Foreign Policy and Community Relations
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CARICOM Statement on Haiti
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr Ariel Henry, calling for solidarity and requesting assistance to alleviate the deepening humanitarian, security, political, and economic crises in Haiti. The actions of criminal gangs have resulted in the complete cessation of fuel distribution in several parts of the country forcing the…
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Arrival Statement – CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the General Elections of St. Kitts and Nevis – 5 August 2022
In correspondence dated 26 July 2022, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis extended an invitation to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to mount an Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe General Elections in the country scheduled for 5 August 2022. In response to the invitation, a 4-member Mission has been mounted to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The…
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CARICOM, United Nations Recommit To Achieving SDGs In The Region
(Joint Press Release by CARICOM Secretariat and the United Nations Caribbean) On Tuesday, 12 July 2022, Her Excellency Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received Mr. Roberto Valent, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Development Coordination Office (DCO) of the United Nations. The CARICOM Secretary-General and UN Regional Director talked about their respective organisations’ work on…
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CARICOM Statement on support for Saudi Arabia hosting World Expo 2030
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to announce its support for the candidature of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host Expo 2030 in the City of Riyadh. The theme for the Expo will be “The Era of Change: Leading the Planet to a Foresighted Tomorrow”. World Expos focus on finding solutions to fundamental challenges that confront humanity and bring…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Gerhard Doujak, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM, 30 May 2022
Your Excellency Gerhard Doujak, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM; Mr. Ralf Hemsing, Honorary Consul of Austria to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, and other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. Good afternoon Your Excellency, I am honoured to accept your Letters of Credence, and to extend congratulations…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Opening of the 25th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), 18 May 2022
Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chairman of the COFCOR; Senator the Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize and Outgoing Chair of the COFCOR; Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and other Heads of Delegations; Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community…
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