CARICOM Energy Month (CEM)

CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) will be observed in November under the theme ‘Invest in Sustainable Energy: Accelerate the Transition’. CEM aims to increase awareness of energy matters in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and celebrate the strides the Community is making to transition to a clean energy pathway. Since its inauguration in 2016, CEM has become the seminal event on the calendar of energy stakeholders including academia, policymakers, private sector, youth, and development partners. The ultimate goal of CEM is long-term, lasting behavioural changes. Tune in to our website and social media platforms to see the various activities.

Jamaica to host the next Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government

Jamaica will host the Forty-ninth (49th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 6-8 July in Montego Bay. Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, is the Incoming Chair (1 July to 31 December 2025) and will preside over the Meeting. The opening ceremony, on Sunday 6 July and the meeting sessions, 7-8 July, will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay. Prior to the Meeting, the Eighteenth (18th) CARICOM Road Races will take place on Saturday 5 July in Montego Bay. Visit the knowledge hub: caricom.org/49hgc for more information.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government met in Barbados, 19-21 February 2025, for their 48th Regular Meeting which was convened under the theme: Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development. The leaders discussed several pressing issues for the Community, including but not limited to, food and nutrition security, climate change and the climate finance, ongoing challenges in Haiti, security issues, digital resilience, geo-political issues, external relations matters, maritime and air transport, reparations, and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
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Upcoming Events

july

01jul8:30 am01sep8:42 pm Mission to engage International Development Partners and Regional institutions on Technical CooperationBarbados

01jul8:30 am01sep4:30 pm Mission to engage International Development Partners and Regional institutions on Technical CooperationTrinidad and Tobago

01jul8:30 am01sep5:30 pm 11th UK-Caribbean ForumLondon, United Kingdom

03jul(jul 3)8:30 am05(jul 5)5:30 pm Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of GovernmentJamaica

08jul(jul 8)8:30 am11(jul 11)5:30 pmAI for Good SummitGeneva, Switzerland

august

01jul8:30 am01sep8:42 pm Mission to engage International Development Partners and Regional institutions on Technical CooperationBarbados

01jul8:30 am01sep4:30 pm Mission to engage International Development Partners and Regional institutions on Technical CooperationTrinidad and Tobago

01jul8:30 am01sep5:30 pm 11th UK-Caribbean ForumLondon, United Kingdom

04aug8:30 am5:30 pmTentativeMeeting of Caribbean Plant Health Directors

04aug8:30 am5:30 pmTentativeHigh level meeting with key officials to review report on Basic Education Quality Management Framework

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Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness

Prime Minister of Jamaica
Jul 1 - Dec 31, 2025
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Dr Carla Barnett

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Caribbean Schools Shine in 2025 Caribbean Lightning Safety Awareness Contest

The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) has announced the winners of the 2025 Caribbean Lightning Safety Awareness Contest, a regional initiative to boost public knowledge of lightning safety and first aid through creative expression by school children. Twelve schools from across the Caribbean submitted entries showcasing outstanding creativity, accuracy, and inclusiveness...

CDF commits US$15M to financing CARICOM’s First Geothermal Power Plant

The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have today signed financing agreements with the Dominica Geothermal Power Company (2023) limited (DGPC) – a locally registered entity owned by ORMAT Technologies – for the development of the first geothermal power plant in a CARICOM Member State. This critical...

Government of Guyana, CARICOM Development Fund ink US$18M Agricultural Agreement

The Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) yesterday signed a US$18 million financing agreement to kickstart the Agricultural and Infrastructural Development Programme (AIDP), which will see over 4,300 farmers across the ten regions of Guyana benefitting, with forty per cent of the beneficiaries being women and youth....

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