Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, Canada December 19, 2024 - Ottawa, Canada - Global Affairs Canada Canada continues to strengthen its partnership with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries by focusing on tackling the region’s key development challenges through education, technical and vocational training. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced Canada’s … Continue reading Canada to Establish Caribbean Future Skills Fund
Category: Strategic Partnership
Media Release Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI) Co-Chairs comment on the first anniversary of the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership and advancing goals for the next year October 31, 2024 On the first anniversary of the announcement of the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership by the Government of Canada and CARICOM, the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI) restated its enthusiastic support of the … Continue reading CCI Co-Chairs comment on Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership
This issue, much like the issue of the reaction to the Venezuela election, shows the limits of foreign policy coordination within CARICOM and illustrates why a Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership, unfortunately, will likely have to avoid certain "delicate" issues. It is to be hoped, however, that within both CARICOM and the Strategic Partnership there can be … Continue reading Three Caricom countries call for respect of China’s sovereignty
One of our presenters at the recent Research Symposium has had his peer-reviewed paper published in Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. Congratulations Dustin Fergusson-Vaux and thank you for presenting your paper at our recent Symposium! You can find the paper in the link below. Today my first peer-review journal article was published in the Canadian Foreign … Continue reading From “special relationship” to “strategic partnership”: prospects for renewal of Canada-CARICOM relations in a polarizing global political economy
One of the important elements of the CARICOM community idea is a commitment to enhance foreign policy coordination (emphasis added). See Articles 6 and 16 of the amended Treaty of Chaguaramas. On many issues, CARICOM has been successful in presenting a common foreign policy positions to the world. However, in a community of 15 Member … Continue reading Foreign Policy Coordination …bumping up against the limits of CARICOM and the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership
Source: @LilianChaterjee News release July 30, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today concluded a 2-day trip to Grenada, from July 28 to 29, 2024, where he visited a community affected by Hurricane Beryl and represented Canada at the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of … Continue reading Minister Hussen visits Caribbean community impacted by Hurricane Beryl and attends the 47th CARICOM meeting
Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Samuel Berridge says the international community needs to be reminded about the importance of sticking to their climate change promises. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The Canadian politics and government newspaper The Hill Times has a good story by writer Neil Moss on the links that Caribbean nations … Continue reading Deadly Hurricane Beryl a stark reminder of the need to confront climate change, says Saint Kitts and Nevis envoy – The Hill Times
At their Leaders' Summit in October 2023, Canada and CARICOM member states agreed what they have called a Strategic Partnership. You can read the text of the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership here. The Canada-Caribbean Institute will be exploring some of the implications of this agreement for the two sides. On July 11, 2024, 14:30 - 16:00 … Continue reading CCI Policy Discussion: Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership, July 11, 2024
News release February 27, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today concluded a 2-day trip to Guyana, where he represented Canada at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This visit builds on the success of … Continue reading February 27, 2024… Minister Hussen attends 46th CARICOM meeting and announces new funding for multiple countries in the Caribbean
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform that this Panel must be postponed. At their recent Leaders' Summit, Canada and CARICOM approved the launch of a "Strategic Partnership". Designed to regularize and formalize a longstanding intergovernmental relationship, it will bring the two sides together at all levels (officials, Ministers, Leaders) on key … Continue reading Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership: “Everything you wanted to know…but were afraid to ask”