Secretariat of the Caribbean Community

Secretariat of the Caribbean Community
Secretariat of the Caribbean Community
	Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Headquarters
	Location within Guyana
General information
Town or city	Turkeyen, Georgetown
Country	Guyana
Coordinates	6°49′13″N 58°07′01″W / 6.82024°N 58.11685°W
Construction started	May 2001
Completed	19 February 2005

The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community is the principal administrative organ for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and is headed by the secretary general, who is the chief executive officer of the community.

The mission statement of the secretariat is: "To provide dynamic leadership and service in partnership with Community Institutions and groups, toward the attainment of a viable, internationally competitive and sustainable Community, with improved quality of life for all."^[1]

Headquarters

The original home of the CARICOM Secretariat (and its precursor the CARIFTA Secretariat) was at Colgrain House (specifically the southern half of the building, while the northern half was used as the residence of the secretary-General) on Camp Street, Georgetown, Guyana.^[2]

Ground was broken for a new CARICOM Secretariat headquarters on 25 February 1998, at Liliendaal/Turkeyen.^[3] Construction commenced May 2001 and on 19 February 2005 the building was officially commissioned in an inauguration ceremony. The building was officially handed over to the CARICOM Secretariat on 15 July 2005 and the secretariat commenced operations in the building on 26 July 2006.^[4] The headquarter complex serves the information needs of the secretariat staff as well as the general public.^[5]

Intergovernmental organization

The secretariat comprises the following:

Offices

Directorates

Foreign and Community Relations
Human and Social Development
Regional Trade and Economic Integration

Together these positions comprise the Executive Management of the Organisation and are responsible for the strategic management and direction of the Organisation and for working closely with the councils and their Chairpersons to promote the implementation of decisions.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Annual Report of the Secretary-General 2010 (PDF). CARICOM. p. 2.
^ "CARICOM View: 40 years of integration" (PDF). caricom.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. Mr. Cozier, who now resides in his homeland, Barbados, helmed the newly formed CARIFTA and its secretariat, with a support staff of about four. He occupied the northern half of the building during his tenure, while the secretariat was on the southern half.
^ "CARICOM PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS ON STREAM". caricom.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. .
^ "CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building, Guyana". caricom.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. .
^ "The new secretariat". ufdc.ufl.edu. Guyana Chronicle. 20 February 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[1] Annual Report of the Secretary-General 2010 (PDF). CARICOM. p. 2.

[2] "CARICOM View: 40 years of integration" (PDF). caricom.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. Mr. Cozier, who now resides in his homeland, Barbados, helmed the newly formed CARIFTA and its secretariat, with a support staff of about four. He occupied the northern half of the building during his tenure, while the secretariat was on the southern half.

[3] "CARICOM PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS ON STREAM". caricom.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. .

[4] "CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building, Guyana". caricom.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013. .

[5] "The new secretariat". ufdc.ufl.edu. Guyana Chronicle. 20 February 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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v t e Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Secretariat (Secretary-General)
History	West Indies Federation Caribbean Free Trade Association Treaty of Chaguaramas Single Market and Economy (CSME)	Caribbean portal
Members	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas¹ Barbados Belize Dominica Grenada Guyana Haiti¹ Jamaica Montserrat² St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago
Associate members	Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Turks and Caicos Islands
Observers	Aruba Colombia Dominican Republic Mexico Puerto Rico Sint Maarten Venezuela
Institutions	Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) Court of Justice (CCJ) Disaster Emergency Management (CDEMA) Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Single Market and Economy (CSME)
Related organizations	CARIFORUM Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
¹ Member of the Community but not of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) ² British overseas territory awaiting entrustment to join the CSME

v t e Buildings in Guyana
Airports	Cheddi Jagan Eugene Correia Kaieteur Aishalton Annai Apoteri Awaruwaunau Baramita Bartica Ebini Imbaimadai Kamarang Karanambo Karasabai Kato Kurukabaru Lethem Linden Lumid Pau Mabaruma Mahdia Monkey Mountain Mountain Point New Amsterdam Orinduik Paramakatoi Paruima Port Kaituma
Amusement parks	Splashmins Fun Park
Forts	Fort Nassau Fort Zeelandia Fort Kyk-Over-Al
Government and municipal	Georgetown City Hall Parliament Building Red House Secretariat of the Caribbean Community State House
Hospitals	Georgetown Public Hospital New Amsterdam Public Hospital St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Museums and zoos	Guyana National Art Gallery Guyana National Museum Guyana Zoo Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology
Other monuments	Arthur Chung Conference Centre Austin House Bank of Guyana Georgetown Cenotaph Georgetown Lighthouse Stabroek Market Umana Yana
Places of worship	Brickdam Cathedral St Andrew's Kirk St George's Cathedral Mission Chapel
Sports venues	Bourda Providence Stadium South Dakota Circuit Synthetic Track and Field Facility