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CARICOM welcomes talks with UK ahead of Forum

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April 3, 2023 – On Tuesday 28th March, Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General held a bilateral meeting with the Honourable David Rutley, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Kingdom at the CARICOM Secretariat.

During the meeting they discussed climate change, development financing and the upcoming 11th Caribbean-UK Forum which will be held in Jamaica in May 2023.

Also present were Dr. Tres-Ann Kremer, Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Secretary-General; Amb. Donna Forde, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations (FCR); Mr. Brian Bellevue, Programme Manager, FCR; Mr. David Allens, Project Officer, FCR; Her Excellency Jane Miller, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to CARICOM; Ms. Phoebe Lundy, Private Secretary; Mr. Russell Crane, Head of FCDO Caribbean Team; Mr. Alain Archibald, Multilateral Engagement Lead for the Caribbean; Mr. David Finan, SIDS Hub; Ms. Kassia De Santos, SIDS Hub; and Ms. Tianna Graham, Political Officer.

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

 

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement 

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Rashaed Esson

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To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

 

 

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities. 

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Rashaed Esson

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The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.

 

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