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Message from Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM), on Caribbean Wellness Day, 9 September 2023
Caribbean Wellness Day has been a landmark activity for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the past 15 years. This followed the 2007 Decision by the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, reflected in the Port-of-Spain Declaration “Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases”, that the second Saturday in September should be observed annually as Caribbean Wellness Day. …
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CARICOM Secretary General urges Innovation, Collaboration in Regional Fisheries Sector
Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on fisheries stakeholders to invest more in research and innovation so that countries in the Region can gain maximum benefits from marine living resources. In opening remarks to the 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) held virtually on Monday 28 August, the Secretary…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at the Meeting between the Eminent Persons Group and Haitian Stakeholders, Kingston, Jamaica, 11 June 2023
The Rt Hon Philip Davis, Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, and Prime Minister of The BahamasThe Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Jamaica, and Host of our MeetingMembers of the Eminent Persons Group – Former Prime Ministers Perry Christie, Kenny Anthony and Bruce GoldingPrime Minister of Haiti, Ariel HenriRepresentatives from CARICOM’s International PartnersHaitian StakeholdersMembers of…
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CARICOM congratulates Guyana on its 57th Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has sent the following congratulatory message to the President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali in commemoration of the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence of Guyana on 26 May 2023: “Excellency, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends heartfelt congratulations to the Government and People of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the 51st Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, via Video Conference, 24 May 2023
Honourable Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Community Council Ministers; Other Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Heads of Delegation; Staff of the Secretariat; Distinguished Delegates Ladies and gentlemen. I wish you a pleasant morning and warmly welcome each of you to the Fifty-First Meeting of the Community…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of the Fourth CARICOM-India Ministerial Meeting, Georgetown, Guyana, 21 April, 2023
Honourable Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India; Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chairman of the of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); Other Honourable Ministers; Ladies and Gentlemen. Honourable Minister, it gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean…
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Welcome Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of The Regional Symposium on Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue, Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2023
Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Crime and Security in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet; andour host for this Symposium Your Excellencies…
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Message from CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on the occasion of the Forty-Fourth Independence Anniversary of Saint Lucia, 22 February 2023
“Honourable Prime Minister, On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I convey heartfelt congratulations to the Government and People of Saint Lucia on the Country’s Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Independence. The Government and People of Saint Lucia can reflect with pride on forty-four years of independence as a nation that have embodied the principles of peace, progress, and stability in a…
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End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr Carla N Barnett
We have come to the end of another year during which strenuous efforts have been made to ensure that the integration process improves the lives of the people of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). On the cusp of the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in July 1973, there is much that we can look back on…
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CARICOM congratulates Suriname on 47th Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the people and government of the Republic of Suriname in celebrating the Forty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence that is being observed on 25 November 2022. In a congratulatory message, Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, commended the progress the country has made since Independence, pointing out that it exemplifies a “spirit of determination and a commitment to strive for growth…
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