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CARICOM begins Regional Ocean Policy Consultations
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on 4 April 2025, began a series of regional thematic consultations dedicated to formulating the CARICOM Ocean Policy and Governance Framework. The consultation took place in Miami, Florida, in the margins of the Regional Preparatory Workshop for the first meeting of the Preparatory Commission on the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ…
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CARICOM, World Food Programme Introduce New Caribbean Food Security Tracker
In a significant step toward bolstering food security in the Region, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), launched the Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard. The digital platform, unveiled on Thursday, 10 April 2025, offers live updates on food security conditions across 11 Caribbean nations: Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint…
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CARICOM coordination on ocean governance under BBNJ ramps up
Government representatives, policy experts, and key stakeholders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Miami, Florida, last week to chart a coordinated approach to implementing the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). The BBNJ Agreement, which focuses on conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, is regarded as a…
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CARICOM, insurance companies meet on regional ferry matters
Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat held discussions with insurance companies on Friday, 4 April 2025, as the Region continues to advance preparations for a regional ferry service. Dr. Wendell Samuel, Assistant Secretary-General (ag), Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, led the CARICOM team which included Amb. David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Services, and Dr. Pauline Yearwood, Deputy Programme Manager, Transportation. The team…
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CARICOM ALIGNING TAX TREATY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is updating its tax treaty to align it with international standards and rules. “The CARICOM Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) recognises the importance of tax cooperation and the shifts in the international tax landscape and decided that the CARICOM Tax Treaty should be updated to accommodate the international tax standards and rules that CARICOM…
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Focal points in training on agriculture market information system
Representatives and focal points from the agricultural sector in CARICOM, on Tuesday, began training on an electronic market information system that is scheduled to be activated by April month-end. The system is intended to provide timely and accurate information about the availability of commodities on the regional market. The 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development…
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Redouble collective efforts, pool combined wisdom, act on basis of fundamental, intrinsic principles – CARICOM SG | Opening, 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
“The current global challenges cannot be effectively addressed in splendid isolation. In our Region, which accounts for less than one percent of the global population, we know that if we are to decisively counter and surmount the combined effects of adverse developments, we must redouble collective efforts, pool our combined wisdom, and act on the basis of our fundamental, intrinsic…
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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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