Year: 2020
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Hurricane premiums soar in the Caribbean: CARICOM BUSINESS
Hurricane insurance premiums across the Caribbean are 50% higher than two years ago — and 100% higher if the insured has recently suffered significant damages. That’s the word from Ryan Barber, a Managing Director of global insurance giant Marsh. Deductibles have swelled to 5% of total damages versus 3% two years ago, he said. Between 2016 and 2020, hurricane insurance…
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Saint Lucia Launches ‘I AM CARICOM’ Campaign
The Regional Integration Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister in collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat announces the launch of the ‘I AM CARICOM’ Communications Campaign in Saint Lucia. ‘I AM CARICOM’ is an initiative aimed at increasing visibility and understanding of CARICOM among citizens of the Community. It seeks to engage and assist citizens of the…
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What CARICOM means to me – CARICOM Youth Ambassadors have their say on CARICOM Day
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors used the 4 July CARICOM Day anniversary for some reflection on the meaning of CARICOM to the people of the Caribbean Community. Several of the CYAs shared their thoughts in the series of video clips below: Saint Lucia’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador Ezbai Francis HAPPY CARICOM DAYHAPPY CARICOM Day – A message from Saint Lucia's CARICOM Youth Ambassador…
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Joint CARICOM Day Celebration by High Commissions in the UK
The High Commissions of CARICOM Members States in the United Kingdom held a joint virtual event to mark CARICOM Day, today 4 July 2020. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque presented a message to mark the occasion. See the full ceremony:
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CARICOM mourns loss of cricket icon
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed sadness with the passing of the great and legendary West Indian cricketer Sir Everton Weeks. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a Message of Condolence to Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, described Barbadian Sir Everton as a true icon and example of excellence who has been lost to the Region. Here is the…
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CARICOM Day 2020 – Message from Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
CARICOM Day 2020 is like no other in our history. We celebrate today in an environment dominated by the continuing health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me, at the outset, extend my deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones; and I wish a speedy recovery to those afflicted by the disease. This is a time…
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CARICOM Reparations Commission Steps up Advocacy for Reparatory Justice
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will convene a virtual media engagement on 6 July to update the media on recent developments in CARICOM‘s push for reparatory justice for the historical crimes of native genocide and African enslavement in the Caribbean region. The media engagement comes in the wake of recent public statements of “apology” and “regret” by some European states…
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Address by CARICOM Chairman, Dr. The Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, to the Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of State and Government, July 3, 2020
RESHAPING CARICOM TO MEET THE ON-RUSHING CHALLENGES IN OUR CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY First, I adopt unequivocally, and call as my own, the remarks made this morning by our Secretary General and our outgoing Chair. My own remarks here are thus intended to add value to our proceedings and deliberations. Next year, 2021, the Caribbean Community will commemorate the twentieth…
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PM Gonsalves Praises CARICOM Achievements, says Challenges Must Strengthen Movement
The challenges of nature and the global political economy must serve as driving forces to build a stronger, better Caribbean Community (CARICOM), said Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was speaking in his capacity as incoming Chair of CARICOM, during the opening session of a Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads…
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20th Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, July 3, 2020
This Twentieth Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads will be held via video conference beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Caribbean time. Speeches and Remarks PM Gonsalves Praises CARICOM Achievements, says Challenges Must Strengthen Movement Remarks by the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, as outgoing Chair of CARICOM, during the 20th Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, July…
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