Month: July 2024
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Grenada pays homage to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Grenada honoured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by renaming the True-Blue Roundabout on the Maurice Bishop Highway in St George’s, Grenada, the CARICOM Roundabout. The renaming ceremony on 28 July 2024, preceded the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government from 28-30 July in Grenada. Host Prime Minister and Chairman of…
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Statement from the Caribbean Community on Cuba
The Forty-Seventh (47th) Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community is gravely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Cuba resulting from the embargo wrongfully imposed on the people and Government of Cuba over the last 62 years by the Government of the United States of America. The Conference reiterates its call for the lifting of the unjust…
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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community on Crime and Violence
We, CARICOM Heads of Government are deeply concerned by the levels of crime and violence in the Region, fueled in part, by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a deterioration of social structures. We are also particularly concerned about the impact of crime and violence on young people and children. We reiterate our commitment to ongoing urgent action…
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Day 1 Highlights: 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, St. George’s Grenada, Monday 29 July 2024
Day 1 (Monday 29 July) of the Plenary session of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in St. George’s Grenada, focused on the impacts of climate change, the necessity of sustainable home construction, and the importance of regional digital resilience. Among the Heads of Government was H. E. Gilmar Pisas, Prime Minister of…
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CARICOM, Austrian officials meet in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations within the CARICOM Secretariat, on Sunday 28 July, met with H.E. Mr. Gerhard Doujak, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM. During the talks which were held ahead of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St.…
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Closing Media Conference – 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM | Tuesday 30 July
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday 29 July 2024) The Closing Media Conference for the Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM will be held via hybrid format on Tuesday 30 July 2024 at 4.30 pm. The details for in-person attendance and coverage are as follows:Location:Crown Ballroom, Conference Centre of the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort.Please be at…
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Curaçao joins CARICOM, pledges to leverage cultural, economic strengths
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Curaçao is now the sixth Associate Member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The country’s prime minister said it brings a unique blend of cultural traditions, economic strengths, and social perspectives that will hopefully strengthen the Community. On Sunday 28 July 2024, CARICOM Chairman, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell of Grenada, and Prime Minister of…
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CARICOM, German officials meet in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General for the Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations, on Sunday held discussions with H.E. Dr. Christophe Eick, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to CARICOM. The talks were held ahead of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St. George’s, Grenada. During…
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Sir Clive Lloyd and Roderick Rainford conferred with OCC at 47th HGC Opening Ceremony
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Renowned Guyanese cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd, and Jamaican regionalist and former CARICOM Secretary-General, Roderick Rainford, have been conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), the Region’s highest honour. The ceremony took place at Charter Hall, St George’s University during a culturally rich opening ceremony for the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of…
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Keynote Message by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Thanksgiving Service to mark St Kitts and Nevis’ commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of CARICOM, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 25 July 2024
Her Excellency Dame Marcella A. Liburd, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis; Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Mrs. Drew; Honourable Ministers; Dr. Shawn K. Richards, Member of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis; His Excellency Larry Vaughn, Plenipotentiary Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the Caribbean Community…
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