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Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Earthquake in Haiti on 14 August 2021
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened at reports of loss of life and significant damage in Haiti following a major earthquake on Saturday, 14 August. The Chairman of CARICOM, the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has held discussions with the Prime Minister of Haiti, the Honourable Ariel Henry and has assured him that CARICOM stands…
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No Place For Violence, Personal Physical Assaults In CARICOM Democracies -CARICOM Chair
Statement by Chair of CARICOM, the Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda As chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and in my own capacity, I condemn the physical assault upon the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves during a protest organised by the opposition political party.…
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Statement on Volcano Activity in St Vincent and the Grenadines by Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mobilised to support St Vincent and the Grenadines as it faces the possibility of an imminent eruption of La Soufriere Volcano. Following an evacuation order of the immediate area around the volcano by Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, CARICOM Member States have offered support to house evacuees from the affected area. The scientific…
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Remarks by the Chairman of CARICOM at the Opening of the Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government
· Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Out-going Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; · Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; · Other Heads of Delegation; · Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM; · Representatives of Regional and International Institutions; · Representatives of the Private Sector, Labour…
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CARICOM Heads of Government to meet this week
The roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccines will be among major matters for deliberation when CARICOM Heads of Government hold their Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, on the 24-25 February 2021. Access to vaccines is regarded as crucial to curbing the spread of COVID-19 infections in the Region where many Member…
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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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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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Communique issued at the conclusion of the Forty-First Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, via Videoconference, 29 October 2020
The Forty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on 29 October 2020. The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, 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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Statement from the Caribbean Community on the Guyana Elections Declaration
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the conclusion of the Guyana General and Regional Elections of 2 March 2020 with the declaration of the final results. The Community congratulates His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on their victory at the polls. The Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. the Honourable Ralph…
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Message From CARICOM Chairman On the 186th Anniversary Of The Abolition Of Slavery
THE 186th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE CARICOM MEMBER-COUNTRIES WHICH WERE COLONISED BY BRITAIN BY DR. THE HONOURABLE RALPH E. GONSALVES PRIME MINISTER OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) On August 1, 2020, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorates the l86th anniversary of the abolition of the enslavement of Africans in…
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