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  • Photo of Enforcement countdown triggered as BBNJ Treaty gets 60th ratification

    Enforcement countdown triggered as BBNJ Treaty gets 60th ratification

    On 19 September 2025, the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ Treaty) reached the milestone 60 state ratifications that were needed to trigger its entry into force. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which signed the Treaty on 17 September 2025, helped to push ratifications to the required number. Earlier…

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  • Photo of ‘Sow seeds of change to harvest a more resilient, food-secure Caribbean’ – CARICOM SG rallies Region ahead of Caribbean Week of Agriculture

    ‘Sow seeds of change to harvest a more resilient, food-secure Caribbean’ – CARICOM SG rallies Region ahead of Caribbean Week of Agriculture

    “This forum reminds us that agriculture is not only about food production. It is about building meaningful relationships, creating jobs, empowering youth and women, and ensuring that every Caribbean citizen has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.” – Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, has extended an invitation to all stakeholders to attend the 19th…

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  • Photo of Media Advisory – Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025

    Media Advisory – Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025

    Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) in St. Kitts and Nevis. The CWA 2025 will be held from 29 September–3 October under the theme ‘Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming Our Caribbean Food Systems for 2025 and Beyond’. As the flagship event on the Region’s agricultural calendar, the CWA provides a…

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  • Photo of Leadership, mindset shift, financing key to bridging digital divide – Co-Chair, CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force

    Leadership, mindset shift, financing key to bridging digital divide – Co-Chair, CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force

    Government leadership, dedicated budgetary allocations and a shift in mindset, are critical to bridge the current digital divide within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and between the Region and the rest of the world. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, co-Chair of the CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force, stated in an interview that governments must take the lead, make resources available, and hold people…

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  • Photo of Deadline extended for CARICOM Energy Awards

    Deadline extended for CARICOM Energy Awards

    The deadline for nominations for the CARICOM Energy Awards has been extended to 30 September 2025. CARICOM Citizens and residents now have more time to apply for or nominate a peer, mentor, or mentee for the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Awards (WISE), and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards (SEYA) for 2025. Organised by the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre…

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  • Photo of In Congratulatory Message, CARICOM SG recognises TT’s rich Caribbean culture and notable achievements in energy and manufacturing

    In Congratulatory Message, CARICOM SG recognises TT’s rich Caribbean culture and notable achievements in energy and manufacturing

    As the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates its Sixty-Third Anniversary of Independence on 31 August 2025, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has recognised the twin-island nation’s role as “an exponent of the rich Caribbean musical and literary culture” which has been “a source of pride for all CARICOM countries”. In a congratulatory message to the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Prime…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretariat, IMPACS webinar focuses on ‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’

    CARICOM Secretariat, IMPACS webinar focuses on ‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’

    ‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’ will be the focus of a webinar that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host on Tuesday, 19 August 2025. The webinar is being held to mark International Youth Day, which was observed on 12 August under the theme ‘Local Youth Actions…

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  • Photo of Nominations open for CARICOM Energy Awards 2025

    Nominations open for CARICOM Energy Awards 2025

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Citizens and residents are invited to apply for or nominate a peer, mentor, or mentee for the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Awards (WISE), and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards (SEYA) for 2025. Nominations for the awards are open until 31 August 2025. Organised by the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…

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  • Photo of Calls for more investment in nurses as shortage hurts Region

    Calls for more investment in nurses as shortage hurts Region

    The critical shortage of nurses in the Region and the resulting impacts on the health sector of Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are major concerns of policymakers and the Regional Nursing Body (RNB). The issues were a common thread of speakers at the opening of the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the RNB on Tuesday, 12 August in…

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  • Photo of Work advances on CARICOM Industrial Policy

    Work advances on CARICOM Industrial Policy

    Consultations with key stakeholders have begun across the Region to finalise the CARICOM Industrial Policy and Strategy in time for approval by Ministers of Trade later this year.Suriname, which holds responsibility for the Industrial Policy in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, is spearheading work towards its completion to present it to a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic…

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