Press Releases
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PM Gonsalves visits CARICOM Secretariat
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves on Monday thanked staff members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat for their work in promoting regional integration and rallied them to “keep the faith”. “Sometimes it might look as if we are marking time, but we have been making some…
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Caribbean HIV/AIDS Partnership Named Global Best Practice By CARICOM and UNAIDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Monday, 13 December 2004 is a significant day for the Caribbean region in its fight against HIV/AIDS. On this day, the joint CARICOM/UNAIDS Secretariat publication: Common Goals, Shared Responses: A Case Study on the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS – PANCAP will be launched at the Half Moon Hotel, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This launch signals the…
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Final Declaration Fourth Meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and the Republic of Cuba
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, cognisant of our common Caribbean Identity, shared values and expressed commitment towards cooperation on regional and international matters of mutual interest and concern, met on Calivigny Island, Grenada, on Friday 6th September 2013, under the joint Chairmanship of Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign…
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CARICOM and Cuba look to active role in post 2015 Agenda talks at the UN
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean should take an active role at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) debate on the post 2015 Agenda. This was the view expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana the Honourable Caroline Rodrigues-Birkett as she addressed the Opening Ceremony in Grenada of the Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CHAIR OF THE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA, 5 SEPTEMBER 2013, GRENADA
I wish to thank the Government and People of Grenada for their warm hospitality and join my colleagues in echoing appreciation for being in Grenada today among great company. As we gather on the eve of the Fourth CARICOM-Cuba Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, there are several events that are occurring at the national, regional, hemispheric, and global levels…
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Valiant International Effort To Resolve Syrian Crisis
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on the international community to make a “valiant effort” to help the parties involved in the conflict in Syria to reach a “negotiated political statement.” Following is the full text of the statement: CARICOM Statement on Syria The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving developments…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community At The Opening Ceremony Of the FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA CALIVIGNY ISLAND, GRENADA
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the warm Spice Island welcome that has been extended to all delegations since our arrival in Grenada for the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and Cuba. It has undoubtedly set a pleasant tone for a fruitful discussion between friends. The timing of today’s Meeting could not have…
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CARICOM and Cuba Foreign Ministers get together in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will hold discussions on advancing cooperation on developmental issues between the two sides on Friday 6 September in Grenada. A special retreat of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), preceded Friday’s meeting. CARICOM-Cuba Cooperation, which dates back to 1972, has seen…
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PANCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Dereck Anthony Springer has been appointed Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Mr. Springer, a public health practitioner, behavioural scientist and strategic manager brings to the position 20 years of experience in the health sector, focusing on HIV and mental health. His extensive experience in policy, management and…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AND PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, H.E. MR. RONALD RUNALDO VENETIAAN, ON THE ELECTION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)
The Caribbean Community considers the early election of a new Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) important and necessary in light of the current challenges the hemispheric body is facing. With the imminent elections of a new Secretary-General scheduled for 7 April 2005 during a Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States in…
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