By: Paul Sarran November 19, 2024 I am writing to urgently seek the intervention of the officials at the Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Bank (TTMB), formerly the Trinidad and Tobago…
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COMMENTARY: CARICOM SG addresses High Level Session on Climate Mobility in the Greater Caribbean | COP29 -Baku Stadium | Tuesday 12 November 2024
By: Dr Carla Barnett November 15, 2024 I thank the hosts for organising this important forum, which is so relevant and timely in the current global context. Member States of the…
COMMENTARY: Laventille’s Legacy in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Paul Sarran November 12, 2024 Laventille’s rich political history reflects a community whose representatives have been dedicated to addressing both immediate challenges and long-term development. The People’s National Movement…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Deputy SG delivers remarks at the Fourth High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics: ‘Strengthening Statistics through the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics for a Resilient Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’
By: Dr Armstrong Alexis November 8, 2024 Distinguished delegates, it is my honour to give remarks on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat at this important gathering of Statistics…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Secretary-General delivers Remarks | CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024 Event | Highlighting Past and Future Cooperation of the Caribbean Water Sector to CARICOM
By: Dr Carla Barnett November 8, 2024 I am pleased that we are all able to be here today to mark CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024. In March, I had the…
COMMENTARY:: Leadership Styles within the PNM: Evolution, Influence, and Public Response.
By: Paul Sarran November 1, 2024 Stuart Young’s emergence as a potential leader for the People’s National Movement (PNM) in Trinidad and Tobago has generated significant discussion regarding the party’s…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM Deputy SG advocates for all-inclusive process to finalize legal, regulatory frameworks for Banking Sector
By: Dr Armstrong Alexis October 29, 2024 Thank you for having me here this morning to share some thoughts with you as your keynote speaker. Indeed, you are this year…
COMMENTARY: Safeguarding human rights requires more than words
By: Sir Ronald Sanders October 25, 2024 In the councils of the Organization of American States (OAS) and at least two of its associate institutions – the Inter-American Commission on…
COMMENTARY: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley for UN Secretary General
By Garfield L. Angus October 22, 2024 With the geographical rotation of the next United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s position, now shifted to the Latin America and the Caribbean region,…
COMMENTARY: Small States should maximise International Law to Fight for Justice
By: Sir Ronald Sanders October 18, 2024 Insufficient attention has been given to the far-reaching actions taken by several small island states, led by Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu, to…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), THE HONOURABLE DICKON MITCHELL ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS
By: Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell October 15, 2024 It is with a deep sense of honour, pride and responsibility that I deliver this message on the commemoration of the 50th…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS
By: Dr Carla Barnett October 15, 2024 Tuesday, 15 October 2024 marks the sixteenth observance of Caribbean Statistics Day. This year is also the 50th Anniversary of the Standing Committee…