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Remarks delivered by Dr Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the opening of the 60th Regular Meeting of COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana
Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and Chair of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); Other Ministers and Heads of Delegations joining us in Georgetown and Online; Heads and Other Representatives of Community Institutions. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, Caribbean Community…
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Senior CARIFORUM officials prepare for Ministerial Meeting
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Senior CARIFORUM officials met recently to formulate recommendations to the Council of Ministers of CARIFORUM on the operations of CARIFORUM, the Economic Partnership Agreements, the Samoa Agreement and CARIFORUM-EU Development Cooperation, among other matters. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Andy Sutherland, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade…
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Wider Caribbean cooperation being enhanced with European Union support
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Monday June 2, the Programme Steering Committee of the 11th EDF Wider Caribbean Cooperation Project, funded by the European Union (EU), convened to review the implementation of the programme and provided guidance to implementing partners on sustaining its benefits.Director General of CARIFORUM, Ms. Alexis Downes- Amsterdam, chaired the Meeting. Ms.…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), convened in Cartagena, Colombia on May 28th, 2025, on the occasion of the III CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Summit. The Ministers: REITERATED their commitment to further strengthen relations between the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Colombia, to advance regional cooperation as an important instrument to…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Meeting | Cartagena de Indias | May 28, 2025
Your Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia; Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Your Excellency Laura Sarabia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia; Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and Other…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Engages Colombian Government Officials
On Wednesday, May 28, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett held discussions with high-ranking members of the Colombian government on the sidelines of the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and the Republic of Colombia. Dr. Barnett engaged in a dialogue with the Vice President of Colombia, Her Excellency Francia Márquez on matters including the Second Decade for…
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CARICOM Observes Peaceful General Elections in Suriname
ARICOM continues to uphold democratic traditions in the Region by deploying Election Observation Missions (CEOMs) at the request of Member States. These missions provide an independent, impartial, and honest assessment of the preparations for and conduct of General Elections. Suriname invited CARICOM to observe its General Elections on May 25, 2025. Head of Mission, Ms. Dora James leading an engagement…
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Senior CARIFORUM Officials advance review of Rules of Origin under the EPA
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Senior CARIFORUM officials recently met to discuss the simplification of the rules of origin governing trade in goods under the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The discussion took place during the Meeting of CARIFORUM Preparatory to the Fourth Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Simplification of the Rules of Origin…
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CARICOM continues advocacy for increased support from the international community to Haiti
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), at its recent meeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis, reaffirmed CARICOM’s support for Haiti, the Good Offices Role through the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), and the Community’s continued advocacy for increased assistance from the international community. In the video, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Sen. The Hon. Kamina…
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If CARICOM did not exist, we would have to invent it, says Bahamas’ Foreign Minister
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) – Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, The Hon. Frederick Mitchell emphasized the indispensable role of CARICOM in regional diplomacy at the conclusion of the 28th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held recently in Saint Kitts and Nevis. “If CARICOM did not exist, we would have to invent it…
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