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FIFA-CARICOM kick-off collaboration with virtual workshop
FIFA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat held a kick-off meeting to discuss the development of a collaboration plan under the CARICOM-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU, signed in 2021, established a mechanism between the two parties to strengthen collaboration to promote sports integrity and social responsibility, while furthering the development of football in the region. In her opening…
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Feasibility and Benefits of a Transition to Mercury-free Lighting in CARICOM
In the lead up to #MinamataCOP4, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Clean Lighting Coalition are hosting a virtual conversation to highlight the feasibility and benefits of a transition to mercury-free LED lighting in Latin America and the Caribbean. A transition to energy-efficient lighting would ease the region’s dependency on fossil fuels and the growing burden on national grids,…
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CARICOM Secretariat revises Organisational Structure
The CARICOM Secretariat has revised its organisational structure to refocus the work of its Directorates and Offices in order to improve and strengthen its work processes. The Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration has been renamed the Directorate of Economic Integration, Innovation and Development (EIID). This directorate now incorporates Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Climate Finance, Sustainable Development which will facilitate…
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Happy International Women’s Day – CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett
MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2022 It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to celebrate our women and girls across the Caribbean Community on International Women’s Day. Today is an opportunity to celebrate the important contributions and tireless service that women around…
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Declaration: CARICOM-SICA
JOINT DECLARATION OF SAN PEDRO IV SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of the Central American Integration System (SICA) 3 March 2022 We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of the Central American Integration System (SICA) meeting in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize on 3 March 2022,…
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STATEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE WAR AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community strongly condemn the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to all acts of aggression, the urgent withdrawal of Russian military forces in Ukraine. Any concerns the Russian Federation may have must be resolved diplomatically and not…
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COMMUNIQUE – Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022. Chair of the Conference, the Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño presided over the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne (virtually); Prime Minister…
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Opening Statement by Hon John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize to the IV Summit of the Heads of State and Government of CARICOM and SICA 3 March 2021, San Pedro Ambergris Caye
Distinguished Heads of State and Governments UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres CARICOM Secretary General Ms Carla Barnett Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corp Ladies and Gentlemen Good Morning. Buenos Dias Welcome to Belize Bienvenidos a Belice. We are honored to convene the Fourth CARICOM SICA Summit here in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Bienvenidos a nuestros compañeros del SICA, que nos…
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UN Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Opening of the Fourth CARICOM-SICA Summit, 3 March 2022
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I want to start by expressing my deepest apologies for not being able to join you in person. I want to thank you profoundly for your understanding, but I am very sorry I cannot go. As you know well, pressing global events are keeping me in New York. My heart is very much with you. I…
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CARICOM and Central American Leaders to meet in Belize, 3 March 2022
Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) will seek to strengthen relations in the face of ‘multidimensional challenges’ when they meet for the Fourth CARICOM SICA Summit on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on 3 March 2022. The Summit is expected to adopt the Joint Declaration of San Pedro, with…
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