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CARICOM Day 2021: The children have their say
Deputy- Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan brought together a group on children to chat about CARICOM on the eve of CARICOM Day 2021. The video recording was done in Guyana and the children involved were; Gabriella Bovell, Leah Krishnaram, Carlaysia Welch, Tejaun Taylor, Savannah Bovell, and Tevaun Taylor. See video:
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CARICOM Heads of Government to address key development issues at their Meeting on Monday and Tuesday
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have the COVID-19 pandemic and the Region’s response high on the agenda for their 42nd Regular Meeting to he held online on the 5-6 July 2021. The impact of recent natural disasters, including the eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the widespread flooding in Guyana and Suriname will…
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Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister assumes Chairmanship of CARICOM
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, assumed the Chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 1 July 2021. Prime Minister Browne succeeds Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, and will serve for the next six months. The Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minster holds responsibility for Services…
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Regional education recovery strategy underway
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – With the interruptions of conventional schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns about learning loss, a multi-partnership is underway to establish a Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Strategy for Caribbean Schools. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)coordinated a validation workshop on…
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Jamaica tourism sector rebounds: CARICOM BUSINESS
Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to lead the recovery efforts for the island’s economy, earning US$1.31 billion, of which US$97.58 million has been accrued directly by the Government. According to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, “Based on our run rate forecast of visitor arrivals for June 2021, Jamaica would have received an estimated total of 816,632 visitors since reopening in June 2020.…
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Grenada’s Prime Minister Spearheads CARICOM Engagement With Telecoms Providers On Removal Of Roaming Charges
Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell is spearheading a CARICOM initiative to eliminate roaming charges for Caribbean nationals traveling within the region. Dr. Mitchell, accompanied by his Barbadian counterpart, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, along with representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, met recently with representatives of Digicel and Cable and Wireless, to discuss the…
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CARICOM SG gets courtesy call from senior US Military Official
Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque was paid a courtesy call by Major General Rafael A. Ribas, Director for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, US Southern Command Doral, Florida, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters building, Thursday 24 June 2021. Major Ribas is in Guyana for the multinational Trade Winds military training exercise.
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New Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM Accredited
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM H.E. Hugo Verbist in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Ambassador Verbist presented remarks during the ceremony. Read the Ambassador’s full remarks here – Remarks by H.E. Hugo Verbist CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque also addressed the ceremony. Read the…
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USAID AND CARICOM Development Fund sign an MOU to strengthen cooperation
The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission (USAID/ESC) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, June 21. The signing of the MOU occurred at the offices of the CDF in Barbados. The MOU provides a broad framework for cooperation between the two organizations and strengthening of institutional ties between…
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CARICOM and CITES Secretariats join forces in support of Caribbean Parties’ efforts to improve wildlife trade controls
On June 15, the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held a workshop on eCITES permit management in support of the implementation of the Convention in the Caribbean region. The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the potential benefits of automated permitting…
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