by showcasing its unique and astonishing culture. Haiti’s participation in CARIFESTA dates back to the first festival in 1972 in Guyana. read more...

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