Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of the Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Jorge Francisco Soberon Luis, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community, Georgetown, Guyana, 3 May 2023

Your Excellency Jorge Francisco Soberon Luis, Plenipotentiary Representative Designate of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Ambassador Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; General Council, Ms L...
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Cuba joins CARICOM Task Force on Agriculture

Cuba has accepted an offer from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to join the Community’s Ministerial Task Force on Agriculture. Both sides also agreed to observe October 6 as CARICOM Cuba Day Against Terrorism. These were among the major outcomes of the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit held in Barbados o...
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, on the occasion of the Opening of the Eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community and Cuba, Bridgetown, Barbados, 6 December, 2022

Your Excellency Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba; Your Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICO...
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CARICOM Statement on the disastrous fire in Matanzas, Cuba

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stands with government and people of Cuba in the aftermath of the disastrous fire at the Port of Matanzas.  We extend our condolences on the loss of life and wish a speedy recovery to the scores of people who were injured in this tragic accident brought on by a...
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CARICOM expresses sorrow at deaths in Cuban accident

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed its profound sorrow at the loss of life in the accident at Cuba’s Hotel Saratoga. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett expressed the Community’s condolences in a message to Cuba’s President H.E.  Miguel Díaz-Canel: “Excellency The C...
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Statement by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Hon Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Diplomatic Relations, 8 December 2021

It is my distinct honour, in my capacity as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to address the People and Governments of CARICOM and Cuba on the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between our Countries.  Today reminds us of that symbolic and courageo...
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CARICOM Statement on the civil Protests in Cuba

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of the protests taking place in Cuba brought about by socio-economic challenges, further exacerbated by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic and the impact of natural hazards. The Community calls for the cessation of violence and vandalism and for ...
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