September 14, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) is the main political forum in the region, bringing together all the independent nations of the Western Hemisphere to jointly promote…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
Statement of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism on the 20th anniversary of the Attacks of September 11, 2001
September 14, 2021 On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) remembers the…
STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, H.E. CARLA BARNETT PhD CBE, ON THE OCCASION OF CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2021
September 14, 2021 This year marks 14 years since the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been observing Caribbean Wellness Day. This is in keeping with the 2007 Port-of-Spain Declaration “Stop the…
STATEMENT BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE IMPACT OF THE VENEZUELAN POLITICAL PARTIES AGREEMENT ON GUYANA
September 14, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of the round of negotiations in Mexico and mediated by Norway between representatives of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic…
OAS Launches two Initiatives to Empower Women as Drivers of Economic Development
September 14, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) launched two initiatives to increase the participation of women in the digital economy, the initiatives were announced…
Historic CARICOM-AFRICA Summit Plans to Strengthen Unity, Trade and Investment between the Two Regions
September 14, 2021 History was made on September 7th 2021, when the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit was held virtually under the theme ‘Unity Across Continents and Oceans: Opportunities for Deepening Integration’.…
DSG Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan Demits Office
September 14, 2021 CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan demitted office on August 31 after seven years of service. Among her achievements during her tenure, the Surinamese diplomat championed the…
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTEENTH SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE, 13 SEPTEMBER 2021
September 14, 2021 The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met virtually on Monday, 13 September at its 16th Special Emergency Meeting to consider a regional…
CARICOM to mount Election Observation Mission to The Bahamas
September 14, 2021 At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the…
First ever Africa/CARICOM summit hits at European neglect- More linkages being sought!
By: Staff Writer September 10, 2021 The inaugural Africa/CARICOM summit held on September 7 called out European nations for their neglect of both regions as Caribbean leaders called for deepening…
CARICOM Ministerial Workshop Discusses Climate Emergency Ahead of COP 26
September 10, 2021 Amidst daunting findings recently made by scientists that the “world is on a trajectory to reach 1.5 ° C within the next twenty years relative to pre-industrial…
OAS to Deploy Electoral Observation Mission for the September 16 General Elections in The Bahamas
September 10, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general elections in The Bahamas scheduled for September 16. The Secretary…