Year: 2025
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CARICOM enhancing skills of young professionals as CSME Ambassadors
23 young people from 13 Member States participating in specialised training on CSME “This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas,…
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Youth voices integral to advancing CSME – CARICOM Social Development Advisor
“This initiative was developed to strengthen youth participation and empowerment in regional development, a CARICOM Strategic Plan priority. We worked diligently to build a meaningful, impactful Programme that goes beyond workshops and policy papers. This Programme is about people. It’s about you, young professionals with fresh ideas, strong voices, and a deep commitment to the Caribbean. We need to embed…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), convened in Cartagena, Colombia on May 28th, 2025, on the occasion of the III CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Summit. The Ministers: REITERATED their commitment to further strengthen relations between the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Colombia, to advance regional cooperation as an important instrument to…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Columbia Ministerial Meeting | Cartagena de Indias | May 28, 2025
Your Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia; Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations; Your Excellency Laura Sarabia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia; Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and Other…
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Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative
Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, has highlighted the positive results of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 25 x 2025+5 Initiative. He identified the key advancements in the approval and implementation of the Trade Policy for Animal and Animal Products (TPAAP), Regional Agricultural Health and Food Safety Policy, Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary (SPS) Guidelines for Trade in…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Engages Colombian Government Officials
On Wednesday, May 28, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett held discussions with high-ranking members of the Colombian government on the sidelines of the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and the Republic of Colombia. Dr. Barnett engaged in a dialogue with the Vice President of Colombia, Her Excellency Francia Márquez on matters including the Second Decade for…
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Preliminary Statement | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the 2025 General Elections in the Republic of Suriname
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have committed to supporting Member States, on their request, by providing an independent, impartial and honest assessment of the preparations for, and conduct of General Elections. In this context, the Government of Suriname invited the Caribbean Community to deploy a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections on 25 May 2025. In response to the invitation, the CARICOM…
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CARICOM Observes Peaceful General Elections in Suriname
ARICOM continues to uphold democratic traditions in the Region by deploying Election Observation Missions (CEOMs) at the request of Member States. These missions provide an independent, impartial, and honest assessment of the preparations for and conduct of General Elections. Suriname invited CARICOM to observe its General Elections on May 25, 2025. Head of Mission, Ms. Dora James leading an engagement…
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Significant investment opportunities in Region’s poultry industry
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues the quest to achieve its food and nutrition security goals, significant investment, employment and agro-processing opportunities in the poultry industry, have been identified. Mr. Shaun Baugh, Programme Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, said the industry, the Region’s largest agro-industrial enterprise, presents opportunities for employment generation in wealth creation, food and…
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CARICOM-Colombia Foreign Ministers meeting taking place in Cartagena de Indias
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) –CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett is leading the Secretariat’s delegation to the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Colombia, which will be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on May 28, 2025. The theme of the meeting is “Sustainable Development and Climate…
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