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CARICOM Energy Unit Engages in CREF 2025 High Level Discussions
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to advance its energy transition agenda, the Energy Programme of the Secretariat remains actively engaged in regional dialogue and collaboration. Mrs. Sandra Britton, Programme Manager and Mr. Brian Constantine, Project Officer of the CARICOM Secretariat’s Energy Unit, participated in the 17th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), held in Miami, Florida, in May 2025. Their…
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Technological landscape calls for validation, collaboration, ethical considerations
Careful validation, collaboration, and ethical considerations are pivotal to shaping digital development and confronting the challenges of rapid technological change. CARICOM Secretariat’s Programme Manager, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Ms. Jennifer Britton, shared this perspective when she delivered remarks at a technical validation workshop for the regional ICT Sector Gap Analysis Project that was conducted with support from…
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Message from Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025
The threat to our natural environment remains real, and the impact on the health and livelihoods of our people cannot be ignored. On this World Environment Day, CARICOM remains engaged and committed to tackling this pressing environmental challenge. Plastic pollution has wide-ranging consequences for CARICOM states. Plastics threaten marine biodiversity, including sea turtles, seabirds, and fish as well as coral…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), convened in Cartagena, Colombia on May 28th, 2025, on the occasion of the III CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Summit. The Ministers: REITERATED their commitment to further strengthen relations between the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Colombia, to advance regional cooperation as an important instrument to…
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Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative
Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, has highlighted the positive results of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 25 x 2025+5 Initiative. He identified the key advancements in the approval and implementation of the Trade Policy for Animal and Animal Products (TPAAP), Regional Agricultural Health and Food Safety Policy, Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary (SPS) Guidelines for Trade in…
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Significant investment opportunities in Region’s poultry industry
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues the quest to achieve its food and nutrition security goals, significant investment, employment and agro-processing opportunities in the poultry industry, have been identified. Mr. Shaun Baugh, Programme Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, said the industry, the Region’s largest agro-industrial enterprise, presents opportunities for employment generation in wealth creation, food and…
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CARICOM-Colombia Foreign Ministers meeting taking place in Cartagena de Indias
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) –CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett is leading the Secretariat’s delegation to the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Colombia, which will be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on May 28, 2025. The theme of the meeting is “Sustainable Development and Climate…
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CARICOM continues advocacy for increased support from the international community to Haiti
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), at its recent meeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis, reaffirmed CARICOM’s support for Haiti, the Good Offices Role through the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), and the Community’s continued advocacy for increased assistance from the international community. In the video, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Sen. The Hon. Kamina…
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CARICOM, Partners Continue Collaboration to understand State of Caribbean Food Security
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through its continued partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, is conducting another round of data collection for the Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods survey. First introduced in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey collects…
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COTED officials meet to prepare for Ministerial session in June
Preparations have begun for the 60th Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which will be held early next month in Georgetown, Guyana. Under the chairmanship of Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, regional ministers responsible for trade and economic development will meet 10-11 June. To advance the…
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