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Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, has described the upcoming 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government as a “meeting of great interest.
”Speaking ahead of the engagement, which is set for February 19-21 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Ms. Solomon noted that the meeting comes at a focal time for the hemisphere and will be an opportune moment to discuss CARICOM’s approach to various matters.
Click here to listen: https://vimeo.com/1056520922?share=copy#t=0Themed Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth, and Sustainable Development, the Meeting will address matters on the regional agenda including food and nutrition security, climate change and finance, the ongoing challenges in Haiti, security issues, digital resilience, external relations, and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
Maritime and air transport, as well as reparations, will also be discussed over the two days.
Ms. Solomon underscored the importance of regional unity, stating,“It is important for the Region to unite and speak with one voice on many issues, and this is an excellent opportunity under Prime Minister Mottley’s leadership, as Chair of CARICOM.”
The opening ceremony will be held on the afternoon of 19 February at the Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, featuring speeches from Prime Minister Mottley; immediate past Chair, Hon. Dickon Mitchell of Grenada; the new Premier of Montserrat, Hon. Reuben T. Meade; and CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett. Special Guests- UN Secretary-General, H.E. António Guterres and European Commission President, H.E.Ursula von der Leyen will also address the Ceremony.
Heads of Government are also expected to engage with several distinguished guests, including the UN Secretary-General; European Commission President; Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland; President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Mr. Daniel Best; President of Afreximbank, H.E. Professor Benedict Oramah; and Executive President of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) Mr. Sergio Díaz-Granados.
A special meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will precede the Conference on 19 February.
ASG Solomon described this meeting as “very important,” noting that CARICOM Foreign Ministers play a key role in advising the Heads of Government on foreign policy matters.
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Additional video:
Assistant Secretary-General Elizabeth Solomon speaks on CARICOM’s support to Haiti.
https://vimeo.com/1056519638?share=copy#t=0
About CARICOM’s Foreign PolicyForeign policy coordination is one of the four main pillars of the Caribbean Community, as specified in Article 6 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas.
CARICOM’s regional, bilateral and multilateral relations are based on principles of democracy, the rule of law, multilateralism, and international cooperation.
CARICOM’s foreign policy agenda was established in 1972 at the Seventh Standing Committee of the Commonwealth Caribbean Heads of Government, which led to the creation of a Standing Committee of Ministers to tackle shared foreign policy concerns.
The committee’s first meeting took place in Georgetown, Guyana, in November 1973, where the Committee was renamed the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).
About CARICOM:
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which was revised in 2001 to allow for the establishment of a single market and economy.
The Community comprises fifteen Member States and six Associate Members.
It is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years old. CARICOM rests on four main pillars: economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and social development; and security cooperation.
Through the combined efforts to build a “Community for All”, it remains one of the best examples of integration in the developing world and is the oldest surviving integration movement.
The CARICOM Secretariat, the principal administrative organ of the Community, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.
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CARICOM always holds these big meetings.
Hoping for real solutions, not just discussions!
Looking forward to hearing what comes out of this.
If CARICOM’s regional,bilateral and multilateral relations are based on principles of DEMOCRACY,the rule of LAW,multilateralism and international cooperation.How about paying the CLICO/BAICO policyholders in the OECS their money reference to the recent CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE judgement on BAICO after 15 years with no resolution in sight highlights the failure of CARICOM to put in place a framework to protect and provide equal treatment for all consumers across the common market.Therefore CARICOM is responsible for paying the CLICO/BAICO 33,000 policyholders their money.At present there is no protection in place for SAGICOR policyholders and REPUBLIC BANK depositors in the OECS and GUYANA if either company goes bankrupt which is inevitable you would loose your money.Also pay LIAT(1974) LTD WORKERS their full 100% severance which is due to the workers by LAW.Where are the principles of DEMOCRACY and the rule of LAW? CARICOM is a farce just a talk shop. BARNETT and the BOARD OF DIRECTORS need to resign gross incompetence for inflicting IRREPARABLE harm to the CLICO/BAICO policyholders and LIAT(1974) LTD workers in the OECS.