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  • Photo of Remarks by CARICOM SG to the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference Donor Round Table Discussion

    Remarks by CARICOM SG to the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference Donor Round Table Discussion

    CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Donor Round Table Discussion of the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference, held virtually on Wednesday, 1 September 2021. Below we present the Secretary-General’s remarks: Mr. Clinton White, USAID Regional Representative; Ms. Valerie Cliff, UNDP Resident Coordinator; CariSECURE Team Leader and Members; Representatives of International Development Agencies; Representatives of Regional Security Institutions; Ladies and Gentlemen.…

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  • Photo of Jamaica’s Prime Minister signs CARICOM Agreements on cooperation in Education and Security

    Jamaica’s Prime Minister signs CARICOM Agreements on cooperation in Education and Security

    Jamaica’s Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness on Friday signed three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Agreements during the 39th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The agreements signed were the: Protocol Amending the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to incorporate the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement as an organ of the Community and the CARICOM Implementation…

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  • Photo of Crime and Violence a heavy toll on (CARICOM) society – CARICOM SG

    Crime and Violence a heavy toll on (CARICOM) society – CARICOM SG

    Amb. Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), called on CARICOM to counteract the threat of crime and violence, when he addressed the opening of the   29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, earlier today in Port of Prince, Haiti.   “As we pool our resources and strategise to combat the damaging effects of climate…

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  • Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque at the launch of the 10th EDF CARIFORUM Crime And Security Cooperation Programme Bridgetown, Barbados 17 January 2018

    Her Excellency Daniela Tramacere, Head of EU Delegation, Barbados, and Ambassador Accredited to CARICOM; Captain Errington Shurland, Executive Director of the Regional Security System; Mr Francis McBarnette, OAS Representative in Barbados; Mr Wilmot St Cyr, thanks for your moving testimonial and yes a life of crime is not worth it; Ms Germania Melo Velazquez Representative of Consejo Nacional de Drogas…

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  • Photo of “EU’s assistance crucial… to sustainable development”  CARICOM/CARIFORUM SG

    “EU’s assistance crucial… to sustainable development”  CARICOM/CARIFORUM SG

    CARICOM and CARIFORUM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in his remarks at the launch of the Tenth EDF CARIFORUM Crime and Security Programme, on 17 January 2017, in Barbados, pointed to the “strength of cooperation” between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean. Calling the EU a “long standing and staunch partner” in the Region’s thrust to attain sustainable development, Ambassador…

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  • CARICOM, UN to strengthen cooperation at New York meeting

    Cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations (UN) System will be further strengthened around several issues including climate change, security, human development, health and education at the Ninth CARICOM-United Nations General Meeting this week. The two-day meeting begins 20 July 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It is happening against the backdrop of a…

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  • Photo of CSME the best response to changes in Europe – Outgoing Chair

    CSME the best response to changes in Europe – Outgoing Chair

    CSME the best response to changes in Europe – Outgoing Chair (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The CSME is the Community's best response to the inevitable changes in its traditional markets in Europe, the prevalence of economic liberalization and the emergence of economic blocs, Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community said Tuesday evening. Speaking to the opening of the…

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  • Photo of STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM,  AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE MANCHESTER BOMBING

    STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM,  AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE MANCHESTER BOMBING

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strongly condemns the vicious terrorist attack perpetrated in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Monday evening. The fact that the majority of the victims were children and young people makes this vile action even more heart-rending. The compassionate and helpful reaction by the citizens of Manchester to those in distress after the carnage, exemplifies the qualities of empathy…

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  • Photo of Montague talks cyber security with regional security ministers

    Montague talks cyber security with regional security ministers

    Minister of National Security, Robert Montague recently met with St Lucia’s Minister of National Security, Hermangild Francis and the executive of the Regional Security System as they discussed a number of issues concerning multilateral areas of cooperation in securing the cyber capacity of the region. The meetings, which took place at the Caribbean Stakeholders conference on Cyber Security and Cybercrime…

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  • Photo of CARICOM’s work in crime and security more urgent  – CARICOM SG to Security Ministers

    CARICOM’s work in crime and security more urgent – CARICOM SG to Security Ministers

    CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in  his remarks on Monday,  21 November, to the official opening of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Security and Law Enforcement,  alluded to the threats which challenged the Region’s peace and security. Noting these were both internal and external, Ambassador LaRocque said “in many of our Member States, the Community’s work  in the…

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