In Focus
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CARICOM celebrates 10th anniversary of Girls in ICT Day
The CARICOM Girls In ICT Partnership will spearhead regional activities as it joins the international community in commemorating the tenth International Girls in ICT Day on Thursday, 23 April 2026. This annual observance highlights the importance of encouraging and empowering girls and young women to pursue studies and careers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), a sector that continues to…
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Former Secretary-General Rainford’s reflections on Colgrain House
As we reflect on the life and work of former CARICOM Secretary-General Roderick Rainford, OCC, who died recently, we revisited our archives and uncovered a feature in which he reminisced about the significance of Colgrain House, the official residence of six Secretaries-General. Mr. Rainford graciously participated in a virtual interview with the Communications Unit for this article, originally published in…
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CDB Approves EU-Backed Grant to Strengthen CDEMA
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a technical assistance grant of USD346,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to support a comprehensive institutional assessment aimed at strengthening the Agency’s ability to support Caribbean countries before, during and after disasters. CDEMA is the CARICOM agency that coordinates disaster risk management across the region. Through this support, CDEMA will hire specialist consultants to…
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South-South cooperation important for implementation of ABAS – CARICOM SG
“South-South cooperation, including SIDS-to-SIDS cooperation, and triangular cooperation are important means of implementation for the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS. They provide opportunities for knowledge-sharing, capacity building, technology transfer and solidarity among developing countries, and should be strengthened to support the achievement of resilient prosperity in SIDS.”- Para 32J Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS)” Beneficial implementation of…
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COMMUNIQUÉ | 124th Special Meeting of COTED on Environment and Sustainable Development | 26-27 March 2026
The One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development convened in Georgetown, Guyana, from 26-27 March 2026. The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management of Belize. The COTED was attended by the Honourable Santia Bradshaw, Deputy…
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CARICOM Technical Experts Convene in Guyana to Advance Regional Ocean Policy
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Technical experts from across the Caribbean gathered in Georgetown, Guyana on March 25, 2026, for the Third Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group of CARICOM Institutions on Ocean Matters (TAGCOM). Held in the margins of the 124th Special COTED-Environment and Sustainable Development, this pivotal one-day working session, focused on advancing regional…
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CARICOM trade ministers coordinate regional positions ahead of WTO Ministerial Conference
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Ministers of Trade finalised regional preparations for the Fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, when they met on Wednesday, 25 March, for the 125th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED-Trade). The meeting, chaired by Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister…
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CARICOM and Zimbabwe discuss enhanced collaboration during courtesy call
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Armstrong Alexis, on Thursday, 19 March, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Special Envoy of the Republic of Zimbabwe, H.E. Dr. Amon Murwira, for a courtesy call at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The engagement formed part of Minister…
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CARICOM’s leadership on climate, the ocean and biodiversity in special focus this week
Several events centred on CARICOM’s leadership on climate, the ocean and biodiversity will be convened this week by the CARICOM Secretariat in partnership with the Government of Guyana, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UKFCDO) and the German Agency for International Cooperation(GIZ). The events include a special meeting of Ministers of…
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CARICOM Secretary-General highlights unified approach to reparatory justice at First CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett emphasised the importance of a unified approach to reparatory justice when she participated in the First CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Colombia on 19 March. Speaking in a panel discussion on the theme, “Forum on Historical Reparations: Perspectives from Africa, Latin America and the…
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