Press Releases
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Former Directors of Statistics recognised for ‘yeoman service’ to CARICOM
In appreciation of the yeoman service they rendered to the field of statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), former Directors of Statistics were awarded on 5 November at the conclusion of a CARICOM Population and Housing Census Symposium in Placencia, Belize. Mr. Halim Brizan, Director, Regional Statistics, CARICOM Secretariat, presented the tokens to Ms. Carol Coy, former Director-General, Statistical Institute…
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Trade officials advance preparations for ministerial talks in Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Wednesday, 13 November 2024) – Senior trade officials have advanced preparation for the Fifty-Nineth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) scheduled for 27-28 November in Georgetown, Guyana. COTED is a CARICOM decision-making body, which, among other things, supports the production, quality control and marketing of industrial and agricultural…
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CARICOM identifies COP29 Ministerial Champions
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has identified Ministerial Champions for key negotiation areas during the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which began 11 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. At COP29, CARICOM Member States will advocate for urgent climate action and robust financial commitments to address the unique vulnerabilities…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla N. Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General| High-Level Session on Climate Mobility in the Greater Caribbean| COP 29, 12 November 2024| Baku, Azerbaijan
“The challenges facing the Caribbean Region due to the climate crisis are complex. However, we must be clear about where solutions would best be directed. Policy solutions, to plan for climate mobility would be most effective in the context of broader success in addressing climate change. Success would mean effective action to keep 1.5 degrees alive; delivering and improving on…
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Climate financing, special consideration for SIDS discussed during CARICOM/Canada bilateral in margins of COP 29
Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on Monday, 11 November, joined regional Government Ministers in bilateral discussions with the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada. The Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, the Hon. Dr. Marciano Dasai, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of Suriname, and high-level representatives from Belize, St. Kitts…
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University of Guyana students tour Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant at CARICOM Secretariat
Students from the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Guyana toured the CARICOM Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant on the grounds of the CARICOM Secretariat on Friday, 8 November. The group was the first of four cohorts of tertiary-level students who will tour the Secretariat each Friday in November…
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CARICOM and India renew commitment to bilateral cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM and India renewed their commitment to bilateral cooperation at the second meeting of the CARICOM-India Joint Commission which met virtually on Wednesday November 6.The Joint Commission was co-chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs of Dominica, Ms. Barbara Bailey, and the Vice Minister within the Ministry of…
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CARICOM, Portugal express interest in closer trade ties
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Portuguese Republic have expressed interest in closer economic ties as a new envoy from the European country was welcomed to the Community. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett recently accepted the Letters of Credence of a new Portuguese Ambassador, His Excellency João Pedro de Vasconcelos Fins do Lago,…
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Remarks by Diana Castillo, Director-General, Statistical Institute of Belize| Opening, Fourth High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics| Placencia, Belize| 4 November 2024
It is my great privilege to welcome each and every one of you to this morning’s Opening Ceremony for the Fourth High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics and to the 2024 round of CARICOM Statistics Meetings. The Government of Belize is pleased to host this year’s round of meetings, the first time that this event has returned to our country since…
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Remarks by Dr. Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, Research Manager, Social Policy Development, Office of the Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat| Opening, Fourth High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics| Placencia, Belize| 4 November 2024
I am so delighted to bring you warm greetings from the Secretary General of the Commonwealth. Secretary General Scotland sends her congratulations on the commemoration of the CARICOM Year of Statistics and the 50th anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians. Evidence-based policymaking is at the heart of the Commonwealth’s 56 members states’ shared pursuit of the Sustainable…
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