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Guyana Makes History with Landmark Cardiac Telesurgery and Robotic Operations
Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 26 May 2026 – Guyana has etched its name into global medical history with a groundbreaking series of robotic surgeries, including the world’s longest-distance cardiac telesurgery, performed across continents using advanced robotic technology. Historic Cardiac Telesurgery At 6:00 AM on 26 May 2026, internationally renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Sudhir Srivastava successfully conducted a Coronary Artery Bypass…
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CARICOM Member States welcome UNGA adoption of historic ICJ climate crisis ruling
CARICOM Member States on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) adoption of the resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of states with respect to climate change. Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, and current Chair of the CARICOM Caucus of Permanent Representatives in New…
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Jamaica hosting 20th CWA “a powerful symbol of resilience, recovery, and regional solidarity” – SG
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Thursday highlighted the significance of the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) being hosted by Jamaica, less than a year after the country was hit by Hurricane Melissa. Dr. Barnett characterised Jamaica’s hosting of the Region’s premier agriculture event as “a powerful symbol of resilience, recovery, and regional solidarity.” The Secretary-General was at the…
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Statement | H.E. Melvin Bouva, Chair, Council for Foreign and Community Relations | Closing Session – Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations |21 May 2026
Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Foreign Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, outgoing COFCOR Chair, Colleague Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community, Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, Other Heads of Delegation, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this closing press conference of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Advances Strategic Partnerships with Singapore and Japan at 29th COFCOR
On the margins of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Paramaribo, Suriname, 20-21 May, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett engaged with Third States to advance key foreign policy priorities and strengthen strategic partnerships in support of the Region’s development agenda. On 20 May, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett held…
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From Energy to Industry: CARICOM–Germany Partnership Unlocks Potential Strategic Opportunities for Growth
Joel Richards, Director of External Trade at the CARICOM Secretariat, delivered a powerful call to action at the inaugural German Business Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: urging German partners to view the Caribbean through the lens of opportunity, Caribbean states to become investment-ready and coordinated, and the Forum itself to move decisively from “conversation to commitment, declaration to…
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COFCOR Chair calls for action-oriented, people-focused foreign policy engagement
Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), H.E. Melvin Bouva, Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has stressed the need for CARICOM’s foreign policy discussions to deliver practical, people-centred outcomes that improve lives in the Community. In his first remarks as Chair of COFCOR, at the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of COFCOR in Paramaribo, Suriname, Minister Bouva said, the…
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CARICOM SG urges coordinated foreign policy action amid global shifts
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett on Wednesday urged Ministers of Foreign Affairs gathered in Paramaribo, Suriname for the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), to deepen coordination and present a united international voice, as CARICOM navigates evolving geopolitical and economic challenges. She reminded the delegates that the decisions of COFCOR, and other organs…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Opens 29th COFCOR Meeting with Call for Strategic Unity in Navigating Hemispheric and International Shifts
“While reaching common positions from diverse national interests is complex, as we have demonstrated over the years, the ability to coordinate foreign policy positions demonstrates that the Community remains a most effective means of navigating an unpredictable global landscape. None of our small nations can effectively confront these challenges in isolation. Working together is therefore not an option; it is…
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Statement by the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) wishes to inform the Haitian public that it is not in any way involved in the political initiative called ‘Washington-Haiti-CARICOM Socio-Political Relief Solution organised by the Consensus des Assises du Dialogue Inter-Haïtien (CADIH)’. The EPG will continue its good offices to assist the government and Haitian stakeholders…
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