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Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General, CARICOM Dr Carla Barnett at the CARICOM Ministerial Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Honourable Ministers;Honourable Wendy Morton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, and Representative of the COP26 Presidency;Mr. Moderator, Dr. Colin Young Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre;Your Excellency Aubrey Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, and Representative of the Chair of AOSIS;Representatives of Regional Institutions;Representatives of the…
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Message by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General on the occasion of the 13th Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, 15 October 2021
It is my pleasure to extend greetings on the thirteenth observance of Caribbean Statistics Day (CSD) on 15 October 2021. The theme for this year is “Leave No One Behind – Everyone Counts” which is the same theme used for the Launch of the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census. There is no doubt that statistical data are fundamental…
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Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett answers: Which support instruments fall short to address the particular challenges faced by small island developing states? And how can we change these to help national and regional recovery and build resilience for the future?
World Leaders Summit Dialogue on Inequality: Is the COVID-19 crisis really a game changer? Question posed: Which support instruments fall short to address the particular challenges faced by small island developing states? And how can we change these to help national and regional recovery and build resilience for the future? Response: I am more than pleased to be here today:…
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New Chilean Ambassador to CARICOM accredited
Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett received Chile’s new Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Juan Pino at the Secretariat Headquarters in Guyana on Friday 1 October. In remarks at the Accreditation Ceremony, both Dr Barnett and Ambassador Pino looked forward to continuing to build on the strong relations that date back to 1996 when the two sides signed an Agreement on Scientific and…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the virtual side-event on Digital Transformation of Agriculture hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture during the UN Food Systems Summit
Honourable Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas; Dr. Manuel Otero, Director General and other Staff of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); High-level Representatives of Governments; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Speakers; Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for organising this side event…
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Keynote address by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Opening Session of the State of the Sector Conference of the Barbados Small Business Association
Honourable Kerrie Symonds, Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship of Barbados; Mr. Neil Corbin, President of the Barbados Small Business Association; Senator Dr. Lynette Holder, Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Small Business Association; Dr. Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director of Caribbean Export; Presenters, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. Greetings! I am really delighted to have the opportunity to speak with…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on the occasion of Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Wendy Sherman’s Virtual Roundtable with the Caribbean Community
Your Excellency, Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States; Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and International Trade of Antigua and Barbuda and Pro Tempore Chairman of COFCOR; Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM. Wendy R. Sherman Good afternoon. Deputy Secretary of State, the Community’s engagement with you is very welcome, especially…
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Agriculture development discussed as SG accredits Brazil’s new Ambassador to CARICOM
Scope for collaboration in agricultural development was one of the main items discussed by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Her Excellency Carla Barnett and Her Excellency Maria Clara Duclos Carisio, Brazil’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. Ambassador Carisio presented her credentials to Secretary-General Barnett in a ceremony at the Georgetown, Guyana headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday 16 September. Apart…
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‘Today we are committing to forge a new more permanent alliance’ – CARICOM Secretary-General #AfricaCARICOMSummit
REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HER EXCELLENCY CARLA BARNETT, PhD, CBE on THE occasion OF THE FIRST AFRICA-CARICOM SUMMIT , 7 SEPTEMBER 2021 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett Chairman, Your Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya; Other Excellencies Heads of State and Government. The cycle of history has brought us together again. Centuries…
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CARICOM congratulates Trinidad and Tobago on its 59th Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Trinidad and Tobago on the country’s fifty-ninth anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 31 August 2021. In a congratulatory message to Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett also praised the commitment of the Government and People to regional integration. Here is…
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