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New Saint Kitts and Nevis COFCOR Chair Underscores Unity of Vision
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The troubled and shifting geopolitical landscape represents an inflection point for CARICOM that requires unity of vision and mission. This is according to the Rt Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, foreign minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis and new chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).He was speaking in…
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CARICOM SG urges foreign ministers to align foreign policy around CARICOM’s core principles
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – “In a world in which small states struggle to be heard, it is important to ensure we are well-coordinated around our fundamental principles.” These sentiments were expressed by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on Thursday, May 8 when she addressed the opening of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett | Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations | 8 May | Saint Kitts and Nevis
Honourable Dr Terrence Drew, thank you for being here this morning, Sir Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas Dr. the Honourable Vince Henderson Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other Heads of Delegation Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General Staff of CARICOM and the government of St Kitts and Nevis who are working hard to make this meeting a useful…
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CARICOM, Argentina Foreign Ministers meet during OAS General Assembly
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers met with Her Excellency Diana Mondino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic in the margins of the Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly taking place in Asunción, Paraguay, from 26-28 June 2024. Discussions during the encounter addressed global, hemispheric, and bilateral…
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COMMUNIQUE: Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Kingston, Jamaica, 16-17 May 2023
The Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Kingston, Jamaica on 16-17 May 2023, under the Chairmanship of Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. The COFCOR was attended by the Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture,…
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the establishment of a consultation and cooperation mechanism
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the one part and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the other part (hereinafter referred to as “the Participants”); Wishing to strengthen the ties of friendship and cooperation existing between the Participants; Recognising the desirability to deepen and diversify the cooperation between the Participants; Recognising the…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet US Deputy Secretary of State – Vaccines, Climate Change issues raised
Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) impressed upon United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman the urgency for the delivery of the second tranche of donations of Pfizer vaccines from the US. The Ministers and Ms Sherman along with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Brian Nichols held a virtual dialogue on Tuesday 21 September…
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Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Jamaica (Seventh Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference)
On July 20, commencing at 1 p.m. (3 a.m. on July 21 Japan time) for two hours, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Jamaica, attended the Seventh Japan-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial-Level Conference, which was held online. At the outset of the meeting, Minister Motegi expressed his condolences over the murder of H.E. Mr. Jovenel…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General: Twenty-Fourth Meeting of COFCOR
REMARKS BY the SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) Via videoconference 6-7 MAY 2021 Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize, and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); His Excellency Dr. Claude Joseph, Prime…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to the Roundtable between US Secretary of State Hon Anthony Blinken and CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday
I welcome this meeting between CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Secretary Blinken with a sense of optimism. This meeting is significant, as it marks the resumption of interaction between CARICOM as a Region and the US at this high level. I recall that Meetings at this level were a regular feature of our relationship. In this regard, I also note that…
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