Foreign Policy and Community Relations
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Accreditation of Slovenia’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Tone Kajzer, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Slovenia to CARICOM Your Excellency, as I accept your Letter of Credence, I extend congratulations to you on your appointment as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett accepts Letter of Credence Certain common interests between our Member States…
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Secretary-General’s Remarks at Accreditation Ceremony for new Ambassador of Turkey to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Bengü Yiğitgüden, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Turkey to CARICOM. Ambassador, it is with distinct pleasure that I accept your Credentials accrediting you as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Turkey to the Caribbean Community. Your accreditation is warmly welcomed as yet another indication of Turkey’s continuing commitment to ensuring that the potential of our relationship is fully…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers hold two-day strategic meeting
The CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held a Special Meeting on 16-17 2021, hosted by the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, Florida, USA. It was the first in person meeting of the COFCOR since the onset of the COVID 19 Pandemic in January 2020, bringing together Ministers who had assumed office over the past eighteen months…
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Keynote Address by Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett to the UNGA Side Event: Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS): Mobilising Resources and Technical Support with and for Member States to deliver the NCD and Mental Health Development Goal targets during and Beyond COVID-19
Hon. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Constantine N. Chiwenga, Vice President of Zimbabwe; Hon. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federationand Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization – Co-Chairs of the Task Force; High-level Representatives of Governments; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Speakers; Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning. I would like to thank the Organizers…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on the occasion of Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Wendy Sherman’s Virtual Roundtable with the Caribbean Community
Your Excellency, Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States; Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and International Trade of Antigua and Barbuda and Pro Tempore Chairman of COFCOR; Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM. Wendy R. Sherman Good afternoon. Deputy Secretary of State, the Community’s engagement with you is very welcome, especially…
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Bahamians vote for change of Government
Bahamians voted for a new government in General Elections held on Thursday 16 September 2021, continuing the trend of one-term governments taking place for the past 24 years. Preliminary results show a landslide victory for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) led by Attorney Phillip “Brave” Davis, over the Free National Movement of outgoing Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. With Thursday’s…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet ahead of UN General Assembly
The CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held its traditional Special Meeting on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 in preparation for the High-Level segment of the United Nations General Assembly which begins in New York on 21 September. The Meeting, held virtually, also allowed Ministers to prepare for their meetings with non-CARICOM States which will take place in the…
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Agriculture development discussed as SG accredits Brazil’s new Ambassador to CARICOM
Scope for collaboration in agricultural development was one of the main items discussed by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Her Excellency Carla Barnett and Her Excellency Maria Clara Duclos Carisio, Brazil’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. Ambassador Carisio presented her credentials to Secretary-General Barnett in a ceremony at the Georgetown, Guyana headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday 16 September. Apart…
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Bahamians vote today in General Elections; CARICOM Observers monitoring polling day
Bahamians are voting in General Elections today, Thursday 16 September 2021. The incumbent Free National Movement (FNM) of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and the main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) headed by opposition Leader Phillip Davis are both fielding full slates of 39 candidates. The smaller Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is fielding 20 and there is a Coalition of…
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Arrival Statement – CARICOM Election Observation Mission to The Bahamas
The CARICOM Election Observation Mission to The Bahamas has been meeting with key stakeholders ahead of the country’s General Elections on Thursday 16 September 2021. The Mission, headed by Mr. Ian S. Hughes of Antigua and Barbuda has been engaging the political parties, security officials and civil society organisations, and will now turn its attention to monitoring Thursday’s Election Day…
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