Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Mr Francisco Sepulveda Valenzuela, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to CARICOM, 6 February 2023

Your Excellency Francisco Sepulveda Valenzuela, Plenipotentiary Representative Designate of the Republic of Chile to CARICOM; Mr. Alejandro Perez, Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul, Embassy of the Republic of Chile; Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Re...
Read More

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 t...
Read More

CARICOM Heads meet Chilean President on cooperation matters

CARICOM Heads of Governments on Friday met with President of Chile His Excellency Sebastian Pinera Echenique as the two sides look to further strengthen cooperation.  The President was a Special Guest at the 39th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which ends Fr...
Read More

Packed week of events around CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

The Thirty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will take place at the Convention Centre, Montego Bay, Jamaica on the 4 – 6 July 2018, under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Andrew Holness. An Opening Ceremo...
Read More

CARICOM welcomes new Chilean Ambassador

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has welcomed a new Ambassador of Chile, His Excellency Bernardo José del Picó Rubio with Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett calling on the country to amplify the Community’s concerns for fair contributio...
Read More

Chilean President assures CARICOM of her country’s support

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Chile’s President Her Excellency Michele Bachelet assured CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque of her country ’s continuing support for the development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). ...
Read More

Massive fire besieges Chile for third day; 15 dead, 500 hurt

VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — Helicopters and airplanes dumped water on wildfires and the smouldering wreckage of hilltop neighbourhoods around Valparaiso for a third straight day Monday as sailors in riot gear stood ready to evacuate 700 more families whose homes could be lost if the winds shifted...
Read More

SG praises CARICOM-Chile co-operation

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque hailed CARICOM-Chile co-operation as a model for South-South co-operation. At a meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister His Excellency H...
Read More