Tag: Caricom
Caricom Postpones Annual Summit Over Category 4 Hurricane Beryl
The leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on Sunday to postpone their forty-seventh annual summit, to be held next Wednesday to Friday in Granada, due to the passage through the region of Hurricane Beryl, category 4. RELATED: Eastern Caribbean Territories Prepare for Imminent Arrival of Hurricane Beryl “The meetings scheduled to be held in […]
June 30, 2024
Venezuela Rejects Caricom Communique on the Essequibo
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a statement on Friday in which it expresses its categorical rejection of the statement issued by the Caribbean Community (Caricom), on May 29, 2024. RELATED: Venezuela Rejects US Statements on Presidential Elections “The Communiqué issued by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) dated 29 May 2024, on […]
May 31, 2024
Caricom Concerned About Escalating Conflicts in the Middle East
On Monday, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) insisted on avoiding destabilization in the Middle East and protecting world peace in the face of worsening conflicts, with Iran’s response to Israel’s bombing of the consulate in Syria. RELATED: Guterres Calls For Restraint After Iran’s Retaliatory Attacks A communiqué from the bloc’s Council on Foreign Relations deplored the […]
April 15, 2024
Venezuela Rejects CARICOM Position on Guayana Esequiba
On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the interfering, imprecise, and false opinions included in a statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regarding the Law for the Defense of the Guayana Esequiba. The Venezuelan statement is reproduced below. RELATED: Our Historical Truth Was Brought to ICJ: Venezuelan President “The Bolivarian Republic […]
April 9, 2024
CARICOM Calls For Dialogue Between Mexico and Ecuador
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joined to the comndenation this Sunday the assault of the Ecuadorian Police on the Embassy of Mexico in Quito and called for “dialogue” between both countries. RELATED: EU Joins Critics Against Assault on Mexican Embassy in Quito “CARICOM) reaffirm the importance of adherence to the principles of international law and rules […]
April 7, 2024
Haiti: Week Begins Without a Presidential Transition Council
On Monday, Haiti begins the week without a Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), due to the lack of consensus of the grouping called the December 21 Agreement. RELATED: UNICEF’s Aid Containers Looted in Haiti The leaders of this group are demanding explanations on points of the founding document of the CPT that they say they do […]
March 18, 2024
ALBA-TCP Warns About Risks of Interventionism in Haiti
On Thursday, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a communique expressing their concern for Haiti following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry on March 11. RELATED: ALBA-TCP Presents 2030 Agenda on Cooperation “The complex situation requires immediate international attention and assistance to this population, […]
March 15, 2024
Haitian PM to Resign After Formation of Presidential Council
On Monday night, Irfaan Ali, the current president of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), announced that the Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign after the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the appointment of an interim prime minister. RELATED: Caricom Calls for Speeding up Haiti’s Political Transition “We will create a transitional presidential council composed of […]
March 12, 2024
Caricom Calls for Speeding up Haiti’s Political Transition
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) urged on Monday in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, to accelerate the political transition in Haiti towards a solution to the escalating violence in the Caribbean country. RELATED: Haiti: The Car Is on Fire and There´s No Driver at the Wheel The position was expressed at the end of an emergency meeting behind […]
March 11, 2024
Jamaica to Host Caricom Meeting on Haiti Crisis
On Thursday, official sources announced that Jamaica will soon host a meeting with Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders and other stakeholders interested in finding a lasting solution to Haiti’s political, economic and social instability. RELATED: Caricom Leaders Open Summit in Guyana The regional news agency Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) indicated that sources close to the matter […]