CARICOM DSG welcomes outgoing French Ambassador for farewell visit

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - On 29 July 2025, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed His Excellency Nicolas de Lacoste, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of France to CARICOM, for a farewell visit to the Sec...
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CARICOM reaffirms imperative for the prohibition of nuclear weapons

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The Caribbean Community has reaffirmed the urgent necessity of prohibiting nuclear weapons testing, use, and proliferation, emphasising that this imperative has never been more pressing than in this century. Speak...
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NATURAL DISASTER IMPACT MITIGATION: STRENGTHENING NATURAL DISASTER WARNING SYSTEMS ACROSS VULNERABLE REGIONS : STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARIES-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, INDIAN OCEAN COMMISSION, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM WITH THE SUPPORT OF H.E. MR. ANWARUL K. CHOWDHURY, UNITED NATIONS UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL

The tremendous loss of life and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004 have shocked the world at large and shattered the lives of many individuals and communities. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by this tragedy, espec...
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CARICOM and Canada discuss resilience to natural disasters

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - CARICOM Heads of Government and the Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister for International Development of Canada, discussed regional resilience to natural disasters and strategies for improving access to financing during a working breakfast on the...
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM), Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 December 2022

(CDM ROAD TO RESILIENCE: CHECKPOINT 2022 – ADVANCING A RISK-BASED MULTI-HAZARD APPROACH DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND) Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, K.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Barbados; Honourable Shawn Edward, Minister of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and ...
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