Statements and Declarations
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SG’s Remarks – Accreditation of Ambassador of The Netherlands
Remarks BY Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, SECRETARY-GENERAL of The CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) on THE occasion of THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY SáNDOR MARNIX RAPHAËL VARGA VAN KIBéD EN MAKFALVA, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 17 February 2021 Your Excellency Raphaël Varga, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands…
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Pursuant to the request made on the 31 January 2021 by the Office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a CARICOM Elections Observation Mission (CEOM) to be deployed to observe and monitor the conduct of the General Elections scheduled to take place in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 19 February 2021, a three-member CEOM was…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on the Situation in Haiti
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to monitor very closely, and views with deep concern, developments in Haiti. The Community urges all stakeholders to be guided by the Constitution, respect for the rule of law and the electoral process and in that regard is heartened by the fact that an electoral timetable has been set. The Community is also deeply anguished…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on Detention of Guyanese Fishing Vessels and Crew
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the interception and detention in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone of two Guyanese fishing vessels by a Venezuelan naval vessel on January 21, 2021. Recalling its statement of January 12, 2021 in which it had firmly repudiated any acts of aggression by Venezuela…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines to address the pandemic, especially for frontline workers and vulnerable populations. The reality is that small states will find it difficult to compete in the market place to ensure equitable access for…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on the Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply disappointed and concerned at the decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela with respect to that country’s border controversy with Guyana, including intimations of the creation of a strategic area of national development called “Territory for the Development of the Atlantic Façade”. The Caribbean Community is in full support of the judicial process underway at…
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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on the US Situation
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened and concerned at the unprecedented scenes that unfolded at the Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA, during the certification of the votes of the presidential elections by the US Congress. The storming of the US Congress was a gross affront to democracy and the rule of law in a country which has been…
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New Year Statement by the Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) enters this New Year 2021 with renewed hope for emerging from the darkness of the past year. The promising light at the end of the tunnel provided by the vaccine for COVID-19 provides the possibility of relief from the health and socio-economic challenges posed by the pandemic. The Community has signed on to the COVAX Facility…
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End of Year Statement by the Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
This year we will be experiencing a Christmas Season like no other. We may miss the joy of camaraderie, but it should however, serve to remind us of the spirit that is engendered from togetherness. That spirit of unity has been a cornerstone of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged through the world this past…
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Final Declaration of the 7th CARICOM-CUBA Summit Meeting
December 8, 2020 We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, gathered via videoconference on 8 December, 2020, on the occasion of the 7th CARICOM-Cuba Summit held in commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the four CARICOM independent States and Cuba and the 18th anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba…
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