Areas of Work
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Regional Policy Being Developed to address Migration Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities
Friday, 1 September 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Developing a “Regional Approach” to migration was the focus of a two-day workshop (24-25 August 2023) facilitated by CARICOM in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Regional stakeholders, including representatives from CARICOM Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), CARICOM Standing Committee of Chiefs of Immigration…
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Opening Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on the occasion of the virtual launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, “Accelerating Vision 25 by 2025”, 1 September 2023
SALUTATIONS I extend a warm welcome to the launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). Agriculture remains a major pillar of the economies of the Member States of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The CWA is, therefore, a flagship Community event and a premier activity on the Region’s agriculture calendar. This year’s theme, “Accelerating Vision 25 x 2025” underscores…
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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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