Michelle Nurse
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CARICOM Agriculture Investment Bulletin: Advancing Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
The CARICOM Secretariat today launches the first quarterly Agriculture Investment Bulletin, highlighting the Region’s efforts to strengthen food security, promote investment opportunities, and foster agricultural innovation. The publication provides policy updates and insights into the demand trends for key agriculture commodities within the CARICOM Single Market, offering a comprehensive look at the programmes shaping the agricultural landscape as the Region…
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CARICOM Celebrates Successful Close-Out of ACP MEAs III Regional Implementation Ahead of UNEA-7
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat marked the successful completion of its regional implementation of the ACP MEAs III Programme during the final Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 7 December 2025. The milestone coincides with the Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), underscoring the Caribbean’s continued commitment to advancing global environmental governance. Key…
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Modernisation of CARICOM Financial Sector in focus in Trinidad and Tobago
Efforts to modernise the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) financial sector are accelerating as regional Central Banks, regulators, stock exchanges, private-sector stakeholders, and development partners work to align the Region’s financial architecture with global standards. Regional financial leaders and experts are in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, for a two-day forum aimed at strengthening CARICOM’s financial foundation and making it more inclusive, coherent,…
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Regional Information Technology stakeholders review CARICOM Knowledge Management Web Portal and Framework
Information technology stakeholders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met last month to review and validate the Knowledge Management Web Portal and Framework (KMF) which will advance the Region’s movement towards digital transformation. The review, which will support the finalisation of the portal and framework, took place in Trinidad and Tobago, 19-20 November, during a workshop organised by the CARICOM Secretariat.…
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CARICOM Secretariat Kilo walk boosts health, inspires behavioural change to support sustainable energy transition – Prime Minister of Guyana
For Prime Minister of Guyana, the Hon Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, the CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2025 Kilo Walk on Saturday, 29 November, had a “powerful two-fold purpose.” “We walked to strengthen our physical and mental health, and we walked to inspire the kind of behavioural change that supports our Region’s transition to a prosperous, sustainable low-carbon energy future.” The…
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Jamaica Secures US$6.7B Package Over Three Years in International Support for Recovery and Reconstruction After Hurricane Melissa
Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF –Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group (WBG) have jointly assembled a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion over three years to…
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CARICOM honours women and youth in sustainable energy
The Caribbean Community on Friday honoured women and youth who have made sterling contributions to the field of sustainable energy in the Region. Eight women and two young men received the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy (WISE) and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards, respectively, for 2024 and 2025. The awards ceremony, one of the final activities of the CARICOM Energy…
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Experts Warn Action is Needed for Caribbean Food Systems to Weather Climate Change
Caribbean agriculture faces an existential crisis as increasingly intense climate events devastate farming communities across the region, experts and development leaders warned at a critical side event during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which was held 10 – 21 November 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) convened panel discussion, “Agriculture and Food Security in the Caribbean:…
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Regional Energy Kilo Walk to Close Out CARICOM Energy Month
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) will host the Regional Energy Kilo Walk on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. As the final event of CARICOM Energy Month 2025, the walk underscores the Region’s…
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CDF Approves US$500,000 in Emergency Relief Funding for Jamaica Following Hurricane Melissa
The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has approved US$500,000 in emergency relief financing to support the Government of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. This decision was approved by the CDF Board of Directors on 19 November 2025, under the CDF’s Emergency Disaster Assistance Facility (EDAF). This allocation is in addition to a US$300,000 grant previously provided by the CDF…
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