Barbados
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CARICOM Flag Raised At Barbados Government Headquarters
Government Information Service, Bridgetown, Barbados – Barbados now has the CARICOM flag flying “at the seat of power” at Government Headquarters. The flag was raised today by Barbados’ Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), David Comissiong, during a short ceremony in the presence of a number of representatives of Caribbean associations, resident here. Ambassador David Comissiong Ambassador Comissiong said that…
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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados on Access by CARICOM to the Africa Medical Supplies Platform
Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been given access to the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), a procurement system for supplies and equipment in the fight against COVID-19. The AMSP unlocks immediate access to an African and global base of vetted manufacturers and procurement strategic partners. It enables African Union Member States to purchase certified medical equipment, such…
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STATEMENT by the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados on the Electoral Crisis following Guyana’s General and Regional Elections 2 March 2020
Many of us have observed with great sadness what has been transpiring in Guyana. It is more than 100 days since the people of Guyana went to the polls. And yet there is no declared result. From the very beginning we have been clear and said consistently that every vote must count and every vote must be made to count…
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Remarks by the CARICAD Executive Director on the Observance of Public Service Day, Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
The Caribbean Centre for Develop Administration (CARICAD) joins the rest of the world as we celebrate UN Public Service Day 2020. This year, as the Novel Coranavirus continues to have a global impact, we acknowledge the stellar contribution being made by the public service in the midst of this pandemic. Click here to read this year’s message from CARICAD’s Executive Director…
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Statement by the Chair of the Caribbean Community The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados on Elections Result in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulates the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis and his Team Unity on the resounding victory in the general elections on 5 June 2020. The overwhelming nature of the triumph at the polls indicates the scale of confidence that the people of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis…
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CARICOM mounts Election Observation Mission for St. Kitts and Nevis General Elections
At the invitation of the Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has fielded a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Friday, 5 June 2020. The three-member Mission will be headed by Mr. Gasper Jean Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer of Saint Lucia, who has…
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PRESS STATEMENT: Departure of CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Suriname
The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission (CEOM) is scheduled to depart Suriname on Tuesday 2nd June 2020 after having spent a full two weeks in Suriname observing, not only the Election Day activities of 25th May, but also the Pre and Post-Election Day phases. On the eve of its departure from Suriname, the CEOM is pleased to be able to report that…
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CARICOM Chair Praises Resiliency Of Caribbean People
The people of the Caribbean have remained resilient, despite the various adversities encountered, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley expressed this view last evening, as she addressed the Virtual Launch of Pan African Festival TT, in commemoration of Emancipation 2020 and African Liberation Day, held under the theme: 1970 Remembered: Reconnection and Recommitment. Ms. Mottley told those…
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CARICOM Statement on the death of Miles Stoby
The Caribbean region is mourning the death of one of its most highly respected international public servants, Mr Miles Stoby, who retired from the United Nations Secretariat after decades of service, most of it in the area of economic and social development. Miles Stoby died on May 19 in Muscat, Oman, where he resided. Guyanese by birth, he joined the…
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CARICOM celebrates 63rd Anniversary of Africa Day
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the people of Africa on the 63rd Anniversary of Africa Day, 25 May 2020. CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, in a congratulatory message, said the invitation to the Caribbean Community to participate in this Africa Day underlines the strengthening of relations between the Community and Africa. She said this…
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