Areas of Work
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Appropriate legislation needed to tackle violent crime surge – PM Rowley
“We also expect that these acts – using the tools of trade of the criminals at large in our communities from The Bahamas to Suriname, Saint Lucia to Trinidad and Tobago – that they be deemed to be acts of terrorism and allow us to view them, not only the executive, but by our judiciary and allow us to fashion…
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CARICOM Heads task former Belize AG with reviewing existing laws and proposing new crime-flighting legislation
“…Heads sourced and obtained the services of a former [Attorney General] of Belize, Godfrey Smith, who has been tasked to review our legislative templates and to come up with new legislative proposals for consideration by the Heads for changes to be made on the legislative side to treat with what we are experiencing as against what we are surprised by.”…
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“Progress means reparatory justice to heal historical wounds and climate justice to secure our future” – Barbados CARICOM Youth Ambassador
For centuries, we have been a resilient people. We are the descendants of those who refused to accept subjugation, the rightful heirs of revolutionary freedom fighters and visionaries. But today, can we say that we have claimed the full potential of our independence? Or are we still tethered to structures that were never built to serve us? Barbados CARICOM Youth…
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CARICOM Heads of Government to Discuss Air and Maritime Transportation
The CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA) will be in focus at the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 19 – 21 February 2025, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. Transportation is one of the key items on the Heads’ agenda which also…
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Food for Lunch webinar to focus on water management in agriculture
Our Food for Lunch webinar series will continue on Friday, 28 February at 12:30 pm, ECT. This one-hour virtual session will be conducted under the theme – ‘Exploring Sustainable Water Management Practices in the Caribbean – An Agriculture and Food Security Perspective’. The Caribbean Water and WasteWater Association (CWWA) is collaborating with the Secretariat to host the webinar. Representatives from the…
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Digital Skills Commission on CARICOM Heads of Government agenda
Steps to establish a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Digital Skills Commission will be discussed at the 48th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados, 19-21 February 2025. At their meeting in July last year under the chairmanship of the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM…
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Advances being made to encourage youth in agriculture
The Caribbean Community Secretariat continues to make advances in its quest to encourage the Region’s youth to become more involved in the agriculture sector. Last year, the Secretariat consolidated its approach to youth with several targeted programmes including the continuation of the ‘I am CARICOM: Youth in agriculture’ programme, and the introduction of a climate-smart initiative that has benefitted youth…
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Major achievements under food security initiative
The 25 by 2025 food and nutrition security initiative has recorded major achievements including increased production across the Region, and the implementation of key agricultural policies, the CARICOM Secretariat’s Agriculture Programme has reported. The Initiative aims to reduce the Region’s high food import bill by 25 per cent by the end of this year. Ms. Milagro Matus, Deputy Programme Manager,…
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Ministerial Champions ‘a very necessary arrangement’
The identification of ministerial leads for negotiations around sustainable development and the environment ensures the amplification of the needs and concerns of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ms. Amrikha Singh, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat said. Last year, in preparation for COP 29 negotiations, the Region identified Ministerial Champions to enhance its representation and coordination. The Champions for…
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Climate financing, special circumstances of SIDS key for CARICOM
The Caribbean Community is placing priority on adequate and accessible climate financing, and on ensuring the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are considered in international funding negotiations. Climate financing for SIDS – to the tune of $1.3 trillion – is necessary to help achieve the goal of reducing global temperature to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels. SIDS, including…
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