The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the conclusion of the Guyana General and Regional Elections of 2 March 2020 with the declaration of the final results. The Community congratulates His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on their victory at the polls. The Chairman of […]
I extend congratulations to His Excellency Dr Irfan Ali upon his swearing-in as President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana following the declaration of the 2 March General Election and Regional election results on 2 August 2020 by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). I commend former President, His Excellency David Granger, for his stewardship of Guyana […]
Bridgetown, Barbados, 31, July 2020 – Communities across the region have a unique opportunity to hail those special heroes, who in the darkest moments of the Covid-19 crisis, shone brightest. Regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean today launched its FirstCaribbean Unsung Frontline Heroes initiative aimed at giving persons the opportunity to nominate essential workers and persons from […]
THE 186th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERYIN THE CARICOM MEMBER-COUNTRIES WHICH WERE COLONISED BY BRITAIN BY DR. THE HONOURABLE RALPH E. GONSALVES PRIME MINISTER OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) On August 1, 2020, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorates the l86th anniversary of the abolition of the enslavement of Africans in the […]
1 August 2020 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Thursday, 30 Jul. 2020) The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) joins with all citizens of the English-speaking Caribbean and all others who understand and promote racial justice and equality in observing 1s August as Emancipation Day. We do this at a most important and inspiring time […]
Kingston, Friday, July 24, 2020 – Lottery game lovers should get ready for something hot! Supreme Ventures Group has announced the addition of a great new game to its lottery products, Hot Pick. The new Hot Pick is the latest addition to SVG’s suite of popular number-based games and is expected to amp up the […]
The late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Professor Owen Arthur has been praised as a strident regionalist and a relentless advocate for the advancement of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a Statement following Professor Arthur’s passing on Monday, noted that, as CARICOM Lead Head of Government for […]
July 28, 2020, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– The following is a statement from Caribbean Development Bank President Dr. Wm. Warren Smith on the passing of former Prime Minister of Barbados, Professor the Right Honourable Owen Arthur. The Caribbean Development Bank is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Prime Minister of Barbados, Professor the Right Honourable Owen Arthur. From […]
San Jose, 28 July 2020 (IICA). – The representatives of 31 countries expressed broad support for the work carried out by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). They also acknowledged the strategic nature of the agriculture sector and underscored the international organization’s capacity to implement rapid response programs to strengthen agrifood systems during the […]
