Press Releases
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END-OF-YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DR CARLA N. BARNETT
As the Region seeks to consolidate integration in the year ahead, we look forward to continued collaboration with our stakeholders and partners, including the CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors and CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, as well as the guidance of the Bureau of the Conference, which will comprise Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica effective 1 January 2025. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett Throughout…
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END OF YEAR MESSAGE BY THE OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HONOURABLE DICKON MITCHELL PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA
Through it all, our modus operandi has been to speak with one voice and to premise all our interactions on the vision of a Caribbean Community, which is truly “A Community for All”. OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), HONOURABLE DICKON MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA During the past year, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held true to the commitment…
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Negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in focus at first meeting of CARICOM Maritime Technical Working Group
A CARICOM Technical Working Group on maritime matters held discussions on 18 December that focused on negotiations for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry. It was the first time the Maritime Technical Working Group(MTWG) met since it was established following the 113th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Development (COTED) on Transportation that was…
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Global changes warrant revision of draft Community Industry Policy, says Assistant Secretary-General
A revision of the Caribbean Community’s draft Industrial Policy is necessary given the changing global and domestic economic environments, according to Dr. Wendell Samuel, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General(Ag), Economic Integration, Innovation and Development. Dr. Samuel, who is also the Senior Economic Advisor to the CARICOM Secretary-General, was at the time speaking at the opening of a virtual meeting of a CARICOM…
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CARICOM industrial sector to benefit from Japan-funded grant aid
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Fourteen CARICOM Member States are expected to benefit from a Japan-funded grant aid programme intended to address industrial sector vulnerabilities.Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed an agreement for a 730-million-yen project titled “Project for Industrial Development and Technology Transfer in Member States of the Caribbean Community.” The…
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CARICOM DSG welcomes Deputy Director, Brazilian Agency of Cooperation for courtesy call
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On 18 December, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed the Deputy Director of the Brazilian Agency of Cooperation (ABC), Ambassador Luiza Lopes da Silva, for a courtesy call at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. Discussions focused on revitalising cooperation between Brazil and CARICOM by streamlining existing mechanisms, identifying…
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Joint Statement | Eighth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Conference
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Eighth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Conference, held on 14 December in Tokyo, reaffirmed the bilateral cooperation between CARICOM and Japan. Co-chaired by Dr. the Hon. Vince Henderson, Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Dominica and Mr. Iwaya Takeshi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the…
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67th Caribbean Meteorological Council Drives Early Warning Initiatives for Climate Adaptation
The Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC), the ministerial-level organ of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) which represents 16 Member States, convened its 67th Session (CMC67) on 21-22 November 2024, in Tortola, Virgin Islands (British) at Maria’s By The Sea. Under the auspices of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the CMC focused on advancing governance, strategy, and operational capacity related to…
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CARICOM welcomes opportunity to engage new Government of Japan
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the opportunity to engage with the new government of Japan early in its tenure, Dr the Hon. Vince Henderson, Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and the Foreign Minister of Dominica, said recently in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Henderson was at the time…
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CARICOM foreign ministers in Japan for bilateral talks
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM foreign ministers are in Japan from 12-14 December to consolidate long-standing cooperation and a year of robust engagement with Japan.The Eighth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting which will be held on 14 December in Tokyo, Japan, culminates the CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024. The year marks three decades of friendship between the Community and Japan,…
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