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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett at a Cuba-CARICOM Day Celebration | 9 December 2024 | Havana, Cuba
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, 10 December 2024) – CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett is on a three-day official visit to Cuba, 9-11 December, to participate in the International Conference 2024-Decade of Afro-descendants and several high-level meetings with representatives of the Government of Cuba. On Monday, Dr Barnett delivered remarks at the plenary session of the Conference and at…
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CDEMA, UNICEF sign MOU at 13th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience across the Caribbean region. This partnership, formalised by Jean-Benoit Manhes, UNICEF Representative for the Eastern Caribbean, and Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director of CDEMA, will focus on strengthening child-centered disaster management in…
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CARICOM has a new Permanent Observer to the United Nations
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has a new Permanent Observer to the United Nations (UN). Dr Leslie Wade, a national of St. Kitts and Nevis, presented her credentials to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on 5 December in New York. The CARICOM Permanent Observer provides representation at all relevant meetings at the UN, and promotes diplomatic interactions for the CARICOM Secretariat.…
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“We must strengthen our cooperation…to preserve our Caribbean region as a Zone of Peace,” – CARICOM ASG.
“This distinguished gathering no doubt is used to dealing with the complexities of transnational organised crime, and as we move forward, the Secretariat pledges support to you in enhancing multi-disciplinary and intersectoral cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for a strengthened approach to deal with crime, insecurities and violence.” Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Elizabeth…
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Statement by the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM | Fifty-Second Anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Diplomatic Relations | 8 December 2024
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – As Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is a distinct honour to commemorate the Fifty-Second Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between CARICOM Member States and Cuba. Today, we recall that symbolic and bold act of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago on 8 December 1972, of establishing diplomatic ties…
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Latvia appoints first Ambassador to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Latvia began a new chapter in their diplomatic relations when its first plenipotentiary representative to the Community was welcomed by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett. The Secretary-General accepted the Letters of Credence appointing Her Excellency Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes as Ambassador of Latvia to CARICOM, at the…
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Caribbean Development Bank Appoints Daniel Best as its Seventh President
The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announces the election of Mr. Daniel Best, a native of Barbados, as the seventh President of the institution. This decision, reached (Wednesday), underscores the Bank’s commitment to visionary leadership and sustainable development across the Caribbean region. Mr. Best brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the region’s…
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Statisticians recommend steps for more efficient census-taking
Directors of Statistics and other stakeholders in the field have made recommendations to create a more efficient process for the conduct of censuses. The recommendations to improve the mammoth undertaking – a complete count of the population – include initiating the planning process earlier; shortening the census questionnaire and employing different modes of enumeration such as self-enumeration through computer-assisted, web…
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Nominations invited for CARICOM Energy Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the CARICOM Sustainable Energy Youth Award (SEYA) and the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Award (WISE). SEYA is being offered for the first time and targets persons between the ages of 16 and 35, while the WISE award has been offered twice before. The awards seek to recognise the important roles of women and youth in the…
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“Cricket can unlock fresh avenues for economic growth across the CARICOM Region” – Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
“Today, Cricket is a multi-billion-dollar commercial enterprise in which we are to be engaged.” Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket. Chair of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee, Dr the Hon.…
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