Year: 2025

  • Photo of Technological landscape calls for validation, collaboration, ethical considerations

    Technological landscape calls for validation, collaboration, ethical considerations

    Careful validation, collaboration, and ethical considerations are pivotal to shaping digital development and confronting the challenges of rapid technological change. CARICOM Secretariat’s Programme Manager, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Ms. Jennifer Britton, shared this perspective when she delivered remarks at a technical validation workshop for the regional ICT Sector Gap Analysis Project that was conducted with support from…

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  • Photo of Message from Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025

    Message from Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025

    The threat to our natural environment remains real, and the impact on the health and livelihoods of our people cannot be ignored.  On this World Environment Day, CARICOM remains engaged and committed to tackling this pressing environmental challenge. Plastic pollution has wide-ranging consequences for CARICOM states. Plastics threaten marine biodiversity, including sea turtles, seabirds, and fish as well as coral…

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  • Photo of CARICOM enhancing skills of young professionals  as CSME Ambassadors

    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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  • Photo of Youth voices integral to advancing CSME – CARICOM Social Development Advisor

    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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  • Photo of JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA                            III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT

    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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  • Photo of Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Meeting | Cartagena de Indias | May 28, 2025

    Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Colombia 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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  • Photo of Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative

    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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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretary-General Engages Colombian Government Officials

    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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  • Photo of Preliminary Statement | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the 2025 General Elections in the Republic of Suriname

    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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