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Statement from CARICOM on the Earthquake in Morocco
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened to learn of the death and devastation in the Kingdom of Morocco from the earthquake which struck on Friday 8 September. We extend heartfelt condolences to the government and people as the death toll continues to rise. We offer our hand of friendship and solidarity as you seek to respond and recover from…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) at the event in Celebration of Africa-CARICOM Day, organised by the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy and The University of the West Indies, Mona, 7 September 2023
Your Excellencies; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to join you on this second Africa-CARICOM Day, as we acknowledge the deepening CARICOM-Africa relationship and our enduring bonds of ancestry, history, and culture. I thank the Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, through the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and…
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Message from the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Public Advocacy on the commemoration of 7 September as AU-CARICOM Day
The 7 September 2023, marks two years since the first CARICOM-Africa Union (AU) Summit, hosted by Kenya. The first Summit of Heads decided to establish for celebration, the 7 September of every year as Africa-CARICOM Day. The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Public Advocacy strongly supports the opportunity it presents for activities geared at greater African and Caribbean unity.…
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CARICOM congratulates Trinidad and Tobago on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Trinidad and Tobago on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett noted the country’s integral role in the regional integration movement in her congratulatory message to Prime Minister Dr Hon Keith Rowley: “Honourable Prime Minister, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and…
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Continued Commitment to Global Advocacy for Reparatory Justice: A Message from the CARICOM Reparations Commission on the International Day for People of African Descent
In honour of the International Day for People of African Descent, the CARICOM Reparations Commission has issued the following Statement: “The CARICOM Reparations Commission welcomes the opportunity to join the global community in observing the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent and to highlight the ongoing need for the international community to respect the human rights and…
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7 September 2023 is Africa-CARICOM Day
In keeping with a decision taken at the Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit on 7 September 2021 for an annual acknowledgement to signal an ongoing commitment to strengthened relationships, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mark Africa-CARICOM Day on Thursday, 7 September 2023. Following the Summit, the pace of initiatives to strengthen Africa-CARICOM’s cooperation has quickened in areas of strategic importance to the…
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CARICOM Secretary General urges Innovation, Collaboration in Regional Fisheries Sector
Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on fisheries stakeholders to invest more in research and innovation so that countries in the Region can gain maximum benefits from marine living resources. In opening remarks to the 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) held virtually on Monday 28 August, the Secretary…
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Opening Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Opening Ceremony of the CRFM’s 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference, via videoconference, 28 August 2023
SALUTATIONS Sen. the Hon. Avinash Singh, Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago, and Chair of the CRFM Ministerial Council; Dr. Renata Clarke, Caribbean Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Ms. Shandira Ankiah, Director of Fisheries (Ag.), Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, and Chair of the Caribbean…
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STATEMENT – CARICOM Eminent Persons Group Recent Activities
At the end of their visit to Haiti on 12-15 July 2023 to facilitate inter-Haitian dialogue in the search for a solution to the political crisis, the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) had called on the various groups of stakeholders with which it had been engaging to pursue discussions with each other, formally or informally. These discussions could help to…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassador Dean wants Youth on the front line of Region’s green transition
The 2023 theme for the observance of International Youth Day (12 August), “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”, aligns with CARICOM’s efforts to ensure all stakeholders, including youth, are given a platform and their voices heard in discussions surrounding the impact of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDs). Ensuring a sustainable future for our people is…
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