Year: 2025
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“CARICOM-African Union is an essential alliance for realising the reparations claim” – Dr Hilary Brown
“Through strengthened collaboration between CARICOM and the African Union there is the opportunity to articulate a clear diplomatic, and advocacy strategy to advance the [Reparations] agenda through joint action in the United Nations, the Commonwealth and other intergovernmental bodies…” Dr Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat Dr Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, delivered…
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CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General welcomes Assistant Secretary-General of the OAS for a courtesy call
On Monday, April 14, 2025, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed Ambassador Nestor Mendez, Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), for a courtesy call at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. Ambassador Mendez, who is preparing to step down from his role at the OAS, visited Dr. Alexis to discuss the valuable relationship between CARICOM…
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Celebrating Girls in ICT on 24 April
‘Girls in ICT, Building CARICOM’ is the theme guiding the Community’s celebration of International Girls in ICT Day on 24 April. The Day is an annual observance led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to encourage girls and young women to pursue careers in information and communication technologies (ICT) and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEM/STEAM). To celebrate…
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“Drumming: a symbol of our shared resilience against division and inequality” – CARICOM SG.
This event to mark the 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the “Ark of Return”, is an opportunity to reflect on how music and rhythm have played a role in both resistance and resilience. Drumming holds a special place in this journey. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett…
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CARICOM delegation at ICAO meeting in Qatar
A delegation from the CARICOM Secretariat is in Doha to participate in the 2025 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Facilitation Conference in Doha, Qatar, from 14 – 17 April. The delegation comprises Ambassador David Prendergast, Director Sectoral Programmes and Dr. Pauline Yearwood, Deputy Programme Manager, Transportation. The theme of the conference is ‘Facilitating the Future of Air Transport: Collaboration, Efficiency, Inclusivity’.…
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“Reparations for Haiti continue to be central to CARICOM’s reparations claim” – CARICOM Secretary-General
“Reparations for Haiti continue to be central to CARICOM’s reparations claim. April 2025 marks the bicentenary of the indemnity of 150 million Francs imposed on Haiti by France as reparations for loss of property, including enslaved Africans, and as a precondition for recognising the island’s independence. The negative economic and social effects of this historical injustice are painfully clear, with…
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CARICOM begins Regional Ocean Policy Consultations
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on 4 April 2025, began a series of regional thematic consultations dedicated to formulating the CARICOM Ocean Policy and Governance Framework. The consultation took place in Miami, Florida, in the margins of the Regional Preparatory Workshop for the first meeting of the Preparatory Commission on the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ…
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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Situation in Haiti | 13 April 2025
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are deeply concerned by recent reports that a coalition of criminal gangs is threatening to seize power and compel a change in the governance arrangements in Haiti at this time. This is completely unacceptable. CARICOM strongly condemns any attempt to replace the transitional arrangements by force and violence. These arrangements were…
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More Data Needed for Decision-Making in Labour Sector
“One of the outcomes I would like to see is that we arrive at a mechanism for capturing more labour-related data in terms of movement of people and intra-regional labour migration – to better understand the labour market in the Caribbean.” Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour and Consumer Affairs, Grenada and Chair,…
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CARIFORUM conducts review of EU-funded Regional Technical Cooperation Facility
(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Project Management Committee of the Regional Technical Cooperation Facility recently conducted its review of the 11th EDF EU-funded Regional Technical Cooperation Facility (RTCF) at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. Committee members are drawn from the CARIFORUM Directorate and other Directorates of the CARICOM Secretariat. Representatives of two members of…
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