Caribbean Elections Today

The Election Portal of the Caribbean

Caribbean Elections provides comprehensive information on the electoral process, politics, and citizenship in the Caribbean.

CARICOM Summit Communiqué

Caribbean Community Heads of Government

Caribbean Community Heads of Government; CARICOM Secretary-General and heads of delegation of CARICOM Member States at the Thirty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. Sandals Grande Resort, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Thursday 5th July, 2012.

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Thirty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Gros Islet, Saint Lucia from 4-6 July 2012. The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr. the Honourable Kenny D. Anthony presided.

Continue reading

MP Urging Jamaica To Leave CARICOM

Karl Samuda

Karl Samuda

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC)– Opposition parliamentarian, Karl Samuda, the former commerce minister who has called for Jamaica to leave the Caribbean Community and described the regional bloc’s single market as a “hallucination”, has now called for a bipartisan review of Kingston’s relationship with the grouping.

“There should be a bipartisan panel to look into the Treaty of Chaguaramas (under which CARICOM was established), with special emphasis on the natural endowments of each territory, to determine how to go forward,” said Samuda, the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) spokesman on Transport and Works and Infrastructure Development. Continue reading

CARICOM Seeks Mexico Advocacy At G20

Caribbean Community Heads of Government and delegations at the Second CARICOM-Mexico Summit: Bridgetown Barbados, Monday 21 May, 2012.

Caribbean Community Heads of Government and delegations at the Second CARICOM-Mexico Summit: Bridgetown Barbados, Monday 21 May, 2012.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has signalled that it is relying on Mexico to bring to the attention of the G20, issues that are of critical importance to the Community, including the slow reform of multilateral institutions, climate change and the achievement of sustainable energy for all in the Small Island Developing States. Continue reading

Jamaica Intends to Play Pivotal Role in CARICOM

His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen

His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it intends playing an active role in revitalising the regional integration movement CARICOM.

Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, delivering the traditional Throne Speech at the start of the new parliamentary session here, said the building of the CARICOM Single Market and economy (CSME) and the pursuit of functional co-operation and the co-ordination of foreign policy will be priorities of the Portia Simpson –Miller government this year. Continue reading

CARICOM Chairman Calls for New Beginnings

CARICOM 23rd Intersessional Meeting

CARICOM Chairman, His Excellency Desire Bouterse, President of Suriname addresses the opening session of the 23rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government in Paramaribo on Thursday 8 March 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Desiré Delano Bouterse, the President of Suriname has called for a new beginning to the regional movement. Continue reading

PM Gonsalves Speaks about Future of CARICOM

Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves

Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been speaking about the future of the regional integration movement and has written Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin la Rocque on the “crisscrossing poles” emerging within the 15-member grouping.

Gonsalves told a news conference that with many Caribbean countries signalling their intention of joining the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as well as the Peoples’ Trade Treaty (TCP), it could bring more strain on the regional integration movement. Continue reading

CARICOM Member States Must Join Forces to Resolve Funding Issues

Opening of the 29th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Ministers

Opening of the 29th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Ministers

(GINA, GUYANA)- The 29th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Ministers was held yesterday, when several important matters were discussed including the Secretariat’s work programme and budget.

CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque delivering his opening remarks at the 29th Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers yesterday. Continue reading

Suriname President Takes Over CARICOM Chairmanship

His Excellency Desi Bouterse

His Excellency Desi Bouterse

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 6TH 2012 (CUOPM) – The new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, His Excellency Desi Bouterse, has called on the region to make 2012 a year of change.

Bouterse, who is also the President of Dutch-speaking Suriname said that “by changing the way we do things, this Community will be a changed one – for the better – by the end of 2012.” Continue reading

CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to Jamaica – Preliminary Statement

CARICOM Headquarters

CARICOM Headquarters

(CARICOM) – The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission, at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica, monitored the conduct of the General and Regional Elections on 29 December 2011.

The Group of seven persons was deployed in two teams of two each and one of three to cover Election Day activities, in the parishes of St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Thomas and Kingston. Continue reading