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Caribbean, El Salvador Enter "New Era" of Bilateral Cooperation

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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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CARICOM SG: "Change Is Underway"

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff The CARICOM Secretariat has begun the process of restructuring, according to Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The reforms have already been instituted in corporate areas, human resource management, finance and the way projects are managed, he said this week. “There is still some […]

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LaRocque: Haiti Has Taken "Rightful Place" in CARICOM

Above: flags at the CARICOM summit in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Caribbean Community officially began its summit of regional leadership here Monday, a moment CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque called “historic.” Haiti is hosting the conference for the first time since it acceded to the Caribbean Community in 2002. LaRocque, […]

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CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque Makes Visit to Belize

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque began an offiicial to Belize on Monday, the Secretariat announced. LaRocque’s visit included a courtesy call with Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow on Monday. The trip also includes a meeting with Foreign Trade Minister Erwin Contreras. The Secretary […]

LaRocque: Haiti Has Taken "Rightful Place" in CARICOM

Above: the delegation’s meeting in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met Thursday with a delegation from the Caribbean Community led by Secretary General Irwin LaRocque. The working visit by CARICOM was aimed at initiating early discussions over Haiti’s assumption of the CARICOM chairmanship, which will begin Jan. […]

CARICOM "Assured" of Jamaican Support for Caribbean Integration

 Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said he has been “assured” of Jamaica’s support for the Caribbean integration movement by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Andrew Holness. The assurance came during a three-day […]

CARICOM SG Heads to South Korea

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has begun an official visit to South Korea. While in the country, LaRocque will attend the Second High-Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnershipo, which will begin in Seoul on Tuesday, and address CARICOM Day celebrations being held in the city […]

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque Heading to Jamaica

 Above: CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque will make an official visit to Jamaica on Wednesday. LaRocque will hold talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on the first day of his three-day trip, the tenth to a CARICOM member state since taking office […]

CARICOM Receives New Japanese Envoy

Above: Ambassador Yoshimasa Tezuka and SG Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Japanese Ambassador to CARICOM Yoshimasa Tezuka presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque this week, pledging to “do his best” to “provide all possible means for the development of CARICOM countries.” The Japanese envoy said he would […]

Guyana's Ramotar: CARICOM's Problems Are Not Insurmountable

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is not in any state of crisis, despite reports to the contrary, according to Guyanese President Donald Ramotar. While problems exist for CARICOM, they are not insurmountable, he said. “I suggested to my colleague Heads of Government [at their recent meeting in Paramaribo] that […]

CARICOM SG in Washington for Talks

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is in Washington DC this week for a series of talks with international and hemispheric institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the Organization of American States. LaRocque is also set to pay […]

CARICOM's LaRocque: Caribbean Integration a "Work in Progress"

Above: CARICOM Secretary Genreal Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff Emphasizing the Caribbean Single Market and Economy is “relevant” but still a “work in progress,” according to CARICOM Secretary General Irwin Larocque. But the private sector must play a crucial role if CARICOM is going to meet its priorities on that […]