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CARICOM Ministerial Statement on the Global Stocktake (GST) Ahead of COP 28
The Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcome the First Global Stocktake, as a vital opportunity for a universal push this decade to keep global warming below 1.5°C. There is mounting irrefutable evidence that the world is in uncharted territory and that there is but a narrowing window of opportunity to secure a livable planet…
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Remarks By Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the Opening Ceremony of the Accra Reparations Conference, 14 November 2023
Excellencies; Distinguished Participants and Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to join the Accra Reparations Conference and bring warm and fraternal greetings from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), through this message. This is an important gathering of policymakers, reparations advocates, experts and civil society activists from Africa, CARICOM and the wider African diaspora to advance the agenda for reparatory justice.…
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Statement from the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Hon Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica on Africa-CARICOM Day, 7 September 2023
I am pleased to acknowledge, as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the watershed moment two years ago when the leaders of CARICOM and Africa agreed to designate a date to honour the fraternal and enduring bonds that unite our countries, and reflect on the significance of our emerging strategic partnership to our people. The relationship between the Caribbean Community…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) at the event in Celebration of Africa-CARICOM Day, organised by the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy and The University of the West Indies, Mona, 7 September 2023
Your Excellencies; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to join you on this second Africa-CARICOM Day, as we acknowledge the deepening CARICOM-Africa relationship and our enduring bonds of ancestry, history, and culture. I thank the Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, through the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and…
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Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at the Annual Global Africa People-To-People Forum 2023
Session Three Theme “Building on Visionary Initiatives: Reflections on the Inaugural CARICOM Africa Summit” Videoconference, 21 July 2023 Your Excellencies;Distinguished Guests;Ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to join you today as part of the African Union’s sixth region for the Annual Global Africa People-to-People Forum 2023 and to reflect on the Inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit, which was hosted by His Excellency…
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CARICOM congratulates The Bahamas on its 50th Anniversary of Independence
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the Government and People of The Bahamas on the country’s Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 10 July 2023. The Bahamas and CARICOM this year share Golden Jubilee celebrations. Please see the Secretary-General’s Congratulatory Message to Bahamian Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis: Begins: “Honourable Prime Minister On behalf…
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Fifty Years Strong: A Solid Foundation to Build on – Message by Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorates 50 years of existence and is acknowledged as the longest lasting integration movement of its kind among developing countries, we also know that it is no mean feat that it has endured. Our longevity is the result of a deep commitment, immortalised in ink at Chaguaramas on 4 July 1973 and nurtured decade after…
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Message of Condolence on Passing of Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton Former Governor-General, St Kitts and Nevis
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its sympathies to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis on the death of the country’s former Governor-General, Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton. Sir Samuel demitted office in January 2023 after having served as Governor General since 2015. He is remembered as a legal luminary, who was one of the architects of the…
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St. Kitts and Nevis Continues Campaign Drive to Ban Single-Use Plastics
(St Kitts and Nevis Information Service Press Release): The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action continues to increase public knowledge and shape community perceptions on the dangers of plastic pollution through its ongoing education campaign drive to ban single-use plastics. Minister of Environment and Climate Action, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke updated the country during the June 12 Sitting of Parliament…
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On World Oceans Day, CARICOM invites citizens, partners to join in celebrating, protecting our shared ocean
World Oceans Day is being observed 8 June 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with its common vision of economic integration and cooperation, is committed to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development, especially in the face of climate change and its impacts on the ocean. This year, the theme of World Oceans Day is “Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing”. This…
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