Foreign Policy
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End of Year Message | Outgoing CARICOM Chair | Dr The Most Honourable Andrew Holness | Prime Minister | Jamaica
“At this moment in our history, we are also reminded that the Caribbean must now navigate a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. The current international environment requires our Region to act with clarity, cohesion, and strategic discipline. As global tensions intensify and external geopolitical developments increasingly intersect with our interests — affecting our economies, our security, and our diplomatic relationships —…
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End of Year Message | CARICOM Secretary‑General: Building a Resilient and United Caribbean
Fellow CARICOM citizens, As we approach this festive season, we reflect on the challenges the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has faced during the year that have thrown our vulnerabilities into sharp relief, and more than ever, underscored the purpose and value of a united Region. On the heels of the devastation caused in several Member States by Hurricane Beryl in 2024,…
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CARICOM Secretariat Staff Talent Committee spreads holiday cheer with annual toy drive
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Staff Talent Committee continued its tradition of bringing festive cheer to children and young people living outside traditional home environments through its annual toy drive. CARICOM Secretariat’s Driver, Mr. Carlyle Softly smiles as he brings Christmas cheers to the Guyana Red Cross Society Children’s Convalescent Home, Durban Backlands,…
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STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF CARICOM-CUBA RELATIONS | 8 DECEMBER 2025
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The eighth of December 2025 marks the Fifty-Third Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, the four then independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, and Cuba. That bold act of 8 December 1972 has evolved steadily into a fruitful and mutually beneficial friendship between all…
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CARICOM and Botswana strengthen diplomatic ties
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Formal diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Botswana strengthened on Thursday 27 November, as CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, welcomed a new Ambassador from the Southern African country, Her Excellency Ms. Benetia Tumelo Chingapane.“Your appointment signals the beginning of a new chapter in a friendship built on bilateral…
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CARICOM SG in Suriname for country’s Golden Jubilee Independence celebration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, has joined the Government and people of Suriname in celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Dr. Barnett is on a three-day official visit to the Dutch-speaking Member State from 24 -26 November to participate in activities marking this historic milestone. The Secretary-General attended a networking…
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CARICOM, EU bolster relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Union (EU) have bolstered longstanding relations with the accreditation of a new Ambassador of the EU to CARICOM, His Excellency Luca Pierantoni.CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, accredited Ambassador Pierantoni on Thursday 19 November, during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. H.E. Luca…
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CARICOM-UNDP High-Level Talks Advance Public Health Approach to Crime in the Caribbean
Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Ms Elizabeth Solomon CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, addressed the CARICOM–UNDP High-Level Meeting on Addressing Crime and Violence as a Regional Challenge: Integrating Health, Justice, and Social Policy. In her remarks, Solomon underscored the urgent need for a coordinated regional response to violent crime, which she described as a…
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CARICOM welcomes new Indonesian Ambassador
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday 19 November welcomed His Excellency Agus Priono as the new Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to CARICOM.Ambassador Priono presented his Letter of Credence to the CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana.“This collaboration is especially significant in an era of…
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CARICOM, OIF Deepen Dialogue on Security and Stability in Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Friday, 14 November 2025, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett welcomed a delegation of the Organisation of The Francophonie (OIF) to advance ongoing discussions between the organisations on support for peace and security in Haiti, in response to the ongoing multidimensional crisis. A handshake of goodwill between the CARICOM…
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