|
|
THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT
|
| |
Who we are
The CARICOM Secretariat is the principal administrative
organ of the Community and is headed by a Secretary General who is the
Chief Executive
Officer of the Community.
Mission Statement of the Secretariat:
To contribute, in support of Member States, to the improvement of the
quality of life of the People of the Community and the development of an
innovative and productive society in partnership with institutions and
groups working towards attaining a people-centred, sustainable and
internationally competitive Community.
Offices and Directorates:
Offices
- Secretary-General
- Deputy Secretary-General
- General Counsel
- Office of Trade
Negotiations
|
Directorates
- Foreign and Community Relations
- Human and Social Development
- Trade and Economic Integration
- Caribbean Forum of African,
Caribbean and Pacific States
(CARIFORUM)
|
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.
The main functions of the Secretariat
are:
- Initiate or develop proposals for consideration and decision
by the relevant Organs
- Initiate, organise and conduct studies
- Provide, on request, services to Member States on Community-related
matters
- Service meetings of the Organs and Bodies of the Community
and take appropriate follow-up action on decisions taken
- Collect, store and disseminate relevant information to Member
States
- Assist Community Organs in the development and implementation
of proposals and programmes
- Mobilise resources from donor agencies to assist in the implementation
of Community Programmes
- Prepare the draft Work Programme and Budget of the Secretariat
for examination by the Budget Committee
- Provide, on request, technical assistance to national authorities
to facilitate implementation of Community decisions; and
- Conduct,
as mandated, fact-finding assignments in Member States
Secretary-General
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, a national of Dominica, assumed the
Office of Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on
15 August 2011, following his selection by the Conference of Heads
of Government of CARICOM on 21 July 2011.
Organisational
Structure as at 13 February 2009
Former Secretaries-General of the Community are:
William Demas (Trinidad and Tobago) 1973 - 1974
Alister
McIntyre (Grenada) 1974 - 1977
Dr Kurleigh King (Barbados) 1979
- 1983
Roderick Rainford (Jamaica) 1983 - 1992
Edwin W. Carrington (Trinidad and Tobago) 1992-2010
Please follow
the link below for more information:
List of SGs and DSGs of CARICOM at 7 February 2013
|
|
|
