Foreign Policy and Community Relations
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CARICOM welcomes new Ambassador of Japan to the Community
On 1 July, CARICOM Secretary-Genera, Dr Carla Barnett accepted the Letter of Credence from His Excellency Dr Akima Umezawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The new envoy is the seventh Ambassador of Japan to the Caribbean Community. CARICOM and Japan share an enduring friendship, rooted in formal diplomatic relations, established since 1993.
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Statement | CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) | Ongoing Situation in Gaza and the Middle East
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) is deeply distressed by the escalating violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the alarming tensions across the Middle East, which threaten global stability. The COFCOR deplores the immense suffering and tragic loss of civilian lives, especially women and children, in Gaza, with more deaths every day and a…
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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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CARICOM Secretary-General receives courtesy visit from Guyana’s Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, candidate for Director-General of IICA
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday 10 June, received a courtesy visit from Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, who has announced his candidacy for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The Government of Guyana has presented Dr Ibrahim’s candidacy, describing him as “uniquely qualified”. Dr Ibrahim’s international career spans…
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49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Jamaica will host the Forty-ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 6-8 July in Montego Bay, under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness will assume the six-month chairmanship of the Community on 1 July 2025, succeeding the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley,…
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As Guyana celebrates its Fifty-ninth Independence Anniversary, CARICOM SG recognises the “significant development progress”
As the Co-operative Republic of Guyana celebrates fifty-nine years as an independent nation today, 26 May, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, has acknowledged the country’s “significant developmental progress,” which has been achieved concurrent with its protection of the country’s extensive natural eco-systems. In her congratulatory message to H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, Dr Barnett…
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ADDRESS by the CARICOM Secretary-General | Closing Ceremony for the ACP-MEAs Programme in the Caribbean
Mr. Joan NADAL SASTRE, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Guyana; Dr. Wendell Samuel, Senior Economic Adviser to the Secretary-General and Acting Assistant Secretary-General, Economic Integration, Innovation and Development; Representatives of regional institutions Other Distinguished Guests Staff of the Secretariat Good afternoon. I am pleased to have been here for this ceremony. I welcome our distinguished guests…
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STATEMENT | Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on the United States Congress Bill for Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership
The Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), welcomes the introduction of the Bill, the Strengthening U.S.-Caribbean Partnership Act by United States Congress representatives Castro, Salazar, Cherfilus-McCormick, and Lawler. This bipartisan effort marks a pivotal moment in our shared commitment to deepening Caribbean-American cooperation. By formally recognizing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) under the International Organization Immunities Act, the…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT | CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION (CEOM) TO THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have committed to supporting Member States, on their request, by providing an independent, impartial and honest assessment of the preparations for and conduct of General Elections. In this context, the Government of Suriname invited the Caribbean Community to deploy a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of General Elections to be held on 25 May 2025. In response…
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COMMUNIQUE | Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8-9 May 2025
The Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Basseterre, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 8 to 9 May 2025, under the chairmanship of the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment of Saint…
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