Vice President Harris Meets Virtually With 15 Of 16 Leaders Of Caribbean-Sea Area Countries. Guess Who Was Missing? Largest By Land; Second-Largest By Population.
/The White House
Washington DC
29 April 2022
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Caribbean Leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually today with 15 leaders representing Caribbean nations and underscored the importance the Biden-Harris Administration places on our partnerships throughout the Caribbean. The Vice President made clear the United States is committed to work with our Caribbean neighbors to advance cooperation on economic recovery, the climate crisis, and security, among other areas of mutual concern. As part of the Administration’s commitment to continued engagement within the Caribbean, the Vice President proposed an annual meeting of this group to continue high-level discussions. The Vice President discussed economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic and reaffirmed that equitable economic growth in the Caribbean is a priority. As the United States is the region’s largest economic partner, the Vice President and the leaders discussed ways to further facilitate trade and attract U.S. investment. On security, the Vice President informed the leaders that the United States will expand our assistance to the Caribbean through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). The Vice President discussed new funding to combat firearms trafficking, enhance maritime security, and support training for police and others. The Vice President and the leaders discussed cooperation to address the climate crisis and the transition to clean energy. They discussed ways to strengthen energy security, increase the deployment of clean energy, and enhance resilience and adaptive capacity to withstand the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. The Vice President welcomed the input from the leaders on these areas, and they agreed our governments will stay in close touch, including at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. The Leaders that participated:
Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda
Prime Minister Phillip Davis of The Bahamas
Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados
Prime Minister Juan Briceño of Belize
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica
President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada
President Dr. Irfaan Ali of Guyana
Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti
Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica
Prime Minister Phillip Pierre of Saint Lucia
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Prime Minister Chan Santokhi of Suriname
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago
Secretary General of CARICOM Dr. Carla Barnett
Countries in Caribbean Population Estimates (2020): Haiti 11,402,528 Cuba 11,326,616 Dominican Republic10,847,910 Jamaica 2,961,167 Puerto Rico 2,860,853 Trinidad and Tobago 1,399,488 Guadeloupe 400,124 Bahamas393,244 Martinique 375,265 Barbados 287,375 Saint Lucia183,627 Curaçao 164,093 Grenada112,523 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110,940 Aruba 106,766 United States Virgin Islands 104,425 Antigua and Barbuda 97,929 Dominica 71,986 Cayman Islands 65,722 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53,199 Sint Maarten 42,876 Turks and Caicos Islands 38,717 Saint Martin 38,666 British Virgin Islands 30,231 Caribbean Netherlands 26,223 Anguilla 15,003 Saint Barthélemy 9,877 Montserrat 4,992.
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