Guyana
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CARICOM and Brazil pledge to Deepen Cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM and Brazil have pledged to deepen cooperation as they see immense potential for enhancing mutually beneficial relations. In this regard, they committed to hosting the first meeting of the CARICOM-Brazil Joint Commission in 2024 to rationalise the modalities for deeper collaboration. The benefits of enhanced CARICOM-Brazil relations were underscored at the recent…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Opening Ceremony of the Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Georgetown, Guyana, 27 November 2023
Honourable Rishma N. Kuldipsingh, Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation of Suriname and Chairperson of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); Other Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegations; Representatives of Regional Institutions; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I congratulate the Honourable Rishma N. Kuldipsingh, Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes that two of the questions approved to be posed in the Referendum, if answered in the affirmative, would authorise the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to embark on the annexation of…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with grave concern the contents of a Communique emanating from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regarding the announcement made by our sister Member State, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, about its intention to open bids for certain oil blocks in the waters adjacent to Guyana’s coast. CARICOM views the stated intention of Venezuela to “apply…
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Hon. Hugh Hilton Todd, Foreign Affairs Minister, Co‑operative Republic of Guyana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation is pleased to extend greetings to all the people of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of CARICOM Day 2023. This year is of special significance as it marks the Golden Jubilee of the founding of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which came into being with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas,…
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