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Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Dr. Baldwin Spencer has said that despite the challenges, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) had made progress, and that the Caribbean Community was committed to taking the process forward to achieve the desired goals. "We know that this is the only way for the future for the people of the region.we...

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indicated his organisation's willingness to look at ways to provide new kinds of support to indebted, middle-income states, like Jamaica. He was responding to views expressed by Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Bruce Golding, who stated at the opening of the 31st Meeting of...

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has reaffirmed the region's commitment to the rebuilding of Haiti, which he says is now CARICOM's "most urgent priority". Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), shakes hands with President of Haiti, His Excellency Rene Preval, at...

Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, has commended the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the support and solidarity extended to Haiti in the wake of the January earthquake, which devastated parts of that country. Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), greets United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, at the opening ceremony of...

The CARICOM working sessions resumed this morning at the Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, with Prime Minister Bruce Golding chairing the 21st meeting of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on External Trade Negotiations. The meeting is discussing, among other things, the Canada-CARICOM negotiations for a trade and development agreement, and the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement. The Heads will also exchange...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding begins his busy schedule as Chairman of CARICOM with a series of bilateral meetings scheduled for today (July 3) at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. Mr. Golding is slated to hold bilateral meetings with the Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Ransford Smith, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Director...

As CARICOM celebrates 37 years since inking the Chaguaramas Agreement, the regional grouping is stepping back to "take stock" of its most significant attempt to deepen cooperation - the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The establishment of a Single Market was a critical juncture in the evolution of CARICOM since it was established in 1973 and, as the region's...

Senior United States Democratic Congressman, Charles Rangel, has reaffirmed his support for Jamaica, and says he is looking forward to seeing how he can play a part in the development agenda for the island. "I firmly believe that job creation can dramatically reduce, and even erase, many of the current problems that face the country," he said. He was speaking...

United States President, Barack Obama, says that his country supports Jamaica's efforts to ensure public safety and to combat drug trafficking and other criminal activities. President Obama also praised Jamaica for playing a key role in developing the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), a major regional security partnership between the U.S. and the Caribbean, which was launched in Barbados in...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, will hold high level talks with United Nations' (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday (July 5) in Montego Bay. United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The discussions will take place during the 31st Heads of Government meeting of CARICOM, which will run July 4 to 7 in Montego Bay, at which Mr. Golding will...

President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, has expressed strong support for the Jamaican Government and people and for the continued development of the "special relationship" that exists between the countries. He was accepting Letters of Credence from Jamaica's first female Ambassador to the US, Audrey Marks, at the White House on Monday (June 28). The US President said...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, was given a tremendous reception Monday evening (June 28), after presenting her credentials to President Barrack Obama at the White House, earlier. Former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, who is of Jamaican parentage, was among the large number of guests on hand to honour Ambassador Marks at the reception...