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  • Photo of Statement from the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) | Proposed Meeting with Haitian Stakeholders

    Statement from the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) | Proposed Meeting with Haitian Stakeholders

    The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has been in contact with the nominating stakeholders in Haiti to ascertain their willingness to meet to undertake an exchange on the present situation in the country, at a critical point in time in the transition process. In this regard, the views of the stakeholders would be of importance when the CARICOM Heads of…

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  • Photo of Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit

    Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Caribbean-Brazil Summit on Friday 13 June in Brasilia, Brazil highlighting the strong relationship between CARICOM and Brazil, underpinned by the Inaugural CARICOM-Brazil Summit in 2010.Fifteen years later President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to demonstrate visionary leadership in promoting South-South…

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  • Photo of CARICOM continues advocacy for increased support from the international community to Haiti

    CARICOM continues advocacy for increased support from the international community to Haiti

    The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), at its recent meeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis, reaffirmed CARICOM’s support for Haiti, the Good Offices Role through the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), and the Community’s continued advocacy for increased assistance from the international community. In the video, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Sen. The Hon. Kamina…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and The Philippines Discuss Strengthening Cooperation

    CARICOM and The Philippines Discuss Strengthening Cooperation

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Wednesday, May 7, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, His Excellency Enrique A. Manalo, met ahead of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Saint Kitts and Nevis. CARICOM SG Dr Carla Barnett (left, centre)…

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  • Photo of INVITATION | Opening Ceremony -Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)

    INVITATION | Opening Ceremony -Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will take place 8-9 May 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis will assume chairmanship of the Council. The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment of…

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  • Photo of STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Situation in Haiti | 13 April 2025

    STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Situation in Haiti | 13 April 2025

    The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are deeply concerned by recent reports that a coalition of criminal gangs is threatening to seize power and compel a change in the governance arrangements in Haiti at this time. This is completely unacceptable. CARICOM strongly condemns any attempt to replace the transitional arrangements by force and violence. These arrangements were…

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  • Photo of CARICOM welcomes opportunity to deepen ties with Haiti

    CARICOM welcomes opportunity to deepen ties with Haiti

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett on Thursday, 10 April, welcomed His Excellency Chenet St. Vil as the new Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti to CARICOM, emphasising that his appointment presents an invaluable opportunity to deepen and expand relations with Haiti. During the ceremony to accept Ambassador St. Vil’s Letters of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, UN, European Commission call for cooperation, partnerships amid global flux

    CARICOM, UN, European Commission call for cooperation, partnerships amid global flux

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Chair of CARICOM, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados; CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett; United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres; and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen have underscored the need to work together amid current global flux. Delivering the keynote address at the 48th Regular Meeting of the…

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  • Photo of “Gang violence should be regarded as acts of terrorism and a threat to democracy in the Region” – PM Holness

    “Gang violence should be regarded as acts of terrorism and a threat to democracy in the Region” – PM Holness

    “We must take a very strong approach to it from a legislative perspective to create the laws that will enable us to have surveillance to detain them – of course, within the accepted rules of human rights and the treatment of citizens – but certainly, there needs to be what we call in Jamaica enhanced measures to treat with this…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Heads task former Belize AG with reviewing existing laws and proposing new crime-flighting legislation

    CARICOM Heads task former Belize AG with reviewing existing laws and proposing new crime-flighting legislation

    “…Heads sourced and obtained the services of a former [Attorney General] of Belize, Godfrey Smith, who has been tasked to review our legislative templates and to come up with new legislative proposals for consideration by the Heads for changes to be made on the legislative side to treat with what we are experiencing as against what we are surprised by.”…

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