Year: 2024
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Statement by the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM | Fifty-Second Anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Diplomatic Relations | 8 December 2024
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – As Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is a distinct honour to commemorate the Fifty-Second Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between CARICOM Member States and Cuba. Today, we recall that symbolic and bold act of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago on 8 December 1972, of establishing diplomatic ties…
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Latvia appoints first Ambassador to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Latvia began a new chapter in their diplomatic relations when its first plenipotentiary representative to the Community was welcomed by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett. The Secretary-General accepted the Letters of Credence appointing Her Excellency Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes as Ambassador of Latvia to CARICOM, at the…
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Caribbean Development Bank Appoints Daniel Best as its Seventh President
The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announces the election of Mr. Daniel Best, a native of Barbados, as the seventh President of the institution. This decision, reached (Wednesday), underscores the Bank’s commitment to visionary leadership and sustainable development across the Caribbean region. Mr. Best brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the region’s…
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CCCCC, St. Vincent and the Grenadines launch US$3M GCF Project to fast-track climate action
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in collaboration with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GoSVG), on 26 November 2024, launched a US$3M project to fast-track climate action. The project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and will conclude in 2027 when the institutional, technical and climate finance needs of the CARICOM Member State are…
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Statisticians recommend steps for more efficient census-taking
Directors of Statistics and other stakeholders in the field have made recommendations to create a more efficient process for the conduct of censuses. The recommendations to improve the mammoth undertaking – a complete count of the population – include initiating the planning process earlier; shortening the census questionnaire and employing different modes of enumeration such as self-enumeration through computer-assisted, web…
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Saint Lucia ratifies BBNJ Agreement
Another CARICOM Member State has ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). Saint Lucia deposited its Instruments of Ratification on 26 November 2024, joining Belize and Barbados in ratifying the BBNJ that was agreed upon in…
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Nominations invited for CARICOM Energy Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the CARICOM Sustainable Energy Youth Award (SEYA) and the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Award (WISE). SEYA is being offered for the first time and targets persons between the ages of 16 and 35, while the WISE award has been offered twice before. The awards seek to recognise the important roles of women and youth in the…
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CARICOM commends Barbados’ leadership on the global stage
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – As Barbados celebrates the country’s 58th Anniversary of Independence on 30 November, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett has commended the country’s leadership on the global stage, which she said continues to redefine the possibilities of what small nation-states can achieve. In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Barbados,…
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Grenada Prime Minister to chair Special COTED on ICT
Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM and Prime Minister of Grenada, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, will preside over the 111th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on 5 December 2024, which will focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Prime Minister Mitchell is the lead Head of Government for Science and Technology in the CARICOM…
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“Cricket can unlock fresh avenues for economic growth across the CARICOM Region” – Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
“Today, Cricket is a multi-billion-dollar commercial enterprise in which we are to be engaged.” Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket. Chair of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee, Dr the Hon.…
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