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CARICOM Secretary-General Advances Strategic Partnerships with Singapore and Japan at 29th COFCOR
On the margins of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Paramaribo, Suriname, 20-21 May, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett engaged with Third States to advance key foreign policy priorities and strengthen strategic partnerships in support of the Region’s development agenda. On 20 May, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett held…
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From Energy to Industry: CARICOM–Germany Partnership Unlocks Potential Strategic Opportunities for Growth
Joel Richards, Director of External Trade at the CARICOM Secretariat, delivered a powerful call to action at the inaugural German Business Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: urging German partners to view the Caribbean through the lens of opportunity, Caribbean states to become investment-ready and coordinated, and the Forum itself to move decisively from “conversation to commitment, declaration to…
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COFCOR Chair calls for action-oriented, people-focused foreign policy engagement
Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), H.E. Melvin Bouva, Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has stressed the need for CARICOM’s foreign policy discussions to deliver practical, people-centred outcomes that improve lives in the Community. In his first remarks as Chair of COFCOR, at the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of COFCOR in Paramaribo, Suriname, Minister Bouva said, the…
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CARICOM SG urges coordinated foreign policy action amid global shifts
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett on Wednesday urged Ministers of Foreign Affairs gathered in Paramaribo, Suriname for the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), to deepen coordination and present a united international voice, as CARICOM navigates evolving geopolitical and economic challenges. She reminded the delegates that the decisions of COFCOR, and other organs…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Opens 29th COFCOR Meeting with Call for Strategic Unity in Navigating Hemispheric and International Shifts
“While reaching common positions from diverse national interests is complex, as we have demonstrated over the years, the ability to coordinate foreign policy positions demonstrates that the Community remains a most effective means of navigating an unpredictable global landscape. None of our small nations can effectively confront these challenges in isolation. Working together is therefore not an option; it is…
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Statement by the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) wishes to inform the Haitian public that it is not in any way involved in the political initiative called ‘Washington-Haiti-CARICOM Socio-Political Relief Solution organised by the Consensus des Assises du Dialogue Inter-Haïtien (CADIH)’. The EPG will continue its good offices to assist the government and Haitian stakeholders…
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20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture launches 21 May
The 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) will be launched on Thursday, 21 May 2026, via a hybrid ceremony anchored in Jamaica, where the week of activities will be held this year. CWA is the Region’s premier agricultural event that features seminars; statutory meetings of regional agriculture organisations; and other key forums, including a special meeting of the Council for…
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STATEMENT | Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses serious concern at the continued hostilities in the Middle East, marked by military action in the Strait of Hormuz. CARICOM is alarmed by the severe loss of life, threats to civil infrastructure, and the instability in global markets that have resulted from the ongoing conflict. These recent developments in the Middle East have profoundly affected…
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CARICOM expanding external relations – ASG Elizabeth Solomon
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM is diversifying its external relations, with a focus on South-South cooperation, to navigate a volatile global environment, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, said on Thursday. She was at the time delivering remarks at the opening of the Centre for International and…
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Trade officials meet ahead of COTED Ministerial in June
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Trade officials are meeting from 14-15 May to deliberate on a full agenda of regional economic matters during the Meeting of Senior Officials, ahead of the Sixty-Second Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). Senior officials from CARICOM Member States and CARICOM Secretariat officials joining the meeting…
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