Areas of Work

  • Programme – Virtual Launch of 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2023

    Theme: “Accelerating Vision 25 by 2025” Programme – Launch – 17th CWA FINAL  

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  • Photo of CARICOM Youth Ambassador Dean wants Youth on the front line of Region’s green transition

    CARICOM Youth Ambassador Dean wants Youth on the front line of Region’s green transition

    The 2023 theme for the observance of International Youth Day (12 August), “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”, aligns with CARICOM’s efforts to ensure all stakeholders, including youth, are given a platform and their voices heard in discussions surrounding the impact of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDs). Ensuring a sustainable future for our people is…

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  • Beneficiaries laud CARICOM’s Aspiring Youth Empowerment Programme

    The unprecedented economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased youth unemployment. To combat the situation, the Youth Development Programme, Human and Social Development Directorate of the CARICOM Secretariat developed and designed the “Aspiring Youth Empowerment Programme” (AYEP), which consisted of training and mentorship.   Meline Jean Louis, a beneficiary of the AYEP With the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat,…

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  • Photo of ‘We are on the right track’ – Guyana President on 25 by 2025 initiative

    ‘We are on the right track’ – Guyana President on 25 by 2025 initiative

    The Caribbean Community is on the right track to achieve its goal of reducing its high food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, according to President of Guyana, His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali. President Ali, who is the lead Head of Government with responsibility for Agriculture in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, is confident of success even as he…

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  • Photo of The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) at 50

    The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) at 50

    The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is a regional institution that is geared at developing the human capital of the Caribbean people. It provides:  syllabuses of the highest quality;  valid and reliable examinations and certificates of international repute for students of all ages, abilities and interests;  services to educational institutions in the development of syllabuses, examinations and examinations’ administration, in the most cost-effective…

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  • Photo of The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme

    The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme

    The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme (CYAP) marks its 30th anniversary this year. The CYAP was initially the Regional Youth Ambassador Programme (RYAP) and was launched at the Conference of Heads of Government during the 20th Anniversary of signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1993.    The programme was formally instituted in 1994, initially under the coordinating purview of the Culture Desk at…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)

    Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)

    The Thirty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM, held in Bridgetown, Barbados, 2 to 4 July 2015, endorsed the establishment of the CCREEE as the implementation hub for sustainable energy activities and projects within the region.   The legal agreement establishing the CCREEE went into force on 19 May 2018, and on 22 May 2018,…

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  • THE JAMAICA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION TO HOST THE CARIBBEAN  NATION’S FIRST RUGBY TELETHON ON JUNE 24, 2023 KINGSTON

    The Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) announced today they will host a fundraising telethon. The first of its kind for sports in Jamaica. To be held on June 24, 2023 at 12:00PM to benefit the men and women’s teams. The telethon will be broadcast on the Jamaica Rugby Football Union website (www.jamaicarugby.org.jm), run for 12 hours and is a lead-up…

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  • Photo of Beyond borders: Why new ‘high seas’ treaty is critical for the world

    Beyond borders: Why new ‘high seas’ treaty is critical for the world

    The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. Here are five key points on why it is important for the world. 1.…

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  • Photo of St. Kitts and Nevis Continues Campaign Drive to Ban Single-Use Plastics

    St. Kitts and Nevis Continues Campaign Drive to Ban Single-Use Plastics

    (St Kitts and Nevis Information Service Press Release): The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action continues to increase public knowledge and shape community perceptions on the dangers of plastic pollution through its ongoing education campaign drive to ban single-use plastics. Minister of Environment and Climate Action, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke updated the country during the June 12 Sitting of Parliament…

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