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CARICOM welcomes new ambassadors from Dominica, Azerbaijan
(CARICOM Secretary-General, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Dr Carla Barnett, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, has commended Dominica’s leadership in regional integration, as the Community navigates the goal of free movement within CARICOM. This was highlighted during the virtual accreditation of His Excellency Gerard Jean-Jacques as Dominica’s new Ambassador to CARICOM.“Dominica’s leadership in regional integration, especially in advancing the movement of…
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On Dominica’s Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence, CARICOM SG recognises Dominica’s valuable contributions to the Region and its pursuit of sustainable development goals
As the Commonwealth of Dominica celebrates the country’s Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence today, 3 November 2024, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has recognised the country’s unwavering commitment to harness its resources in pursuit of sustainable development. According to Dr Barnett, the leadership of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet, and his efforts in the area…
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Statement by the Hon. Cozier Frederick| Minister of the Environment, Rural Modernisation and Kalinago Upliftment, Dominica| High-Level Segment, 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity| Cali, Colombia| 29 October 2024
“I salute other SIDS, Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples who continue protecting nature which is the foundation of the sustainable livelihoods and the resilience of humanity. Excellencies. I am honored to be here.” My island has been Finding Peace with Nature since our independence in 1978 and more recently after Hurricane Maria destroyed over 200% of our GDP in 2017. We…
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Remarks by the Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), the Hon. Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica at the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of COFCOR, 23 May 2024, Roseau, Dominica
Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Colleague Ministers of the Caribbean Community; Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations and Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Distinguished Delegates. On…
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Remarks by the Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Jamaica, at the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of COFCOR, 23 May 2024, Roseau, Dominica
Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Honourable Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); Colleague Foreign Ministers; Your Excellency Mr. Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar; Ms. Elizabeth Solomon,…
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Dominica assumes the chair of CARICOM’s Foreign Ministers Council
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Dominica has assumed the chairmanship of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), receiving the baton from Jamaica at the 27th Meeting of COFCOR in Roseau, Dominica. Ministers of Foreign Affairs met from 23-24 May over a packed agenda covering bilateral, multilateral, hemispheric, and intra-CARICOM relations; climate change; candidatures; and border…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General at the opening of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Roseau, Dominica, 23 May 2024
Dr. the Honourable Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson-Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, and Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Honourable Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean…
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Foreign affairs officials advanced preparations for ministerial talks in Dominica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – Senior foreign affairs officials met via video conference anchored at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on April 29-30 to review and finalise the foreign policy matters that will be placed on the agenda of the 27th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) scheduled for 23-24 May in Roseau, Dominica. In…
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CARICOM, CITES Secretariats raise awareness, build capacity on wildlife conservation in Dominica and Grenada
Dominica and Grenada are now better equipped to manage and protect trade in wildlife following workshops the CARICOM Secretariat organised recently to ensure compliance with multilateral environmental agreements. The workshops provided technical support to develop national, legal framework and institutional guidelines to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to which all…
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CARICOM: Happy 45th Independence Anniversary Dominica
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Dominica on its Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on Friday 3 November 2023. Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett sent a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Dominica Hon Roosevelt Skerrit. “Honourable Prime Minister, It is my distinct pleasure, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to extend to the Government and…
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