Barbados
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CARICOM Chairman’s End of Year Statement
Our Community made steady progress to advance our integration movement in 2023. A highpoint of the year were the joyous celebrations across the Community for the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the signing of the original Treaty of Chaguaramas. Under the theme, “50 Years Strong: A Solid Foundation to Build On,” we paused for reflection on the many seminal achievements since…
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Statement – CARICOM Eminent Persons Group Following the Visit to Haiti On 6 – 13 December 2023
On 13 December the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group of former Prime Ministers Bruce Golding, Perry Christie and the Coordinator, Dr Kenny D. Anthony concluded a week of intense negotiations between Haitian Stakeholders on a Framework Agreement intended to provide a transitional governance arrangement to take the troubled country to free and fair elections. The negotiations, attended by representatives of a broad…
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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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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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Statement By Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley S.C., M.P, on the admission of the African Union to the G20
It is with great joy and optimism that I join my fellow African brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) admission to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) as a permanent member. That Africa, a continent with a population of 1.3 billion and a strong and rapidly growing economy, now has a seat at…
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CARICOM advances in the roadmap for developing a regional migration policy
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS. 25 August 2023. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and several regional and international organizations participated in the Advancing a Regional Approach to a Migration Policy workshop in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 24 and 25 August 2023. Participants worked together, with technical support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Western Hemisphere Program, to establish the regional policy’s priorities and strategic…
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Legal Drafting E-Learning Programme
The Capacity Building in Legal Drafting Project, financed by the European Union under the European Development Fund-Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme (EDF-CRIP) and executed by ARCA Consortium, on behalf of the CARIFORUM Directorate, seeks to build the capacity of CARIFORUM States in the area of treaty and legislative drafting through training and sponsorship. Accordingly, the Project imparted expert training in this…
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Colgrain House – an integral component of the regional integration movement from the Community’s inception
The sheer size of the imposing colonial structure at once impresses and intimidates. The Demerara shutters running around its perimeter, so typical of the architecture of that era, seem to be one of its most compelling features. Pull Quote: `Everybody was glad to fit in because you thought you were building something.’ – Ms. Sheila Chan Ms Sheila Chan Overlooking…
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CARICOM Statement on the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados
The Caribbean Community is deeply saddened at the passing of Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, former Prime Minister of Barbados. Sir Lloyd’s life was defined by selfless service to his country, as statesman for over three decades, and diplomat. He was an esteemed educator, and is credited with having pioneered significant national post-independence educational initiatives. His contributions as a Member of…
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