In Focus
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International Women’s Day – Secretary-General’s Message
MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2021 On 8 March 2021, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, a special observance that was adopted by the United Nations 46 years ago in 1975, during International Women’s Year. The annual celebration…
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COMMUNIQUE – Issued at the Conclusion of the Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
24-25 FEBRUARY 2021 The Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on 24-25 February 2021. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley chaired the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister…
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Remarks by the Chairman of CARICOM at the Opening of the Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
· Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Out-going Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; · Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; · Other Heads of Delegation; · Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM; · Representatives of Regional and International Institutions; · Representatives of the Private Sector, Labour…
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Remarks by the Outgoing Chairman – Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
Remarks by Dr Ralph E Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) My dear friend Keith’s and Secretary-General and colleagues. I want to begin first by adopting every single word that the Secretary General has just spoken and to call those words my own. Therefore, I don’t want to retrace…
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Secretary-General’s Remarks – Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Out-going Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of the…
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CARICOM Heads of Government to meet this week
The roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccines will be among major matters for deliberation when CARICOM Heads of Government hold their Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, on the 24-25 February 2021. Access to vaccines is regarded as crucial to curbing the spread of COVID-19 infections in the Region where many Member…
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Preliminary Statement – CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Turks and Caicos Islands
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE CARICOM ELECTIONS OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, 19 FEBRUARY 2021 Pursuant to the request made on the 31 January 2021 by the Office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a CARICOM Elections Observation Mission (CEOM) to be deployed to observe and monitor the conduct of…
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CARPHA Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey
As the Caribbean rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) launched a survey on 17 February to obtain views on the COVID-19 vaccines of people living in the Region and to determine their willingness to be vaccinated. “There is a growing concern about vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the…
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Pursuant to the request made on the 31 January 2021 by the Office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a CARICOM Elections Observation Mission (CEOM) to be deployed to observe and monitor the conduct of the General Elections scheduled to take place in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 19 February 2021, a three-member CEOM was…
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CARICOM Congratulates West Indies on Test Series win against Bangladesh
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has extended congratulations to the West Indies cricket team on their test series victory against Bangladesh. Prime Minister Rowley praised the discipline, determination and grit of the Caribbean players, under the captaincy of Kraigg Brathwaite, to secure two consecutive wins against the home…
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