Secretariat of the Caribbean Community
The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community is the principal administrative organ for the Caribbean Community and is headed by the secretary general, who is the Chief [Executive Officer of CARICOM|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."
Headquarters
The original home of the CARICOM Secretariat was at Colgrain House on Camp Street, Georgetown, Guyana.With the financial assistance of the governments and people of Japan and India. Ground was broken for a new CARICOM Secretariat headquarters on 25 February 1998, at Liliendaal/Turkeyen. The firm selected to undertake construction was the firm of S. Alimuddin Mohammed Nabi & Sons. 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. The headquarter complex serves the information needs of the secretariat staff as well as the general public.
Budget
In 2017 the allocated budget for the CARICOM secretariat by member governments of the region amounted to EC$55 Million.Intergovernmental organization
The secretariat comprises the following:Offices
Directorates
- Foreign and Community Relations
- Human and Social Development
- Regional Trade and Economic Integration