St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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CARICOM joins St. Vincent and the Grenadines in celebrating its 43rd Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has extended congratulations and best wishes to the government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the occasion of that country’s forty-third independence anniversary on 27 October. “We join in celebrating St. Vincent and the Grenadines under the most apt theme: “Our Resilience, Our Fortitude, Our People”. All three elements have enabled the…
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‘A true stalwart of integration’ – CARICOM Secretary-General remembers Sir James Mitchell
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it has noted with ‘profound regret’ the passing of former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Sir James Mitchell, adding that his death has brought to an end an era in the country’s history, as he was the last surviving Parliamentarian at the time of Independence in 1979. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett,…
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CARICOM Chair expresses condolences at passing of former Vincentian Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has expressed deepest sympathy at the passing of Sir James ‘Son’ Mitchell, the former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Browne telephoned Dr Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday morning to convey the condolences of the Caribbean Community’s Heads of Government to…
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Statement by St. Vincent and the Grenadines at Resumed High-Level Segment of COP 26, Scotland
Statement by Hon. Carlos James Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture Mr. President; Excellencies and distinguished colleagues; I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an archipelagic Caribbean small island developing state, with lush green forests, beautiful white sand beaches and a small, industrious population of just over one hundred thousand.…
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Happy 42nd Independence Anniversary SVG
CARICOM SG applauds ‘strength of character’, as Vincentians celebrate 42nd Independence Anniversary CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Forty-Two years as an independent nation, noting that the resilience displayed in overcoming the recent traumatic volcanic eruption in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is a fine example of…
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Attack on Prime Minister Gonsalves ‘an affront to our democratic principles’’ – CARICOM Secretary-General
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns in the strongest terms the violent attack on the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves. This reprehensible act is an affront to our democratic principles and practices. The conduct of peaceful protest is a fundamental civil and political right that represents a healthy element of our democracy. Its…
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No Place For Violence, Personal Physical Assaults In CARICOM Democracies -CARICOM Chair
Statement by Chair of CARICOM, the Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda As chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and in my own capacity, I condemn the physical assault upon the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves during a protest organised by the opposition political party.…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT – CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF SAINT LUCIA
In a letter dated 7 July 2021, the Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia wrote to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, inviting CARICOM to field a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections which will be held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021.…
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United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution in “Solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as neighbouring countries affected by the impact of the eruptions of the La Soufriere Volcano”
On Wednesday 28 April, Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the CARICOM Caucus, introduced in the General Assembly of the United Nations a resolution entitled “Solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as neighbouring countries affected by the impact of the…
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Acceleration of the Regional Private Sector’s Relief Response to the crisis in St Vincent and the Grenadines
In recognition of the need to streamline the Regional Private Sector’s extraordinary individual and collective response to the devastation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and enhance the inter-agency coordination in times of disaster, the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), the Caribbean Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) and the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM) convened a meeting on April 16th 2021 with…
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