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CARICOM presence at important hemispheric meeting
Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Colin Granderson (top left) joined national coordinators in a preparatory session of the Fourth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which opened in Quito, Ecuador on Sunday and ends Wednesday. Twenty Heads of Government from the 33 member regional block are scheduled to attend.…
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CARICOM and Italy strengthen ties
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Italy continued on the path of stronger relations on Wednesday as the new Italian Ambassador to the Community presented his credentials at the Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana headquarters. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the letters of credence from His Excellency Silvio Mignano who is based in Caracas, Venezuela. Both men emphasised the strength of the…
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The best years of CARICOM lie ahead: new Belizean Envoy
Newly accredited Ambassador of Belize to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Daniel Gutierez has said the best years of the integration movement lie ahead for what he calls the “tremendous untapped potential” that lies within the Region. Speaking at a ceremony to present his letters of credence to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters on Wednesday,…
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CARICOM accredits new Belizean envoy as Ambassadors meet
As the CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors meets in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday to engage on the Community Reform Process, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque accepted the Letters of Credence from H.E. Daniel Gutierez, new Ambassador of Belize. In a short accreditation ceremony held in his office, Ambassador LaRocque told the newest member of the Committee that he will have the opportunity…
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CARICOM, India Ministers meet in New York
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Mark Brantley on Thursday joined his counterparts from CARICOM and India for the Second CARICOM-India Joint Ministerial Meeting in New York. The meeting was co-chaired by the Hon. Alva Baptiste of Saint Lucia, and the Hon. Swaraz Shushma of India. Minister Brantley was accompanied by Mr. Samuel…
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CARICOM SG and Haitian Foreign Minister call for greater international involvement in Haiti DR migration issue
Haiti’s Foreign Minister the Honourable Lener Renaud and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque agreed on the need for greater involvement by the international community in the matter involving the repatriation and deportation of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations,…
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An evolving relationship between President Obama and Caribbean leaders
Last month, as Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed his fellow Caribbean leaders to a two-day summit, he looked out into the audience and thanked Venezuela, China and Taiwan for their support. “The governments extended a hand,” the outgoing chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community regional grouping known as Caricom said to a backdrop of thunderous applause. “We will not…
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Communique issued at the conclusion of Conference of the Foreign Ministers of Member States of CARICOM and Germany in Berlin, 2nd/3rd March 2015
At the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers and Germany, held on 2-3 March 2015, in Berlin, representatives renewed their commitment to further strengthen existing fields of cooperation and to explore new areas for interaction. The Conference, held at the invitation of the government of Germany, “noted with satisfaction the steady and continuous progress in… relations”, between Germany and…
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CARICOM extends diplomatic relations to Republic of Georgia
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The accreditation of the first Ambassador of Georgia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Otar Berdzenishvili, represents a deliberate and key element of CARICOM’s coordinated foreign policy to expand diplomatic, development, trade and economic relations. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM expressed those sentiments, Monday 24 November 2014, as he welcomed the Republic…
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CARICOM, Brazil trade has tripled in a few years: Brazil envoy to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade between Brazil and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has tripled in “a few years” since the thrust by Brazil to open resident embassies in every CARICOM Member State. This was relayed by newly accredited Ambassador of Brazil to CARICOM, H.E. Lineu Pupo De Paula, as he presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin…
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