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CARICOM SG to hold Year-End Press Conference
CARICOM Secretary-general Dr Carla Barnett will hold a Regional Year-End Press conference on Tuesday 14 December 2021 from 10:00 a.m. Eastern Caribbean Time. The Press Conference will be livestreamed on the CARICOM You Tube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/caricomorg and the CARICOM Face Book Page – https://www.facebook.com/caricom.org Media Representatives can register in advance to participate in the Press Conference at: https://uwi.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcu2trDsiHN1OK9fdKiN2tZ56_AxSvs4I
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SG’s Remarks at the 11th High-Level Forum on the Republic of Korea-Caribbean Partnership, 1 December
KEYNOTE REMARKS ON “KOREA-CARIBBEAN DIGITAL AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP IN THE POST-COVID ERA” BY The Secretary Generalof CARICOM Dr. Carla N. Barnett On the occasion of the ELEVENTH HIGH-LEVEL FORUM On THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP Your Excellency Choi Jong Kun, 1st Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea; Honourable Ministers of CARICOM Governments and the Republic…
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Address by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Opening Ceremony for the Inaugural Ministerial Summit on CXC’s Strategy 2021-2025
The Summit was held under the theme: Facilitating Transformation through Assessment Dr The Honourable Ralph GonsalvesDistinguished Honourable MinistersVice Chancellor University of the West Indies and Chair of CXC, Professor Sir Hilary BecklesVice Chancellor University of Guyana, Professor Paloma Mohammed MartinDr. Wayne Wesley, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CXCOther Distinguished Participants I want to first extend deepest condolences to the government…
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Secretary-General’s Remarks at Accreditation Ceremony for new Ambassador of Costa Rica to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Georgina María Guillén Grillo, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of Costa Rica to CARICOM; Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today, your letter accrediting you as Costa Rica’s second Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett presenting her remarks The links between the Member States of the Community and Costa Rica go deep, as is evidenced…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Accreditation of Slovenia’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Tone Kajzer, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Slovenia to CARICOM Your Excellency, as I accept your Letter of Credence, I extend congratulations to you on your appointment as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett accepts Letter of Credence Certain common interests between our Member States…
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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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