In Focus
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CARPHA Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey
As the Caribbean rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) launched a survey on 17 February to obtain views on the COVID-19 vaccines of people living in the Region and to determine their willingness to be vaccinated. “There is a growing concern about vaccine hesitancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the…
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Pursuant to the request made on the 31 January 2021 by the Office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a CARICOM Elections Observation Mission (CEOM) to be deployed to observe and monitor the conduct of the General Elections scheduled to take place in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 19 February 2021, a three-member CEOM was…
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CARICOM Congratulates West Indies on Test Series win against Bangladesh
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has extended congratulations to the West Indies cricket team on their test series victory against Bangladesh. Prime Minister Rowley praised the discipline, determination and grit of the Caribbean players, under the captaincy of Kraigg Brathwaite, to secure two consecutive wins against the home…
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CARICOM SG thanks PM Mottley for COVID-19 Vaccines
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque expressed profound thanks to the Honourable Mia Mottley Prime Minister of Barbados for her provision of Covid-19 vaccines for the staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. Prime Minister Mottley directed that 100 doses of the batch she donated to Guyana be provided to the staff of the Secretariat based at the headquarters…
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Secretary-General praises strong CARICOM Solidarity in COVID-19 vaccine sharing
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday praised the strong solidarity within CARICOM as Member States share their limited first batches of COVID-19 vaccines. The Secretary-General’s comment came as he led his CARICOM Secretariat Staff in taking vaccine shots from 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine provided by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The Barbados Prime Minister also made…
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CDB, EU, CROSQ Enabling Greater Market Access
(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Export-oriented businesses in Barbados, Dominica, and St Kitts and Nevis will be offered globally standardised testing at domestic laboratories as early as next year, says Daniel Best, Director, Projects Department at the the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The Bank has partnered with the European Union (EU) and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) to upgrade…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on the Situation in Haiti
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to monitor very closely, and views with deep concern, developments in Haiti. The Community urges all stakeholders to be guided by the Constitution, respect for the rule of law and the electoral process and in that regard is heartened by the fact that an electoral timetable has been set. The Community is also deeply anguished…
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Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science Day 2021 –
Today, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joins with the rest of the world in commemorating International Day of Women and Girls in Science, under the theme “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-10”. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated each year on 11 February and is an initiative backed by the United Nations,…
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CARICOM HRD 2030 Strategy: Opinion Piece – Maltese Perspective
The CARICOM Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy was approved by Heads of Government for implementation in 2017. The strategy promotes the development of a regional education eco-system by ensuring access and participation, equity, relevance and quality in educational design and delivery. A key transformative initiative in the implementation process is the advancement of a Caribbean New School Model in Early…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community on Detention of Guyanese Fishing Vessels and Crew
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the interception and detention in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone of two Guyanese fishing vessels by a Venezuelan naval vessel on January 21, 2021. Recalling its statement of January 12, 2021 in which it had firmly repudiated any acts of aggression by Venezuela…
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