Press Releases
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Second Regional Meeting of Youth Leaders on Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV and AIDS
YOUTHS CHALLENGED TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES TO DISSONANCE BETWEEN THE AGE OF CONSENT FOR SEX AND THE AGE FOR INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AT OPENING OF SECOND REGIONAL YOUTH MEETING COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN ALL SCHOOLS AND GENDER INCLUSIVE LAWS ALSO FORM KEY ASPECTS OF THE DISCUSSION Friday, 18 May 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM…
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CARICOM shares Cuba’s grief over tragic plane crash
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday sent a message of condolence to the President of Cuba His Excellency Miguel Díaz Canel in the wake of today’s tragic plane crash in Havana. The Secretary-General’s message reads: “The Caribbean Community expresses its condolences and its solidarity with the Government and People of the Republic of Cuba following the tragic crash of…
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CARICOM Secretary-General receives Indonesia’s Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Her Excellency Madam Rento L.P. Marsudi paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday. The Minister was accompanied by a number of Foreign Ministry officials. Indonesia accredited its first Ambassador to CARICOM, HE Drs. Dominicus Supratikto, on 2 May 2018. The Ambassador noted at the time that the…
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Ministers responsible for CARICOM Affairs meet in Georgetown
Ministers responsibly for #CARICOM Affairs in Member States are meeting in Guyana today. This forty-second Meeting of the Community Council – CARICOM's 2nd highest organ – is deliberating on matters which will go before Heads of Government at their 4-6 July meeting in Montego Bay #Jamaica. The meeting is being chaired by HE Mr Antonio Rodrigue, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Haiti.
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CARICOM Secretary-General meets with World Bank Regional Director
On Thursday 17 May 2018, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with Ms. Tasheen Sayed, the World Bank's Regional Director for the Caribbean. Ms. Sayed was accompanied by Mr. Zafer Mustafaoglu, Practice Manager, Finance and Competitiveness for the Caribbean Region. Accompanying SG LaRocque from the CARICOM Secretariat were: (from 3rd left) Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Secretary-General, Ms. Charmaine…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on the Palestine Israel Conflict
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns the use of force by the Israel Defence Force firing on largely unarmed Palestinians protesting along the Gaza-Israel border. The Community has followed with increasing alarm the mounting toll of fatalities and injured among the demonstrators. On Monday 14 May, some sixty protesters, mostly young men and boys, were said to have been killed and…
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Address by Hon Chet Greene to the 46th COTED Meeting in Guyana
Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, there are many ongoing international, regional and domestic issues that will impact the work programme and the agenda of the Council. However, in the face of all these issues, the Council must find an appropriate mix of methodologies and strategies to address the ever expanding agenda of the Council. I am pleased to note that the…
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria a hint of what the future holds
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque warned that Hurricanes Irma and Maria which devastated many countries in the Region last year were “a hint at what the future holds”. Speaking at the opening of a meeting with the Heads of Institutions of the Community at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana on Monday, the Secretary-General noted that the…
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WTO Members appoint Guyanese as new chair of Agriculture Talks
Ambassador John Deep Ford of Guyana has taken over as chair of the WTO farm trade talks. WTO members confirmed his appointment at a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session on 9 April. In addition to the ongoing negotiations on agricultural reform, Ambassador Ford will also facilitate the negotiations on cotton. Ambassador Ford replaces Kenya’s Ambassador Stephen…
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Communique: Twenty-First Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Nassau, The Bahamas, 7-8 May 2018
The Twenty-First Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convened in Nassau, The Bahamas on 7-8 May 2018, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Darren Allen Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas. The COFCOR was attended by the Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration…
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