The Twenty-Seventh Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Placencia, Belize on 16-17 February 2016. The Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable Dean Barrow, chaired the proceedings.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to maintain the diplomatic engagement at international levels in support of the 1.5°C goal coming out of the COP 21 agreement signed in Paris last year.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to maintain the diplomatic engagement at international levels in support of the 1.5°C goal coming out of the COP 21 Agreement signed in Paris, France, last year.
Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads of Government Hon. Dean Barrow on Wednesday announced a series of actions that CARICOM Member States will take to confront the Zika virus that is affecting the Region.
- Mr. Remwick Rose, Chairman of the CARIFORUM Representatives of Civil Society;
- Ambassador Mikael Barfod, Head of the EU Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean;
- Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Director-General of the CARIFORUM Directorate, Mr. Percival Marie, I would like to thank CARIFORUM Civil Society for inviting the CARIFORUM Directorate to this important event. Unfortunately, Mr. Marie is unable to attend this Meeting, but he extends his best wishes for a fruitful engagement.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will employ the full gamut of options available to it to confront the banking crisis that is threatening the Region Chair of the Community and Prime Minister of Belize, the Hon. Dean Barrow said. He underscored the necessity of collective action, sensitisation and mobilisation.
CARICOM Heads of Government deliberated on the issue of crime and security and agree to increase their cooperation and collaboration in this area.
CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been reappointed to a second term of office.
CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dean Barrow of Belize, made the announcement during the Closing Press Conference for the 27th CARICOM Inter-sessional Meeting in Placencia, Belize on Wednesday.
The Chairman said the decision by the Heads of Government was unanimous. “The reward for good work is more work”, he said.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM leaders have called for stocktaking to determine what was working well for the integration movement so that those elements could be retained and improved, while discarding those components that were hindering the Community.
Crime, unproved categorisation of the Region as a financial high risk area and the potentially devastating effects of the Zika virus were the threats identified by CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in his urgent call for action to keep the Community’s well earned reputation safe and secure.