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“The work begins now”— CARICOM Advisor Beverly Harry-Emmanuel Issues Call to Action on Crime and Violence
“Our success will be measured not by what we have said or launched, but by what we deliver: safer communities, stronger institutions, and a future where our people can live in security and with hope. The work begins now.” With these words, Ms Beverly Harry-Emmanuel, Advisor for Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, closed a two-day session which featured the…
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CARICOM Member States welcome UNGA adoption of historic ICJ climate crisis ruling
CARICOM Member States on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) adoption of the resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of states with respect to climate change. Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, and current Chair of the CARICOM Caucus of Permanent Representatives in New…
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CARICOM, United Nations and UNDP unite Behind Landmark Framework to Treat Crime and Violence as a Public Health Emergency
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations (UN), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) formally launched two landmark regional documents: the CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document and the Proposed CARICOM–UN Framework for Action, establishing a shared and coordinated implementation path for confronting crime and violence across the CARICOM through a public health lens. Prevention: A System-Level Reframing The launch, held in…
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Jamaica hosting 20th CWA “a powerful symbol of resilience, recovery, and regional solidarity” – SG
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Thursday highlighted the significance of the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) being hosted by Jamaica, less than a year after the country was hit by Hurricane Melissa. Dr. Barnett characterised Jamaica’s hosting of the Region’s premier agriculture event as “a powerful symbol of resilience, recovery, and regional solidarity.” The Secretary-General was at the…
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Statement | H.E. Melvin Bouva, Chair, Council for Foreign and Community Relations | Closing Session – Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations |21 May 2026
Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Foreign Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, outgoing COFCOR Chair, Colleague Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community, Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, Other Heads of Delegation, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this closing press conference of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community…
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CARICOM–UNDP Framework Launched to Tackle Crime as a Development Challenge
“Crime in the Caribbean can no longer be viewed solely through a law-enforcement lens. It is fundamentally a development issue, a public health issue, and a human security issue.” – CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today, Thursday 21 May, launched the CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Advances Strategic Partnerships with Singapore and Japan at 29th COFCOR
On the margins of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Paramaribo, Suriname, 20-21 May, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett engaged with Third States to advance key foreign policy priorities and strengthen strategic partnerships in support of the Region’s development agenda. On 20 May, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett held…
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From Energy to Industry: CARICOM–Germany Partnership Unlocks Potential Strategic Opportunities for Growth
Joel Richards, Director of External Trade at the CARICOM Secretariat, delivered a powerful call to action at the inaugural German Business Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: urging German partners to view the Caribbean through the lens of opportunity, Caribbean states to become investment-ready and coordinated, and the Forum itself to move decisively from “conversation to commitment, declaration to…
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COFCOR Chair calls for action-oriented, people-focused foreign policy engagement
Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), H.E. Melvin Bouva, Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has stressed the need for CARICOM’s foreign policy discussions to deliver practical, people-centred outcomes that improve lives in the Community. In his first remarks as Chair of COFCOR, at the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of COFCOR in Paramaribo, Suriname, Minister Bouva said, the…
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CARICOM SG urges coordinated foreign policy action amid global shifts
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett on Wednesday urged Ministers of Foreign Affairs gathered in Paramaribo, Suriname for the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), to deepen coordination and present a united international voice, as CARICOM navigates evolving geopolitical and economic challenges. She reminded the delegates that the decisions of COFCOR, and other organs…
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