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Chairman of the Conference of Heads of the Caribbean Commuinity, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris.

CARICOM Heads Urge non-interference in Venezuela, offers to mediate

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 24, 2018 - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community have called on the international community to 'step back from the brink' by refraining from doing anything to destabilize the situation in Venezuela, and to desist from the threat or use of force in accordance with Charter of the OAS which calls for territorial inviolability.
  • Published in CARICOM
Worsening Ebola crisis leaves UN Security Council with few options

Worsening Ebola crisis leaves UN Security Council with few options

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is quickly becoming an international concern. With 489 people diagnosed with the disease and 280 deaths, it is already the second largest Ebola outbreak in history (although still dwarfed by the 2014 West Africa outbreak). While the DRC has a good track record of responding to these outbreaks, the ongoing military conflict in the country is making the response much more difficult.
  • Published in Health
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, who is performing the functions of Prime Minister, in discussion with Ambassador Holloway and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Guyana, Terry Steers-Gonzalez.

GUYANA | US now backs Guyana in border row with Venezuela

GEORGETOWN, November 17, 2018 - The official United States (US)  position on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy has shifted in favour of Guyana. This is the word from the US Deputy Chief of Mission in Guyana, Terry Steers-Gonzalez, who noted that previously, the US would simply support a timely resolution of the controversy. Now it wants the 1899 arbitration award respected.
'Family Photo' of delegates at the Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Midterm Review of the SAMOA Pathway which was held in Apia, Samoa from 30 October – 1 November 2018.

CARICOM records concerns about pace of SIDS' development in Samoa meeting

CARICOM, Georgetown, Guyana, November 14, 2018 - As the global community prepares for a Midterm Review of the progress in addressing the priorities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is concerned about the pace of implementing the modalities for SIDS’ sustainable development.
  • Published in CARICOM
Blockade of Cuba Isolates United States at the UN

Blockade of Cuba Isolates United States at the UN

United Nations, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The international community demonstrated on Wednesday at the UN, for the umpteenth time, its rejection of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for almost six decades.
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