Michelle Nurse
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CARICOM SG receives new CCJ President for Courtesy Visit
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. Carla Barnett, warmly welcomed the new President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Hon. Mr Justice Winston Anderson, for a courtesy visit on Wednesday 15 October at the CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The Hon. Mr Justice Anderson previously served as General Counsel at the CARICOM Secretariat (2003–2006), making his return to…
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CARICOM observes World Food Day 2025
World Food Day 2025 reminds us of the critical importance of ensuring access to safe, nutritious and sustainable food for all. This year’s theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future” underscores the need for global and regional cooperation to tackle hunger, malnutrition and inequality. At the CARICOM Secretariat, we join our Member States and Associate Members, farmers, fishers, youth…
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Message by the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Lead Head of Government with Responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet | Caribbean Statistics Day | 15 October 2025
As we mark the 17th Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, this year’s theme – “Improving Lives through Statistics, Strengthening and Innovating Together” – resonates deeply with the Region’s enduring commitment to data-driven development. This theme is not only timely, it is essential. It reminds us that statistics form the backbone of evidence-based decision-making, regional integration, and sustainable development. Reliable and…
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CARICOM Secretariat, Argentina discuss areas for partnership on food security, climate change, technology
Dr. Wendell Samuel, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General (ag) Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, led a team of officials from the CARICOM Secretariat to bilateral discussions with a high-level government delegation from Argentina on Wednesday, 1 October 2025. The other members of the CARICOM Secretariat team at the discussion were Mr. Shaun Baugh, Programme Manager, Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Development, and Ms. Selvine…
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Message From Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General on Caribbean Statistics Day | 15 October 2025
“Improving Lives through Statistics: Strengthening and Innovating Together” Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October 2025 coincides with the culmination of the 2024-2025 Year of Statistics in CARICOM, which marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians. This jubilee milestone year highlights the importance of statistics in shaping the development and resilience of CARICOM. During the year, the…
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CRFM inks new accords with OECS, The UWI
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first bilateral accord with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The signing was executed during the Sixteenth Special Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council, held in Saint Kitts and Nevis during Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA)—an annual event convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The…
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`Speak our truth’ – CARICOM Secretary-General rallies COP 30 negotiators
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepares for the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Brazil next month, Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett, said the negotiations demand the highest level of strategic political coordination, moral clarity and regional solidarity. The Secretary-General was addressing Ministers with responsibility for the…
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Chair of Special COTED on Agriculture highlights achievements
The 121st Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture, held 2 October 2025, in St. Kitts and Nevis during the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, has recorded landmark achievements. Among the achievements were: Agreement on the Pre-Clearance Mechanism for Goods Agreement on Regional Risk Analysis Agreement on an E-Agriculture Strategy The Hon. Indar Weir, Minister of…
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Four countries sign CRFM Agreement
Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat have signed on to the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), formalising their membership in the 22-year-old institution, inaugurated in Belize City, Belize, in March 2003. The momentous signing was done en bloc at the Sixteenth Special Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council, held during the recently concluded Caribbean Week of Agriculture,…
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Regional statisticians undergo training to design high quality questionnaires
As efforts continue to build the capacity of statistical offices in the Region, the CARICOM Secretariat has convened a workshop geared at designing high-quality questionnaires for household and business surveys. The week-long training session, which is being held in Kingston, Jamaica, began on 6 October, and is funded by the European Union under the 11th European Development Fund Programme: Strengthening…
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