Foreign Policy

  • Photo of INVITATION | Opening Ceremony -Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)

    INVITATION | Opening Ceremony -Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will take place 8-9 May 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis will assume chairmanship of the Council. The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Ambassadors in New York Discuss Haiti Crisis with UN Secretary General Guterres

    CARICOM Ambassadors in New York Discuss Haiti Crisis with UN Secretary General Guterres

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The members of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on May 1 to express their concerns about the deteriorating situation in Haiti and to explore ways to continue to support the country as it attempts to stem armed violence and…

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  • Photo of Arrival Statement | CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago

    Arrival Statement | CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat was invited by way of letter dated 10 December 2024 from Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to deploy an Election Observation Mission to observe the Parliamentary Elections to be held in 2025. On 13 January 2025, the CARICOM Secretary-General advised that the Secretariat was fully…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General welcomes Assistant Secretary-General of the OAS for a courtesy call

    CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General welcomes Assistant Secretary-General of the OAS for a courtesy call

    On Monday, April 14, 2025, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed Ambassador Nestor Mendez, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), for a courtesy call at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. Ambassador Mendez, who is preparing to step down from his role at the OAS, visited Dr. Alexis to discuss the valuable relationship between CARICOM…

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  • Photo of Jamaica reiterates commitment to CARICOM

    Jamaica reiterates commitment to CARICOM

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – As a founding member of CARICOM, Jamaica is deeply committed to its goals and aspirations, striving to position the Community as a global partner for peace and prosperity.These sentiments were expressed by the new Ambassador of Jamaica to CARICOM, His Excellency Esmond Reid, on Friday, 11 April, during the ceremony for…

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  • Photo of CARICOM welcomes opportunity to deepen ties with Haiti

    CARICOM welcomes opportunity to deepen ties with Haiti

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett on Thursday, 10 April, welcomed His Excellency Chenet St. Vil as the new Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti to CARICOM, emphasising that his appointment presents an invaluable opportunity to deepen and expand relations with Haiti. During the ceremony to accept Ambassador St. Vil’s Letters of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM reaffirms imperative for the prohibition of nuclear weapons

    CARICOM reaffirms imperative for the prohibition of nuclear weapons

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community has reaffirmed the urgent necessity of prohibiting nuclear weapons testing, use, and proliferation, emphasising that this imperative has never been more pressing than in this century. Speaking at a regional workshop for state signatories in Latin America and the Caribbean under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Framework on…

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  • Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, at the CTBTO/OPANAL Regional Workshop for State Signatories of the LAC Region, 3 April, Kingston, Jamaica

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Ladies and Gentlemen, the imperative for the prohibition on nuclear weapons testing, use, and proliferation has never been more pressing at any time in this Century. Politically fraught, climate changing landscape that we are called on to navigate and the escalation of conflicts, directly or indirectly involving States in possession of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, Holy See deepen relations as SG accredits new envoy

    CARICOM, Holy See deepen relations as SG accredits new envoy

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on Wednesday accredited a third Ambassador of the Holy See to CARICOM, underscoring the importance of deepening relations with the Vatican based on shared principles of peace, justice, and human dignity. “We recognise the profound influence of the Catholic Church throughout our Region as a beacon…

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