2008

December

Presentation of Credentials by His Excellency Subit Kumar Mandal, Plenipotentiary Representative of India to the Caribbean Community, 5 December 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

November

Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), 24 November 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

October

Signing of  CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, 15 October 2008, Bridgetown, Barbados

September

Brazilian students visit the Secretariat, September 2008

Launch of the project "Students engaging the CSME through Field Promotions", 11 September 2008, Bridgetown, Barbados

Fourteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 10 September 2008, Bridgetown, Barbados

August

Presentation of credentials by Dr June Soomer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for CARICOM and OECS, 21 August 2008

Presentation of credentials by His Excellency Jose Gabriel Zepeda, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Chile to the Caribbean Community, 20 August 2008

July

Second Meeting of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Heads of Community Institutions, 30-31 July 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

Sixth UK-Caribbean Forum, 14-16 July 2008, London, England

Fourth CARICOM-Spain Summit, 11 July 2008, Madrid Spain, and CARICOM Day at World's Fair Expo 2008, 12 July 2008,  Zaragoza, Spain

Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 104 July 2008, Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda

June

Fourth Annual 10K Road Race, 29 June 2008, Antigua and Barbuda

Presentation of Credentials by His Excellency Ricardo Villanueva Hallal, Plenipotentiary Representative of Mexico to the Caribbean Community, 13 June 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

Fire and Rescue Tender presented to Guyana Fire Service Ogle Airport Unit as part of CARICOM/Government of Korea cooperation agreement, 12 June 2008

Regional Agriculture Investment Forum, 6-7 June 2008, Liliendaal, Guyana

Presentation of credentials by His Excellency Denis St. Elmo Kellman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Barbados to CARICOM, 06 June 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

May

Twenty-Seventh Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, 21 May 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

April

CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington's official visit to Sint Maarten in a Joint Mission with the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), 23-25 April 2008

Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee, 23-25 April 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) (Environment), 17-18 April 2008, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Guyana

March

Courtesy call by Mr. Thomas A. Shannon, United States Assistant Secretary of State, 26 March 2008, Georgetown, Guyana

Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on Issues Affecting Children, 17-19 March 2008, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Guyana

Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 7-8 March 2008, Nassau, The Bahamas

February

Presentation of credentials by His Excellency Luigi Maccotta, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Italy to the Caribbean Community, 19 February 2008

January

Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, 25-26 January 2008, Providence, East Bank Demerara, Guyana

Queens (NY) Borough President, Helen Marshall, visits the CARICOM Secretariat on 24 January 2008

CARICOM Competition Commission launched, 18 January 2008, Paramaribo, Suriname