Statements by Secretary-General
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CARICOM congratulates Belize on 41st Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has congratulated Belize on the occasion of its 41st Independence Anniversary. Please see below the Secretary-General’s congratulatory message to Belize Prime Minister, the Hon. John Briceno: “Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend congratulations to you and the People of Belize on the occasion of your country’s 41st Anniversary of…
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Community joins St. Kitts and Nevis in celebrating 39th Independence anniversary
St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates its thirty-ninth independence anniversary on 19 September 2022. In extending congratulations on behalf of the Community, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, hailed the country’s progress since independence and the valuable contribution it has made to the Community. Please see below the Secretary-General’s message to Prime Minster of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Dr. Terrance…
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The Caribbean Community mourns passing of Regional Legal Luminary Duke Pollard – CARICOM SG
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has expressed condolences on the passing of Justice (ret), Duke Pollard of Guyana. The Secretary-General, in a message to the President of Guyana H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, noted Justice Pollard’s significant body of work for the Region which included assisting to draft the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General, 53rd Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, 16 August 2022
Dr. Claire Grant, President, Caribbean Broadcasting Union; Ms. Sonia Gill, Secretary General, Caribbean Broadcasting Union; Dr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director General for Communication and Information, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; Mr. Kristian Porter, Chief Executive Officer, Public Media Alliance; Distinguished Guests; Representatives of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is truly a pleasure to address this forum comprised…
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CARICOM SG congratulates Jamaica on its Diamond Jubilee
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated Jamaica on its 60th Independence Anniversary, noting the country’s outstanding record of achievement both within the Region and internationally. In her congratulatory message to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, the Secretary-General highlighted Jamaica’s leadership in the important multilateral discourse on financing for development in the era of COVID-19. Read the SG’s full message: “Prime…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, Suriname, 3 July 2022
Your Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Honourable John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize and Outgoing Chairman; Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; Your Excellency Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Your Excellency Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Secretary-General…
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Tribute by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett to the Hon George Lamming OCC
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins with the people of Barbados in mourning the passing of the Honourable George Lamming OCC. Poet, novelist, essay writer, orator, lecturer, teacher, editor and tireless activist, George Lamming was more than a literary icon. He was an authentic Caribbean voice. In conferring the Community’s highest award, Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), on Lamming in…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Gerhard Doujak, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM, 30 May 2022
Your Excellency Gerhard Doujak, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM; Mr. Ralf Hemsing, Honorary Consul of Austria to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, and other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. Good afternoon Your Excellency, I am honoured to accept your Letters of Credence, and to extend congratulations…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett at the Forty-Ninth meeting of the Community Council of Ministers
Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize, and Chair of the Community Council; Other Honourable Ministers and other Heads of Delegation; Deputy Secretary-General, other Members of EMC and Staff of the Secretariat; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to this Forty-Ninth Meeting of the Community Council…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Congratulates Guyana on 56th Independence Anniversary
Congratulatory Message by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, to President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on the Occasion of the Fifty-Sixth Independence Anniversary of Guyana Excellency, On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend congratulations to the Government and People of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the country’s Fifty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence…
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