CARICOM Statement on Haiti Violence

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned that the contrasting incidents involving the Haitian national Police indicate the severity of the challenges that the police face as well as further breakdown in security in Haiti. CARICOM strongly condemns the killing of police officers and e...
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CARICOM mounts Election Observation Mission to Antigua and Barbuda

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has responded to the invitation extended by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to mount a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections scheduled for 18 January 2023. The CARICOM Secretary General has appointed Ms. Josephine Tama...
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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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Opening Address by the Secretary-General of CARICOM Dr Carla N. Barnett at the Opening Ceremony of the “2022 Global Environmental Justice Conference” (Yale School of the Environment) New Haven, CT, USA, 13 October 2022

Focus: Intersection of equitable climate action and sustainable development. Theme: Re-imagining Our Collective Future: Advancing Climate Justice, Food Security and Energy Transition in an Age of Uncertainty Dr. Ingrid C. “Indy” Burke, Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean, Yale School of the Environment...
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CARICOM Secretariat strengthening focus on Partnerships

The CARICOM Secretariat is increasing its emphasis on partnerships to mobilise development support, Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong Alexis stated at a Caribbean Development Roundtable in Suriname, Thursday. Addressing the theme ‘Global Partnership for Repositioning, Recovery and Resilience ...
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CARICOM Ministers of Education tackling packed agenda in Georgetown

Ministers of Education in CARICOM were today, 13 October, urged to devise comprehensive recommendations for quality education and to clearly articulate the immediate actions necessary to change how schools re-engage with learners and communities. At the opening of the 44th Meeting of the Council ...
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Remarks by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Dr Carla N Barnett at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 29 September 2022

Mr. Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Dr. Armstrong Alexis, Deputy Secretary-General of the        Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretaria...
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