Statements by Secretary-General
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August 3, 2023424
Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett at the 9th India-LAC Conclave, New Delhi, India, 3-4 August 2023
Honourable Ministers Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen This 9th India-LAC Conclave is another excellent opportunity to enhance the growing partnership between India and the Latin America and Caribbean region as you – public and private sector stakeholders in this forum – seek to explore new markets, boost trade, create jobs and increase productivity and competitiveness. The theme for this year’s…
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July 27, 2023725
Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at Opening Ceremony of Fifth International Conference “Transition and Trajectories in Pan African Development” Pan-African Enterprise Research Council, 26 July 2023
Honourable Ministers Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to greet the distinguished gathering on the occasion of this Fifth International Conference of the Pan-African Enterprise Research Council. Congratulations to the Council on your continued commitment to quality research and advocacy regarding the participation of people of African descent in business and enterprise, elimination of discrimination and inequality,…
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July 21, 20231,143
Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at the Annual Global Africa People-To-People Forum 2023
Session Three Theme “Building on Visionary Initiatives: Reflections on the Inaugural CARICOM Africa Summit” Videoconference, 21 July 2023 Your Excellencies;Distinguished Guests;Ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to join you today as part of the African Union’s sixth region for the Annual Global Africa People-to-People Forum 2023 and to reflect on the Inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit, which was hosted by His Excellency…
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July 4, 2023173
Fifty Years Strong: A Solid Foundation to Build on – Message by Secretary-General Dr Carla N Barnett
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorates 50 years of existence and is acknowledged as the longest lasting integration movement of its kind among developing countries, we also know that it is no mean feat that it has endured. Our longevity is the result of a deep commitment, immortalised in ink at Chaguaramas on 4 July 1973 and nurtured decade after…
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July 3, 2023373
REMARKS BY DR CARLA N BARNETT SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM OPENING CEREMONY THE FORTY-FIFTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
SALUTATIONS Her Excellency Christine Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and TobagoThe Honourable Roosevelt Skerritt, Prime Minister of Dominica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean CommunityDr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, our HostThe Right Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The…
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June 12, 2023737
Remarks by Dr Carla N Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at the Meeting between the Eminent Persons Group and Haitian Stakeholders, Kingston, Jamaica, 11 June 2023
The Rt Hon Philip Davis, Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, and Prime Minister of The BahamasThe Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Jamaica, and Host of our MeetingMembers of the Eminent Persons Group – Former Prime Ministers Perry Christie, Kenny Anthony and Bruce GoldingPrime Minister of Haiti, Ariel HenriRepresentatives from CARICOM’s International PartnersHaitian StakeholdersMembers of…
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May 25, 2023824
CARICOM congratulates Guyana on its 57th Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has sent the following congratulatory message to the President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali in commemoration of the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence of Guyana on 26 May 2023: “Excellency, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends heartfelt congratulations to the Government and People of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the…
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May 24, 2023427
Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the 51st Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, via Video Conference, 24 May 2023
Honourable Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Community Council Ministers; Other Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Heads of Delegation; Staff of the Secretariat; Distinguished Delegates Ladies and gentlemen. I wish you a pleasant morning and warmly welcome each of you to the Fifty-First Meeting of the Community…
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May 22, 20231,001
Statement from CARICOM Secretary-General on the Mahdia fire in Guyana
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has received with great sorrow the shocking news of the fire at the high school in the Guyanese town of Mahdia, where a number of children died. We mourn with the families, friends and communities who are impacted by this horrifying event. On behalf of CARICOM, I extend sincere condolences to the Government and people of…
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May 18, 2023462
Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, on the occasion of the 11th UK-Caribbean Forum, Kingston, Jamaica, 18 May 2023
The Right Honourable James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs; Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica; Foreign Ministers; Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to address you on behalf of the Caribbean Community as we convene…
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