Year: 2023
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CARICOM Gender Equality Strategy Aims To Fulfil Vision Of Protection And Economic Empowerment Of Women, Equitable Access To Education And Healthcare For All
Monday, 20 November 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Ministers responsible for gender affairs and equality from CARICOM Member States and Associate Members are currently reviewing the draft CARICOM Gender Equality Strategy, “Stepping It Up: A Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Caribbean Community”, during the Forty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Gender. The Meeting,…
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Joint Statement, Saudi Arabia-CARICOM Summit, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
At the kind invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Leadership of Saudi Arabia and the Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Riyadh, on 16 November 2023 for the inaugural Saudi Arabia-CARICOM Summit. The Summit was co-chaired by His Royal Highness Prince…
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CARICOM Ministerial Statement on the Global Stocktake (GST) Ahead of COP 28
The Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcome the First Global Stocktake, as a vital opportunity for a universal push this decade to keep global warming below 1.5°C. There is mounting irrefutable evidence that the world is in uncharted territory and that there is but a narrowing window of opportunity to secure a livable planet…
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Remarks By Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the Opening Ceremony of the Accra Reparations Conference, 14 November 2023
Excellencies; Distinguished Participants and Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to join the Accra Reparations Conference and bring warm and fraternal greetings from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through this message. This is an important gathering of policymakers, reparations advocates, experts and civil society activists from Africa, CARICOM and the wider African diaspora to advance the agenda for reparatory justice.…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN GAZA
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), aware of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza that continues to worsen, Expresses horror and concern at the mounting death toll on the civilian population, including women and children, particularly in Gaza, but also in other areas of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Calls on all States to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law in…
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CARICOM: Happy 45th Independence Anniversary Dominica
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Dominica on its Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on Friday 3 November 2023. Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett sent a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Dominica Hon Roosevelt Skerrit. “Honourable Prime Minister, It is my distinct pleasure, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to extend to the Government and…
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Second Workshop Held to Develop Regional Migration Policy
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Workshop for the Caribbean was convened 1-2 November 2023 at the United Nations House, Bridgetown, Barbados. Representatives from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Caribbean, European Union (EU) International Partnerships and regional stakeholders met to further discuss the development of a Regional Migration Policy. Initial development of the…
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Process to develop Regional Migration Policy Progressing
Regional stakeholders have made progress with the development of a Regional Migration Policy, the focus of a workshop on migration in the Caribbean, convened 1-3 November 2023 at the United Nations House, Bridgetown, Barbados. The workshop was facilitated by the CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) in collaboration with the International Organization for…
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Regional Keynote by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Opening Ceremony of the Caribbean Energies and Investment Summit, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1-3 November 2023
Senator the Honourable Lisa R. Cummins, Minister of Energy and Business Development of Barbados; Other Honourable Ministers; Representatives of Regional Institutions; International Development Partners; Other Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a pleasure to speak with you today on Regional Cooperation and Collaboration to support the Caribbean Energy Transition, an imperative which is of paramount importance to Member States…
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CARICOM: Happy 42nd Independence Anniversary Antigua and Barbuda
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Antigua and Barbuda on its Forty-Second Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 1 November 2023. Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Gaston Browne: “Honourable Prime Minister, On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend warm congratulations to the Government…
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