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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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A prime example of cooperation in action’ – CARICOM SG hails Afreximbank groundbreaking ceremony in Barbados
Afreximbank on Monday broke ground to construct a USD180 M African Trade Centre (ATC) in Bridgetown, Barbados, a development that Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, characterised as “a prime example of cooperation in action.” The ATC in Barbados will be the first of its kind outside Africa and will sit on more than two hectares of land made available by…
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Preliminary Report | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Curaçao General Elections held on 21 March 2025
By way of letter dated February 11, 2025, Dr. Richeline C. Joe, President of the Supreme Election Council of Curaçao (SEC), invited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to send a technical team to observe the general elections in Curaçao. In response, the Secretary-General of CARICOM agreed to deploy a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM), comprised of three persons. The general elections…
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CARICOM SG: Upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting will assess rapidly-changing global landscape
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, said that Heads of Government will assess challenges arising in the rapidly changing global context when they meet in Barbados from 19-21 February 2025 for the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference. In a message ahead of the Meeting, Dr Barnett stated that the Community will seek to devise solutions that advance regional integration and…
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CARICOM appoints Climate Envoy to ensure that the Region’s climate priorities are effectively communicated and advanced at the highest diplomatic levels
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeks to enhance its leadership in global climate forums, Dr James Fletcher, former Minister for Public Service, Information, Broadcasting, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology of Saint Lucia, has been appointed CARICOM Climate Envoy with effect from 1 January 2025. This follows a 2024 Decision taken by the Conference of Heads of Government to appoint…
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Message of Condolence from the CARICOM Secretary-General on the passing of Sir Shridath Ramphal, GCMG, AC, ONZ, OE, OCC, KC, FRSA, NIIV, OM
The CARICOM Secretariat is profoundly saddened at the passing of a stalwart of our Community, Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, on 30 August 2024. In an illustrious career devoted to public service, Sir Shridath blazed a trail of excellence in diplomacy, law, academia and politics, earning respect and admiration in his homeland Guyana, elsewhere in the Caribbean Region, and across the…
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Remarks – Dr Carla N Barnett, Secretary-General, at the Opening Ceremony, AFRICARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM 2023, Monday 30 October, “Creating a Shared Prosperous Future”
Your Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Hon. Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister, Saint Lucia His Excellency Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Board Chairman, Afreximbank Other distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure for me to say a few words at the opening of this second Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum, taking…
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Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of the Canada-CARICOM Summit “Strategic Partners for a Resilient Future”, Ottawa Canada, 17-19 October 2023
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Other Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Member States; Distinguished delegates; Ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to be here today as we convene this…
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CARICOM congratulates St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated St Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on Tuesday 19 September 2023. Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, in a congratulatory message to St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew, noted the country’s consistent and dedicated advocacy in Health and Human Resource matters for which it has responsibility…
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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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