The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community is the principal administrative organ for the Caribbean Community

Caribbean Community

The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...

 (CARICOM) and is headed by the Secretary General

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community

The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community is the Chief Executive Officer of the Community and the head of its principal administrative organ, the CARICOM Secretariat....

 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.

Intergovernmental organization

The Secretariat comprises the following:

Offices

• Secretary-General
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• Deputy Secretary-General
  Deputy Secretary-General
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• General Counsel
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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

Functions

The main functions of the Secretariat are to:

• Initiate or develop proposals for consideration and decision by the relevant Organs in order to achieve Community objectives

• 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