(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Thursday, 24 February 2022) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strongly condemns the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by The Russian Federation and calls for the immediate and complete withdrawal of the military presence and cessation of any further actions that may intensify the current perilous situation in that country. The recognition by The Russian Federation of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk represents a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
The hostilities against Ukraine go counter to the principles of respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of another sovereign state and the prohibition on the threat or use of force, and the peaceful resolution of disputes, which are the bedrock of this Community.
CARICOM maintains that the principles of universal respect and adherence to these norms and principles of international law are fundamental to the maintenance of the international system and global peace and security.
CARICOM calls on all parties involved to urgently embark on intensified diplomatic dialogue to immediately de-escalate hostilities and work towards a sustainable peace.
CARICOM as an organization has negated its responsibility to the citizens of CARICOM and allowed the violation of human rights but has the courage to speak when it’s not CARICOM responsibility to speak. This organization is a failure to the citizens of CARICOM. CARICOM should be disbanded since it only serves the political interest of politicians and not its citizens.
Sometimes I wonder if they still teach comprehension in school. Once again, our people cannot see the forest from the trees. [sigh]
Your condemnation will fall on deaf ears. The Caribbean are like hobo under a bridge. They beg for cash, from bigger countries but when they complain or disagree they get ignored.
We have no relevance on the world stage. No credibility. We dont matter cause we are irrelevant beyond being who we are and refugees we constantly Expel into the world.
Strive to change that so we have a voice. Only other time we are heard is when our hand stretch out begging for grants or loans or selling our votes in the UN for special interest
All democratic nations in the world condemn this invasion ;
I am glad Caricom joins them.
However, I advise some caribbean leaders to think about the fact that their “friends” ( China, Venezuela, Cuba … and some other dictatorships ) approve Putin’s action !!!
Where was Caricom when Mia Motley and Roosevelt Skerrit (Prime ministers) co-partnered to violently teargassed the old, young and not so old citizens of Dominica? Where is Caricom who is aware that $4.2 billion of the citizens of Dominica’s money vanished under the watch of the country’s prime and finance minister? Where is Caricom when one of its islands prime ministers is threating to eliminate, I repeat eliminate any of its citizens who stands in defiant of him. Where is Caricom?
Caricom? Certainly, that statement does not include the voice of Dominica’s Prime minister. Dominica’ s prime minister voices on all issues namely on the local, regional and international scene. We would like to hear the personal voice of the prime minister of Dominica condemn the vicious and heinous act by Russia. Prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit on behalf of all Dominicans I challenge you to write or get on the radio and condemn Russia/Putin’s heinous act upon Ukraine. Mr. prime minister be a big man and not a mouse and as you do so very well parle’ parle’ and condemn Russia. We want to hear you loud and clear.
This hollow piece just isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. We’re were these useless paper tigers when Caribbean so called security forces descended on the sleeping village of Salisbury and terrorized the people whilst in their beds. Where was the territorial integrity? Also why hasn’t Skerritt made a statement on the invasion? I guess he concludes that Ukraine doesn’t have territorial integrity? It surely looks like there is a fissure in Caricom and Skerritt is on the other side or he’s hiding behind the paper tigers.
CARICOM should fix her house before trying to straighten those outside the region. Anyway, their collective voices are usually ignored on the international stage because they have done nothing to earn the respect of other nations, groupings and organizations.
Take a glance into CARICON and these you will see:
* some of the most corrupt leaders on the planet(overnight millionaires)
*many corrupt electoral & judicial systems, police used as militia forces , high poverty and her twin brother crime) etc.
CARICOM is so unpopular that hardly anyone celebrates CARICOM DAY. 90%+ of residents cannot give you the date of this day nor when CARICOM came into being.
Caricom should send the regional security system (RSS) to help Ukraine. Dominica should send the SSU all those that comes out in their numbers when it have a little peaceful protest. That’s where all you have to go and show what all you can do.
They not man enough for that. Only defenceless people they can rough up. Bunch of spineless clowns!
@May – Totally agree with you.
Skerrit should send his robocop police that like to fire tear gas behind peaceful protestors in Dominica to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Is there these like-to-fire-tear-gas police should go and show their ‘badness’ & toughness.
Roosevelt kleptocrat skerrit was invited to Russia for summit. CARICOM need to stop pussyfooting and establish a political principle it follows. No comment on the unprovoked tear gas of the people of Salisbury. Similar in nature but on a different scale. CARICOM need to see these imperialist countries for what they are. All these gifts from China is for the same imperialism. Vladimir Putin has been doing everything to get to this point for years. He had made his intentions known from the time soviet union broke up so thier should be no surprise. Look at the Chinese behavior. Now people will die because one man not satisfied and thinks he is a God. We have leaders in the Caribbean with these tendencies yet CARICOM is silent. Useless organization.
I disagree. The west can only push Russia so much.
Hello CARICOM, (Useless Bunch) Please note, that the Caribbean Islands are further from China than Ukraine is from Russia. How much is the Chinese government paying other countries (including the Caribbean) to take in their people? It’s been recorded that such practices have been going on for quite some time. China has long been over populated. It’s ok to give a foreigner a lodging and some comfort. How be it, these folks do not abide by our laws and are not being held to account. This I consider an invasion of foreign country’s law and constitution. Well again, the …… made it abundantly clear to them by saying, “TO HELL WITH THE CONSTITUTION.” NJAM must remember to keep reminding Dominicans of this infamous language and disrespect to our country, to our constitution and our people by this shameless …… ccalled SKE-RAT ……..
Well I wish in response the US would invade CARICOM, especially Dominica and go with the King of Corruption
I fine it very strange that caricom is commenting on the ongoing Ukrainian conflict.where was caricom when skerrit ordered his regional security force to open year gas on those poor people of Salisbury?
In times of war Roosevelt Skerrit is the first one to condemn the invader especially if it’s the US, why has he not condemned Russia? Oh well Russia is his good friend and good friend of China so he can’t talk? I wonder if China put a lock on his lips
CARICOM should just send their troops to Ukraine and stop running their mouth. They were able to invade Dominica and the Saliabury people at the invitation of Skerrit and now it matters they sending warnings. Boy according PM Skerrit “its not you damn business, go to hell, go to hell go to hell
OK, so what is our government’s position on the crisis in Ukraine? Somebody tell the alleged unlawful PM to speak now. Looks like cat ate his tongue!
Did not see – hope all parties use diplomacy. It is still not too late for diplomacy it is just the approach
The approach is different for stages and I think we are looking at the most FAILED attempt at Diplomacy in the world today.
Various entry points are not seen – opportunities pass by continuously and it gets much more difficult for the parties concerned and they simply cut and run.
What is happening is the outcome they expect did not happen and they run out of options.
OECS should also issue a statement and even hold a series of summits – I wish they would try to focus of neutrality and diplomacy. These are super powers clashing with nuclear weapons and the likes.
Countries which price themselves on diplomacy – the little ones. Diplomatic ties we have established we should remember and work to maintain these.
World War looming commodities, trade going to be affected and when it is over – we would not want find ourselves is the cross hairs
I fine a certain someone quiet eh