CARICOM urged to send fact-finding mission to Venezuela
In almost daily anti-government protests in the past five weeks, police in riot gear have used tear gas, rubber bullets and fire hoses to drive back protesters armed with stones and petrol bombs. BRIDGETOWN – More...
Curacao election results reflect will of the people, says CARICOM observer mission
WILLEMSTAD - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) election observation team to Friday’s general elections in Curacao has reported favourably on the conduct of the poll, labelling it peaceful and orderly, and noting More...
Former GECOM Chairman Surujbally leads CARICOM team to observe Curacao elections
WILLEMSTAD - Former Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, is in Curacao leading a small Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the General Elections More...
CARICOM’s Energy-Efficient Building Code could be tough sell
PORT OF SPAIN – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are in the process of formulating an energy efficiency building code for the region that would help reduce CO2 emissions, but implementation of the code may More...
CARICOM observer mission for Curaçao elections
GEORGETOWN, WILLEMSTAD – At the invitation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting a small Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Curaçao More...
CARICOM considers how to keep market access in tact after Brexit
BRIDGETOWN – CARICOM has reportedly narrowed down the options it intends to pursue to prevent a break in market access in the United Kingdom due to the UK’s planned exit from the European Union (EU). Director More...
Stop the procrastination! Regional leaders told to press forward on fully implementing CSME
GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must expedite the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and stop procrastinating. That was the charge President of Guyana David More...
US, EU food standards major hurdle for Caribbean exporters
PORT OF SPAIN - As Caricom countries struggle to move away from their traditional reliance on a single industry or major crop in the face of growing economic uncertainty worldwide, they are finding it increasingly More...
Caricom renews ties with Dutch Kingdom
GEORGETOWN -The Caribbean Community Caricom and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Wednesday renewed a mechanism for diplomatic cooperation with the accreditation of a new envoy to Caricom, Jules Bijl. In a ceremony More...
Crucial year for reform process, says CARICOM secretary general
GEORGETOWN - The thirty-ninth meeting of the Community Council of Ministers opened on Monday at the CARICOM headquarters in Guyana, under the chairmanship of Guyana’s vice president and minister for foreign affairs, More...
