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Caribbean Schools Shine in 2025 Caribbean Lightning Safety Awareness Contest
The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) has announced the winners of the 2025 Caribbean Lightning Safety Awareness Contest, a regional initiative to boost public knowledge of lightning safety and first aid through creative expression by school children. Twelve schools from across the Caribbean submitted entries showcasing outstanding creativity, accuracy, and inclusiveness in delivering vital safety messages. Judges from the meteorology, education,…
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Global environment creates opportunity for CARICOM, Africa to achieve common goals – CARICOM SG
The current global environment provides an opportunity for Africa and the Caribbean to build on shared values and interests, and forge a path towards collective action, Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General said Friday. Secretary-General Barnett was at the time addressing the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meeting being held in Abuja, Nigeria, 25-28 June. The theme of the meeting is ‘Progressive Unity in a…
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CDF commits US$15M to financing CARICOM’s First Geothermal Power Plant
The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have today signed financing agreements with the Dominica Geothermal Power Company (2023) limited (DGPC) – a locally registered entity owned by ORMAT Technologies – for the development of the first geothermal power plant in a CARICOM Member State. This critical investment marks a significant step toward advancing Dominica’s climate goals…
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Gender parity gap on women’s political representation a priority of CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy -Secretary-General
“In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), we have seen the rise of formidable women leaders in government, the private sector and civil society, yet women remain underrepresented in formal political institutions and upper management roles. Only 2 of our 15 Member States – Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago – have a woman as Head of Government at this time. We are…
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Professional and Amateur Athletes vie for Prestigious CARICOM Chairman’s Cup in Eighteenth CARICOM Road Races in Jamaica
Friday, 20 June 2024 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Professional and amateur athletes from the Caribbean will compete in the Eighteenth CARICOM Road Races on Saturday, 5 July, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Open ten-kilometre (10K), five-kilometre (5K) run, and five-kilometre (5K) walk will start at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, at 6:30 am EST. This…
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Government of Guyana, CARICOM Development Fund ink US$18M Agricultural Agreement
The Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) yesterday signed a US$18 million financing agreement to kickstart the Agricultural and Infrastructural Development Programme (AIDP), which will see over 4,300 farmers across the ten regions of Guyana benefitting, with forty per cent of the beneficiaries being women and youth. The programme will allow for a further boost to Guyana’s…
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Flagship clean energy dialogue to be held in Grenada
The Ninth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF IX) will be held in Grenada, 28-30 October 2025. CSEF is the biennial flagship regional platform for high-level clean energy dialogue. This year, it is being organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) in collaboration with the Government of Grenada. The sessions…
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July Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics – CARICOM SG
The upcoming Forty-Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government will place emphasis on improving regional security, enhancing food and nutrition security and combatting climate change, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, said. The Meeting convenes 6-8 July, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as the Chair. Prime Minister Holness assumes the six-month rotating Chairmanship of…
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The Community will prioritise innovative digital solutions – PM Andrew Holness
In a world increasingly defined by rapid technological change, CARICOM must embrace the transformative potential of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, to drive economic growth, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life of its people. The Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, made the point in a…
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CCCCC to Celebrate 20 Years of Regional Climate Leadership with Anniversary Banquet, Awards Ceremony
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution mandated to coordinate the Caribbean’s response to climate change, is proud to announce the celebration of its 20th Anniversary. This milestone marks two decades of steadfast leadership, scientific innovation, meaningful collaboration, and measurable progress in advancing climate resilience across the Caribbean. To commemorate this historic occasion, the CCCCC…
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