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“We must strengthen our cooperation…to preserve our Caribbean region as a Zone of Peace,” – CARICOM ASG.
“This distinguished gathering no doubt is used to dealing with the complexities of transnational organised crime, and as we move forward, the Secretariat pledges support to you in enhancing multi-disciplinary and intersectoral cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for a strengthened approach to deal with crime, insecurities and violence.” Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Elizabeth…
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The CARICOM Security Mechanism – working assiduously to mitigate threats caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) met for an emergency meeting on 8 April 2020 to discuss matters of security, particularly those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming hurricane season, the latter approximately six weeks away. The Meeting was chaired by Senator the Hon. Dr. Winston Garraway, Minister of State in the Office…
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CARICOM Heads to discuss Security: Regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination included
When Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gather on 18-19 February 2020 for their Thirtieth Intersessional Meeting in Barbados, high on the agenda is the issue of Security. More specifically, the priority actions to strengthen regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination among CARICOM States. Citizen’s security is at the heart of the CARICOM Security agenda. To this end,…
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COMMUNIQUÉ – 29th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
The Twenty-Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 26-27 February 2018. The President of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moïse, Chaired the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Honourable Dr. Hubert Minnis; Prime Minister of Barbados, Rt. Honourable…
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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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Communique – Thirty-Eighth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
The Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Grand Anse, Grenada, on 4-6 July 2017. The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell, chaired the proceedings. Other members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of…
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Ministers green-light Single ICT Space Integrated Work Plan
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Friday, 19 May, 2017, approved the Integrated Work Plan for the Community’s Single ICT Space. The approval came during discussions at the Sixty-Eighth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on ICT. The Virtual Meeting was anchored at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown,…
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Barbados Ratifies CONSLE Protocol
Barbados has ratified the Protocol Amending the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to incorporate the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) as an Organ of the Community, and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) as an Institution of the Community. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart signed the Protocol and deposited the Instrument of Ratification on behalf of…
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COMMUNIQUE – 28th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
The Twenty-Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Georgetown, Guyana, on 16-17 February 2017. The President of Guyana, His Excellency Brigadier (Ret’d) David Granger, chaired the proceedings. Other members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of…
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