Foreign Policy

  • Photo of Create pathways of accord between Africa, the Caribbean – CARICOM Chair at historic #AfricaCARICOMSummit

    Create pathways of accord between Africa, the Caribbean – CARICOM Chair at historic #AfricaCARICOMSummit

    Statement by the Honourable Gaston Browne, Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, to the Africa-CARICOM Summit, 7 September 2021   Distinguished Heads of State and Government of the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  Secretaries-General of the African Union and CARICOM Brothers and Sisters of Africa and the Caribbean…

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  • Photo of ‘Closer collaboration will undoubtedly be to our mutual benefit’ – PM Keith Rowley tells #Africa-CARICOMSummit

    ‘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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  • Photo of President Kenyatta Roots For Closer Cooperation Between Africa And The Caribbean In Confronting Common Challenges #AfricaCARICOMSummit

    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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  • Photo of ‘Today we are committing to forge a new more permanent alliance’ – CARICOM Secretary-General #AfricaCARICOMSummit

    ‘Today we are committing to forge a new more permanent alliance’ – CARICOM Secretary-General #AfricaCARICOMSummit

    REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HER EXCELLENCY CARLA BARNETT, PhD, CBE on THE occasion OF THE FIRST AFRICA-CARICOM SUMMIT , 7 SEPTEMBER 2021 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett Chairman, Your Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya; Other Excellencies Heads of State and Government. The cycle of history has brought us together again. Centuries…

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  • Photo of First CARICOM-Africa Summit to be held 7 September

    First CARICOM-Africa Summit to be held 7 September

    History will be made on 7 September 2021, when the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit is held. Kenya will host the virtual event under the theme ‘Unity Across Continents and Oceans: Opportunities for Deepening Integration’. His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, will chair the Summit. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta will chair the Summit Plans for Kenya to host a CARICOM and…

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  • Photo of Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Jamaica (Seventh Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference)

    Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Jamaica (Seventh Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference)

    On July 20, commencing at 1 p.m. (3 a.m. on July 21 Japan time) for two hours, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Jamaica, attended the Seventh Japan-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial-Level Conference, which was held online. At the outset of the meeting, Minister Motegi expressed his condolences over the murder of H.E. Mr. Jovenel…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Statement on the civil Protests in Cuba

    CARICOM Statement on the civil Protests in Cuba

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of the protests taking place in Cuba brought about by socio-economic challenges, further exacerbated by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic and the impact of natural hazards. The Community calls for the cessation of violence and vandalism and for a return to calm and peaceful assembly and dialogue. The Community reiterates its…

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  • Photo of New Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM Accredited

    New Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM Accredited

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM H.E. Hugo Verbist in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Ambassador Verbist presented remarks during the ceremony. Read the Ambassador’s full remarks here – Remarks by H.E. Hugo Verbist CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque also addressed the ceremony. Read the…

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  • Photo of Address by new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM, 23 June 2021

    Address by new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM, 23 June 2021

    ADDRESS BY HUGO VERBIST ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM TO CARICOM Your Excellency, I am very honored to stand here today, although virtually, to present my letter of introduction by Minister Wilmès as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Caribbean Community. I would also like to…

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  • Photo of SG’s Remarks at Accreditation of new Belgian Ambassador to CARICOM

    SG’s Remarks at Accreditation of new Belgian Ambassador to CARICOM

    Remarks BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL of The CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on THE OCCASION of THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY His Excellency HUGO VERBIST Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Via videoconference Wednesday, 23 JUNE 2021 Your Excellency Hugo Verbist, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Mr.…

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