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CARICOM Secretariat’s Statement on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2022
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed under the theme “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world”. This year’s theme aptly reflects the values underpinning the development agenda of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as we work collaboratively to build social resilience, evidenced by an improved quality of life for all.…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Mr David Málaga, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to CARICOM, 23 November 2022
Your Excellency David Málaga, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Peru to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. Ambassador, welcome to Guyana and the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It gives me immense pleasure to accept your letter of credence and extend sincere congratulations on your appointment as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of…
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Remarks by H.E. Mr David Málaga, Ambassador of Peru to CARICOM at his Accreditation Ceremony, 23 November 2022
Your Excellency, Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Community of Caribbean States. It is a great privilege and honour for me to be here at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat to present the Letter of Credence by which His Excellency Pedro Castillo, President of Peru, appoints me first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru to the CARICOM. Peru…
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CARICOM carries out training in preparation for upgraded regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hosting two training sessions on the Regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS) for CARICOM National Data Managers, on 27 – 28 September and 4 – 5 October 2022. The first activity is on LMIS data production. The second exercise will focus on aspects of the Statistical and Metadata eXchange (SDMX). The SDMX is critical…
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Regional environmental negotiators in preparations for COP15
Environmental officials from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic participated recently in a training workshop in Saint Lucia as the Region continues preparations for the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15). Supported by the European Union-funded project for Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African,…
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Statement by the Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of Suriname, 21 September 2022
At High-Level Meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti with Caribbean Partners Mister Chairman, H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada;Colleague Heads of Government,Minister Victor Geneus, Minister of Foreign Affairs,H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations,Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community,Distinguished Ministers,Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning…
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Remarks by CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Dr Armstrong Alexis to the High Level Closing Ceremony of the Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC) 2017 – 2022
It is a huge pleasure for me to be participating in this closing event for the Technical Assistnce Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC). The discussions this morning eloquently projected the successes of the intervention, and on behalf of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, I take this opportunity to congratulate GIZ, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and…
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STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HON JOHN BRICEÑO, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE ON CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY’S CANDIDATES FOR COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL
An election for the post of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth will take place during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which takes place 20-25 June 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda. The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community maintains that it is still the turn of the Caribbean to provide a candidate for the position. In that regard, two…
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Foreign Ministers meet to tackle packed agenda
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers meet on Wednesday 18 May to tackle a packed agenda, with climate change, financing for development and CARICOM relations with its traditional partners among matters prioritised for discussion. This hybrid Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will be chaired by Hon E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and…
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