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CARICOM congratulates St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated St Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on Tuesday 19 September 2023. Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, in a congratulatory message to St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew, noted the country’s consistent and dedicated advocacy in Health and Human Resource matters for which it has responsibility…
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Statement By Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley S.C., M.P, on the admission of the African Union to the G20
It is with great joy and optimism that I join my fellow African brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) admission to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) as a permanent member. That Africa, a continent with a population of 1.3 billion and a strong and rapidly growing economy, now has a seat at…
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Statement by the Eminent Persons Group on its September Visit to Haiti
The Eminent Persons Group (EPG), comprising former Prime Ministers Dr Kenny D. Anthony of Saint Lucia, Bruce Golding of Jamaica and Perry Christie of The Bahamas, was encouraged by the positive steps made in previous meetings with the Haitian stakeholders in Jamaica in June and in Haiti in July and by the outcome of informal discussions among the stakeholders which…
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CARICOM States Call For Urgent Negotiation Of New International Legally Binding Instrument To Prohibit And Regulate Autonomous Weapons
On 6 September 2023, a historical CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems was issued which calls for the “urgent pursuit of an international legally binding instrument, incorporating prohibitions and regulations on autonomous weapons systems”. The CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems resulted from a two-day regional Conference on the Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons in Port of Spain, Trinidad and…
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Statement from CARICOM on the Earthquake in Morocco
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened to learn of the death and devastation in the Kingdom of Morocco from the earthquake which struck on Friday 8 September. We extend heartfelt condolences to the government and people as the death toll continues to rise. We offer our hand of friendship and solidarity as you seek to respond and recover from…
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Message from Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM), on Caribbean Wellness Day, 9 September 2023
Caribbean Wellness Day has been a landmark activity for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the past 15 years. This followed the 2007 Decision by the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, reflected in the Port-of-Spain Declaration “Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases”, that the second Saturday in September should be observed annually as Caribbean Wellness Day. …
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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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Message from the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Public Advocacy on the commemoration of 7 September as AU-CARICOM Day
The 7 September 2023, marks two years since the first CARICOM-Africa Union (AU) Summit, hosted by Kenya. The first Summit of Heads decided to establish for celebration, the 7 September of every year as Africa-CARICOM Day. The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Public Advocacy strongly supports the opportunity it presents for activities geared at greater African and Caribbean unity.…
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Opening Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on the occasion of the virtual launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, “Accelerating Vision 25 by 2025”, 1 September 2023
SALUTATIONS I extend a warm welcome to the launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). Agriculture remains a major pillar of the economies of the Member States of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The CWA is, therefore, a flagship Community event and a premier activity on the Region’s agriculture calendar. This year’s theme, “Accelerating Vision 25 x 2025” underscores…
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