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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community on Crime and Violence
We, CARICOM Heads of Government are deeply concerned by the levels of crime and violence in the Region, fueled in part, by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a deterioration of social structures. We are also particularly concerned about the impact of crime and violence on young people and children. We reiterate our commitment to ongoing urgent action…
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CARICOM States Call For Urgent Negotiation Of New International Legally Binding Instrument To Prohibit And Regulate Autonomous Weapons
On 6 September 2023, a historical CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems was issued which calls for the “urgent pursuit of an international legally binding instrument, incorporating prohibitions and regulations on autonomous weapons systems”. The CARICOM Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems resulted from a two-day regional Conference on the Human Impacts of Autonomous Weapons in Port of Spain, Trinidad and…
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Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Alison Drayton at the Opening of the 24th Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, Jamaica, 6 October 2022
Honourable Dr. Horace Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica and Chairman of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegation Distinguished Delegates Colleagues from the CARICOM Secretariat and Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning It is a privilege to welcome you to this Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, 16 Feb. 2022
Honourable Dr. Horace Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica and Chairman of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement; Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegation; Lt. Col. Michael Jones, Executive Director, CARICOM IMPACS; Commodore Errington Shurland, Executive Director, Regional Security System; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome you to…
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VIRTUAL SECURITY CONFERENCE 2020
From 27 – 31 July 2020, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host the first ever Virtual Security Conference in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the heading of ‘Securing Our Caribbean Community Within The Era Of Covid-19 and Beyond’. The crisis presented by coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented in CARICOM. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Governments across…
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European Union steps up support for Caribbean countries
Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the EU and from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are meeting in Brussels on 16-17 July. In the margins of the 2nd EU-CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, has signed three new agreements with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs of Dominica, Francine…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL ATTENDS UN FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
On the invitation of United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque attended a High-level Interactive Dialogue with other Heads of Regional and other Organisations on 12-13 June 2018 in New York. The Dialogue was aimed at strengthening strategic and operational cooperation in the area of international peace and security. Discussions were structured in three thematic sessions, exploring…
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Statement by CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recognises that global security and financial crime are increasingly intertwined and therefore supports the work of the FATF and its regional bodies in developing international AML/CFT standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Within the Community, our Member States and Associate Members have expended considerable resources towards achieving compliance with AML/CFT standards. Countries in the…
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Multi-faceted approach needed to address crime, security challenges
Recognising the need for a multi-faceted approach to address various crime and security challenges in Barbados and across the region, a number of institutions will be working to implement the 10th EDF CARIFORUM Crime and Security Cooperation Programme. Myrna Bernard, Director of Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat revealed the above recently, as the programme was launched in Barbados. “In…
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CARICOM and Georgia look to strengthen ties – new Georgian Ambassador accredited
The Republic of Georgia’s new Ambassador to CARICOM HE David Solomonia on Wednesday presented his credentials to CARICOM’s Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan at the Secretariat’s Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The Deputy Secretary-General noted that CARICOM is in the process of finalising a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation with Georgia, the purpose of which is to strengthen political, commercial, economic,…
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