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DSG Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan Demits Office
CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan demitted office on August 31 after seven years of service. Among her achievements during her tenure, the Surinamese diplomat championed the greening of the Secretariat’s Headquarters building highlighted by the on-going installation of solar power and oversaw the introduction of the CARICOM Results Based Management System which is now employed across the Community for…
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CARICOM AFRICAN LEADERS IDENTIFY AREAS OF CO-OPERATION AT HISTORIC FIRST SUMMIT
Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa have committed to strengthen collaboration and unity and to foster increased trade, investment and people-to-people engagement between the two regions. The commitment was given during the historic First CARICOM-Africa Summit hosted by Kenya and held virtually on 7 September 2021. His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, Chair…
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‘Closer collaboration will undoubtedly be to our mutual benefit’ – PM Keith Rowley tells #Africa-CARICOMSummit
STATEMENT by Dr THE HONOURABLE KEITH ROWLEY, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND IMMEDIATE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST AFRICA-CARICOM SUMMIT Mr ChairmanYour ExcellenciesColleaguesFriendsGood day. Today’s high-level engagement between CARICOM and Africa is a historic one. It is fitting that this First Summit is being held during the United Nations’ International Decade…
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President Kenyatta Roots For Closer Cooperation Between Africa And The Caribbean In Confronting Common Challenges #AfricaCARICOMSummit
NAIROBI, 7 September 2021, (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday advocated for the forging of closer working partnerships between African and Caribbean nations so as to raise their power of overcoming common challenges such as Covid-19, climate change and public debt. Speaking when he hosted the first African-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State and Government meeting, President Kenyatta said leaders of…
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SG Accredits new UK Ambassador to CARICOM
Climate Change and Covid-19 were the main issues discussed as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Her Excellency Carla Barnett accepted the credentials of the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom to CARICOM Her Excellency Jane Miller. During the accreditation ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters they both agreed on the critical importance to the Region and the…
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Remarks by CARICOM SG to the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference Donor Round Table Discussion
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Donor Round Table Discussion of the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference, held virtually on Wednesday, 1 September 2021. Below we present the Secretary-General’s remarks: Mr. Clinton White, USAID Regional Representative; Ms. Valerie Cliff, UNDP Resident Coordinator; CariSECURE Team Leader and Members; Representatives of International Development Agencies; Representatives of Regional Security Institutions; Ladies and Gentlemen.…
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PANCAP to hold Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
PANCAP, the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/Aids, will host a Virtual Town Hall “Your Questions Answered: COVID-19 Vaccines for Children”, on Saturday 4 September from 6:00 p.m. A panel of medical experts, including paediatricians, will contribute to the discussion, to be moderated by Dr Rosmond Adams, Director of PANCAP. See registration information below:
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