Year: 2023
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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Statement on Mission to Haiti
In keeping with the decision of CARICOM Heads of Government at their 44th Regular Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, 15-17 February 2023, a CARICOM Special Mission went to Haiti today February 27, 2023 for a one day working visit. The mission, led by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, met with the interim Prime Minister of Haiti,…
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Agriculture in International Trade Agreements (AITA) – special edition for CARICOM
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are jointly proposing this virtual course entitled “Agriculture in International Trade Agreements” (AITA), which combines online content that can be self-managed by each student, complemented by live webinars on broad conceptual frameworks and approaches to understanding and addressing international agreements on agriculture and international agrifood…
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CARICOM Reparations Commission and UWI Centres welcome Royal African Delegation
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, February 27, 2023—A high-level delegation of royal African traditional leaders from AIDO Network International, will visit Jamaica from February 28 to March 6 for a series of activities hosted by the CARICOM Reparations Commission, in collaboration with The University of the West Indies (UWI), and its Centre for Reparation Research and PJ Patterson…
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CARIFORUM Legal Drafting E-Learning Programme begins
The CARIFORUM Legal Drafting E-Learning Programme has begun and we are please to share the details. For further details please contact the CARIFORUM Directorate at admin.epaunit@caricom.org.
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Heads seeking collaborative approach on regional transportation
CARICOM Heads of Government will explore working with companies servicing the Caribbean to find a solution to the current transportation woes facing the Community. “We’re looking at what kind of construct we can bring into play, recognising that there are existing companies that are servicing our islands, and how we can work with those existing entities to seek to alleviate…
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Message from CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on the occasion of the Forty-Fourth Independence Anniversary of Saint Lucia, 22 February 2023
“Honourable Prime Minister, On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I convey heartfelt congratulations to the Government and People of Saint Lucia on the Country’s Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Independence. The Government and People of Saint Lucia can reflect with pride on forty-four years of independence as a nation that have embodied the principles of peace, progress, and stability in a…
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COMMUNIQUE issued at the conclusion of the Forty-Fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 15-17 February 2023
In Photo: (front row, from left): Prime Minister of Belize, Hon John Briceño; Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon Mia Amor Mottley; President of Guyana, H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of CARICOM, Hon Philip Davis; Secretary-General of CARICOM Dr Carla Barnett; Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr.…
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CARICOM Statement on Haiti
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at their 44th Regular Meeting in The Bahamas reiterated that the Community must play a leadership role in addressing the deteriorating situation in Haiti, a Member State of the Community, towards which there are moral and political obligations. Heads affirmed that decisive action is needed at the earliest opportunity by CARICOM in…
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CARICOM Statement on the situation in Suriname
CARICOM Heads of Government received a report from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname on the ongoing disturbances in that country. CARICOM reaffirms its support for the democratically elected Government of Suriname under the leadership of President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. The Heads of Government took note of the unfolding situation in Suriname and strongly condemned…
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50th anniversary opportune for celebration, renewal, enriching legacy
As CARICOM Heads of Government reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Community this year, they are of the view that it was a fitting opportunity to celebrate, renew, look forward and enrich regional integration. CARICOM was established on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas by Founding Fathers, Prime Ministers Errol Barrow for Barbados; Forbes…
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