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CARICOM and Botswana strengthen diplomatic ties
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Formal diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Botswana strengthened on Thursday 27 November, as CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, welcomed a new Ambassador from the Southern African country, Her Excellency Ms. Benetia Tumelo Chingapane.“Your appointment signals the beginning of a new chapter in a friendship built on bilateral…
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CARICOM, UNDP, UN-DPPA partner for third electoral observation workshop in Guyana
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) This year, eleven Caribbean nations will hold electoral processes, marking a critical opportunity for strengthening democracies and inclusive participation across the Region. In this context, representatives from CARICOM electoral management bodies attended a two-day workshop from March 26-27 in Georgetown, Guyana, aimed at enhancing their skills in electoral observation and strengthening their…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett | One People, One Destiny – Uniting and Reimagining our Future | Groundbreaking Ceremony – The Barbados Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) | Barbados | 24 March 2025
Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Chair, Conference of Heads of Government, Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; His Excellency Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. Today’s Groundbreaking Ceremony marks the establishment of a tangible expression of the new chapter…
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CARICOM SG welcomes UNSC’s A3 Plus Group for courtesy call in Georgetown
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) – On Thursday, 27 February, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett welcomed a courtesy call from the A3 Plus Group of the United Nations Security Council. The Delegation was headed by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Coordinator of the A3 Plus Group along…
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CARICOM, African Union sign MOU for closer cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Union (AU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance effective cooperation and collaboration between the organisations and our peoples. Signed in the margins of the recently concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the MoU envisages the creation of a conducive environment for…
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CARICOM and South Africa to formalise mode for structured talks
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and South Africa have agreed to conduct more regular dialogue and have committed to formalising the mechanism to do so. This was one of the main action points emanating from a CARICOM-South Africa Ministerial Meeting held via video conference on 22 March 2024. CARCIOM also reaffirmed its commitment to…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of CARICOM, at the CARICOM-South Africa Ministerial Meeting via video conference on 22 March 2024
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – Your Excellency Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa; Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, and Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Other Honourable Ministers; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. I welcome today’s…
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Statement By Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley S.C., M.P, on the admission of the African Union to the G20
It is with great joy and optimism that I join my fellow African brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) admission to participate in the Group of Twenty (G20) as a permanent member. That Africa, a continent with a population of 1.3 billion and a strong and rapidly growing economy, now has a seat at…
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ENSLAVEMENT OF AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN LIBYA
The Community Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at its first sitting of 2018, expressed concern at the reports of the dehumanizing situation of African migrants in Libya being auctioned into slavery by criminal elements. Ministers joined in solidarity with the statements made by African and European leaders at the 5th African Union-European Union Summit on 29-30 November…
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