Areas of Work
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Regional media workers to be sensitized on the Free Movement of CARICOM Nationals
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is sensitizing regional media workers during a webinar, Tuesday 26 April 2022, on the Free Movement of CARICOM Nationals within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The online session is slated to start at 10 am and is a collaboration with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) and the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM).…
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Keynote Address by CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong Alexis at the Launch of the Creative Caribbean project, 21 April 2022
❖ Honourable Ministers with responsibility for Culture ❖ Dr. Norbert Richard Ibrahim, Assistant Secretary-General, Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ❖ Mr. Frderik Ekfeldt, Deputy Head of Mission, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Cayman Islands ❖ Dr. Saadia Sanchez-Vegas, Director and Representative, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean; ❖ Ms.…
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Remarks by CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis to the Fifth Regional Disability Studies Conference, 19-20 April 2022
It is a distinct pleasure for me to be addressing you as your Guest Speaker this morning, at this your Fifth Regional Disability Studies Conference. I am conscious of the fact that this Conference comes against the backdrop of one of the most crushing events to have impacted our generation and at a time when major emphasis must be placed…
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Caribbean Creative Sector to benefit from ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme
The Caribbean Culture Sector has received significant funding from the European Union with support from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, under the ACP-EU 11th EDF Culture Programme as creatives seek to recover from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Virtual Launch is set for Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 11:00 EST. The United Nations, Educational,…
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CARICOM teachers set for training in learning recovery, enhancement
Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training is part of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme known as Let’s REAP, which was developed collaboratively among the CARICOM Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Launch of the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, scheduled for 19-21 May, Guyana
Your Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Honourable Minsters; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my pleasure to join in the Launch of this CARICOM Agri-Investment Forum and Expo which will take place on 19-21 May. This event is an important step on the path to achieving the clear objective set…
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Launch of the Enhanced TVET Framework for Certification in Antigua and Barbuda – Remarks by Mr Leo Titus Preville
Remarks by Mr. Leo Titus Preville Programme Manager, CARICOM Single Market, CSME Unit at the Launch of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building “Enhanced Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Framework for Certification in Antigua and Barbuda” Thursday, 07 April 2022, 10:00 A.M Salutation Hon. E. P Chet Greene, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade; Hon.…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) being held during the Thirty-Seventh Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Distinguished Chair;Honourable Ministers;Delegates;Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to deliver remarks at this Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which takes place within the framework of the 37th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC37). The Conference theme addresses issues which are…
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Launch Event – Paperless Trade Facilitation in the Commonwealth: Recent evidence of its economic value – Commonwealth Secretariat
The Digital Connectivity Cluster is pleased to invite you to the launch of our latest report presenting a Quantitative Analysis of the Move to Paperless Trade. The report measures and quantifies the gains to trade that Commonwealth countries can realise in moving from paper-based trade documentation to electronic trade documentation.The research covers the Commonwealth’s 54 diverse economies and presents a…
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FIFA-CARICOM kick-off collaboration with virtual workshop
FIFA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat held a kick-off meeting to discuss the development of a collaboration plan under the CARICOM-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU, signed in 2021, established a mechanism between the two parties to strengthen collaboration to promote sports integrity and social responsibility, while furthering the development of football in the region. In her opening…
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