The 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 4-6 under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The opening ceremony will begin at 4:00 pm on Wednesday (July 4) with presentations from Prime Minister Holness;...

Skilled Jamaicans and other qualified Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals are broadening their access to employment opportunities within the region through the free movement regime. With the acquisition of a Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification, which is a provision under the CARICOM (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act, qualified persons are able to move and work freely in another...

Decisions taken by delegates attending the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Montego Bay, St. James, will be communicated to the public following the event. This was disclosed by Secretary-General, CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on Monday (July 2). “We intend to publish...

When the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government gather for the 39th Regular Meeting in St. James in a few days, they will be tackling a number of critical issues that impact the economic and social advancement of the countries of the region. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who assumes Chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government...

Jamaica is gearing up to welcome 200 foreign officials as the country hosts the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from July 4 to 6. The meeting, scheduled to take place in Montego Bay, St. James, will be hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who assumes Chairmanship of...

The first vessel from the Shipping Line Maersk should arrive in Kingston by the end of March. This was announced on Thursday (Feb. 23) during the business investment forum hosted by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. Maersk and the Port Authority of Jamaica signed a five year contract in November of 2005 for the provision of Container Terminal Services at the...

Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad Tobago, the six CARICOM member states, which adopted the Single Market on January 1, yesterday (January 30), signed the formal declaration signaling the launch of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. Member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,...