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  • Photo of MEDIA ADVISORY: New Date for the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – 28 -30 July 2024 | Grenada

    MEDIA ADVISORY: New Date for the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – 28 -30 July 2024 | Grenada

    Dear colleagues in the media, The 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will now be held from 28 -30 July in St George’s, Grenada. Grenada is hosting the Conference in the year of its 50th anniversary of independence. This meeting of the Conference is also being held 35 years since the…

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  • Photo of Trinidad and Tobago Ready to contribute to Regional Migration Policy – National Security Minister

    Trinidad and Tobago Ready to contribute to Regional Migration Policy – National Security Minister

    Tuesday 9 July 2024 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, the Honourable Fitzgerald Hinds, says the country is committed to contributing to the development of a regional migration policy framework that reflects the priorities of the People of the Caribbean Community.  He affirmed this during the opening session of the workshop to design the migration…

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  • Photo of Climate Change and Natural Disasters Key Drivers of Displacement in the Caribbean

    Climate Change and Natural Disasters Key Drivers of Displacement in the Caribbean

    “Climate change and natural disasters remain key drivers of displacements in the Region with the frequency and magnitude of events likely to increase in the future. This has contributed to many regional states facing demographic decline, which has impacted their workforce, our younger population seeking job opportunities outside the Region and many key sectors being negatively impacted.” Alison Drayton, Assistant…

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  • Photo of Hurricane Beryl dealt ‘serious blow’ to Grenada’s 25 by 2025 progress – PM Mitchell

    Hurricane Beryl dealt ‘serious blow’ to Grenada’s 25 by 2025 progress – PM Mitchell

    Hurricane Beryl dealt a “serious blow” to Grenada’s efforts to reduce its food import bill by 25 percent by next year, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada said. The Category 4 hurricane hit Grenada, particularly Carriacou and Petite Martinique, on 1 July 2024. At a press conference on Tuesday 9 July, the Prime Minister, who is also the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM congratulates The Bahamas on 51st Anniversary

    CARICOM congratulates The Bahamas on 51st Anniversary

    The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett has lauded The Bahamas as “an example of remarkable socio-economic development within the Region,” as the Member State marks its Fifty-First Anniversary of Independence on 10 July 2024. In a message conveying the Community’s congratulations to Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Dr. Barnett commended the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG sends congratulations to Britain’s Labour Party

    CARICOM SG sends congratulations to Britain’s Labour Party

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated the Right Honourable Sir Keir Starmer and Britain’s Labour Party on the landslide victory at the polls last week. In a message to the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dr Barnett said the Labour Party’s win…

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  • Photo of Youth Crucial to Moving CSME Forward

    Youth Crucial to Moving CSME Forward

    “You are the future of the Region and the ones best placed to reach the youth of your countries and communicate what is at stake with the integration project. This attachment programme is meant to deepen your understanding of the CSME and place you in a position to become advocates of the integration project. But more importantly, it is meant…

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  • Photo of Hurricane Beryl’s impact on regional food security plan must be addressed comprehensively – CARICOM Lead Head on Agriculture

    Hurricane Beryl’s impact on regional food security plan must be addressed comprehensively – CARICOM Lead Head on Agriculture

    The CARICOM Special Ministerial Task Force on Food Production and Food Security (MTF) will convene a strategic meeting this week to chart the way forward for the agriculture sector following the significant impact of Hurricane Beryl on some Member States. H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, and CARICOM’s Lead Head of Government with responsibility for agriculture and food…

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  • Photo of “Access to Health Must be a Priority during Climate Disasters” – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis

    “Access to Health Must be a Priority during Climate Disasters” – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis

    “With these storms that would be coming through the Region, if it is one facility or institution that should remain standing it should be a hospital. When I hear reports that the hospitals in the Grenadines are basically destroyed and people don’t know what has happened to the patients there, it is frightening.” The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Stakeholders Meet to Craft Regional Approach to Migration Policy

    CARICOM Stakeholders Meet to Craft Regional Approach to Migration Policy

    CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 5 July 2024:       The CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), with technical support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will host a critical workshop titled “Towards a Regional Approach to a Migration Policy in the Caribbean—Realizing A Shared Vision” from 8 – 10…

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