Caribbean Updates – May 17, 2022
SPECIAL BRIEFING ON SOA FOR CARIBBEAN CIVIL SOCIETY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 @ 7PMEST
with Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Special Advisor to President Biden for Summit of the Americas
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcO2rrj8iEtSCLoDfMGqlUnRxdDW8XpMH
US-CARICOM Relations: “Exploring Business Opportunities for and with the Private Sector: A Transactional Focus”
Shridath Ramphal Centre (UWI)/US Embassy/Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC)
Thursday, May 19, 2022, 11am-12:30pmEST
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x7f9Vi6tTwacQPzVcr8e7Q
“Get Up, Stand Up”: The Need for the Caribbean to Facilitate the Creative and Orange Economies
Bruce Zagaris and Alexander Mostaghimi
April 6, 2022
Climate Change in the Caribbean – Global Americans
Energy security, growth, and planet preservation – Jamaica Observer
President Biden must bolster region’s eroding trust in US | Miami Herald
https://amp-miamiherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article260638482.html
U.S. Secretary Of State Praises Passage Of The Caribbean Basic Security Initiative Authorization Act
U.S. Vice President Harris will meet leaders of 15 Caribbean nations on Friday | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/vp-harris-will-meet-leaders-15-caribbean-nations-friday-2022-04-29/
Harris, Caribbean leaders, discuss economic recovery, climate
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2022/04/29/kamala-harris-caribbean-leaders-climate-change-economy
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Caribbean Leaders | The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/29/readout-of-vice-president-harriss-meeting-with-caribbean-leaders/
Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Virtual Meeting with Caribbean Leaders | The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/29/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-in-a-virtual/
PM HARRIS AND OTHER CARICOM HEADS HOLD HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE WITH U.S. VICE PRESIDENT TO STRENGTHEN AREAS OF COOPERATION – The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Dominica PM Skerrit virtually interacts with US VP Kamala Harris
President Ali calls for enhanced trust in CARICOM policies by the US – Department of Public Information
President Ali calls for enhanced trust in CARICOM policies by the US
Antiguan PM hopes CARICOM meeting with US VP would bear fruit | Loop Caribbean News
https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/antiguan-pm-hopes-caricom-meeting-us-vp-would-bear-fruit
The US renews ‘strong commitment to the Caribbean – Jamaica Observer
Strengthening US-Caribbean Ties 2021 – LEADERS Interview with Melanie Chen, Board Director, Atlantic Council
https://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2021.2_Apr/Latin-America-Caribbean/LEADERS-Melanie-Chen-Atlantic-Council.html
- from mid-2021 but excellent si!
Ukraine Conflict A Threat To CARICOM’s COVID-19 Recovery – St. Lucia Times News
IMF sees growth in the Caribbean in 2022 – Trinidad Express
https://trinidadexpress-tto.newsmemory.com/?publink=05af7eaa7_134842f
CARICOM Leaders Discuss the Caribbean’s Economic Vulnerability
Caricom must have a seat at the table during talks on future of the fossil fuel industry – Pres Ali – Guyana Times
Caribbean Economic Report, April 2022 – Marla Dukharan
Elizabeth Morgan | Seeking sustained economic recovery in CARICOM | Commentary | Jamaica Gleaner
In The Caribbean, Severe Food Insecurity Has Increased By 72% In The Past Two Years
CARICOM COTED May 2022 – Robust strategies needed for Community to rebound from COVID impacts – CARICOM Today
No time for reticence, procrastination; regional integration efforts need to be redoubled – ASG Cox – CARICOM Today
The Trinidad and Tobago Economy in 2022: Ongoing Deterioration, Errors, and Omissions – Marla Dukharan
Trinidad export market opportunities post-Covid | Local Business | trinidadexpress.com
https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/export-market-opportunities-post-covid/article_88e18532-d0ba-11ec-8fe5-5f4c4f49be89.html
CBSI: FBI joins TTPS in crime fight
https://trinidadexpress-tto.newsmemory.com/?publink=13c23192d_1348484
The Caribbean in the Crossfire | Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/analysis/caribbean-crossfire
Caribbean – China Discusses Mutual Interest | MENAFN.COM
The Caribbean must speed renewable energy transition to manage oil shocks -official | Nasdaq
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/caribbean-must-speed-renewable-energy-transition-to-manage-oil-shocks-official
CARICOM | Energy Caribbean Observer April 2022
http://bridgefield.org/caricom-52/
IDB Lab launches call to manage chemicals, hazardous waste in Caribbean – Guyana Times
High Commodity Prices Will Push Guyana and Trinidad to Record Growth: IMF – Nearshore Americas
https://nearshoreamericas.com/guyana-trinidad-commodity-prices-imf/
PM Rowley meets with members of US Congress – Trinidad Guardian
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/pm-meets-with-members-of-us-congress-6.2.1485593.170fee800a
Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley met this morning with Special Envoy for Climate Change, John Kerry, at the US Department of State.
The conversation focused on reducing carbon and ethane emissions and Trinidad and Tobago’s renewable energy efforts.
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Stuart Young and Ambassador to the US and Mexico, Anthony Phillips-Spencer, Brigadier General (Ret’d.), accompanied the Prime Minister.
Six-point plan to secure new natural gas supplies and maximize exports from Trinidad & Tobago: 2022 – 2030 — Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
https://energynow.tt/blog/six-point-plan-to-secure-new-natural-gas-supplies-and-maximise-exports-from-trinidad-amp-tobago-2022-2030
Venezuela cancels SVG’s PetroCaribe debt; promises homes, asphalt, fertilizer — PM says – iWitness News
Gov’t To Consider Reapproaching Venezuela For Oil | RJR News – Jamaican News Online
http://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/local/govt-to-consider-reapproaching-venezuela-for-oil
Curaçao is drafting its strategy to transform its free trade zone regime into a catalysator of economic growth – Curaçao Chronicle
https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/curacao-is-drafting-its-strategy-in-order-to-transform-its-free-trade-zone-regime-into-a-catalysator-of-economic-growth/
Central American, Caribbean blocs condemn attack on Ukraine | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/central-american-caribbean-blocs-condemn-attack-ukraine-2022-05-04/
Belize welcomes tariff-free exports of agricultural products to Mexico – CNW Network
Mexico drops tariffs on Belize Agri exports
https://trinidadexpress-tto.newsmemory.com/?publink=18eecc206_1348483
PM John Briceno heads to Guyana as Belize peeved at trading relations within CARICOM – CNW Network
Panama: HR/VP Borrell meets with Caribbean Foreign Ministers to strengthen ties | EEAS Website
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad-and-tobago/panama-hrvp-borrell-meets-caribbean-foreign-ministers-strengthen_en?s=156
Bank of England owned 599 enslaved people in 1770s, new exhibition reveals | Slavery | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/15/bank-of-england-owned-599-slaves-in-1770s-new-exhibition-reveals
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS 2022
Antigua’s Ronald Sanders blasts US policies ahead of regional summit | Washington Diplomat
Caricom mulling over participation at Summit of Americas – Jamaica Observer
Puebla Group supports Caricom request on Summit | News
https://news.euro-24.com/world/272743.html
Trinidad’s FM Amery Browne on Venezuela, Cuba exclusion – ‘Caricom wants inclusive Summit of the Americas’
Mexico’s president says no country should be excluded from the Americas Summit
https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-president-says-no-country-184506112.html
Mexico says no country should be left out of Americas summit, rebutting the US | The Hill
Mexico’s president will send a representative in his place if nations are excluded from the Americas Summit | Reuters
AMLO’s stance on Americas summit doesn’t benefit Mexico: analysts
White House: No final decision on Summit of the Americas’ invites | Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article261348117.html
Biden’s Americas summit is drawing jeers and threats of boycott – POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/11/biden-americas-summit-boycott-threats-00031717
Caricom ‘undecided’ about possible boycott of Summit of the Americas | Antigua Observer Newspaper
