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CARICOM Youth Ambassador Dean wants Youth on the front line of Region’s green transition
The 2023 theme for the observance of International Youth Day (12 August), “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”, aligns with CARICOM’s efforts to ensure all stakeholders, including youth, are given a platform and their voices heard in discussions surrounding the impact of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDs). Ensuring a sustainable future for our people is…
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CARICOM Celebrates Steelpan as a Caribbean Cultural Touchstone
The CARICOM Secretariat joins the world in celebrating steelpan on 11 August which has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as World Steelpan Day. We celebrate with Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of steelpan, the creation of the instrument which is now integral to the cultural fabric of the Caribbean. The steel pan was developed from discarded oil…
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CARICOM continues strong recognition of Indigenous communities
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in its World Indigenous Day Message, Wednesday, reaffirmed the integral role its indigenous populations play in the Region’s rich tapestry of cultures, noting that their distinct attributes and knowledge systems are recognised and celebrated. Wednesday’s recognition follows other recent engagements by the Community including the invitation to Dominica’s long established Karina Cultural Group to present an…
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CARICOM Statement – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2023
There are an estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples in the world, living across 90 countries, and representing an estimated 7,000 languages and 5,000 different cultures. The Latin America and Caribbean region has one of the largest indigenous populations in the world with an estimated 800 different indigenous populations. Today, CARICOM salutes our Indigenous Peoples, who are integral to our rich…
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CARICOM and IICA confirm alliance and prioritise actions to combat food and nutrition insecurity and improve the Climate Resilience of Agriculture in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) reached an agreement to prioritize their joint actions in this region, with a view to strengthening the food and nutrition security of the population and the climate resilience of the agricultural sector. The agreement was signed during a visit by Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of CARICOM, to the…
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CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Jamaica on attaining its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett extended the Community’s congratulations to the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness: “Most Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I am pleased to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of Jamaica on…
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Remarks by Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, CARICOM, at Opening Ceremony of Fifth International Conference “Transition and Trajectories in Pan African Development” Pan-African Enterprise Research Council, 26 July 2023
Honourable Ministers Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to greet the distinguished gathering on the occasion of this Fifth International Conference of the Pan-African Enterprise Research Council. Congratulations to the Council on your continued commitment to quality research and advocacy regarding the participation of people of African descent in business and enterprise, elimination of discrimination and inequality,…
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Message of Condolence on Passing of Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton Former Governor-General, St Kitts and Nevis
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its sympathies to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis on the death of the country’s former Governor-General, Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton. Sir Samuel demitted office in January 2023 after having served as Governor General since 2015. He is remembered as a legal luminary, who was one of the architects of the…
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Beyond borders: Why new ‘high seas’ treaty is critical for the world
The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. Here are five key points on why it is important for the world. 1.…
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St. Kitts and Nevis Continues Campaign Drive to Ban Single-Use Plastics
(St Kitts and Nevis Information Service Press Release): The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action continues to increase public knowledge and shape community perceptions on the dangers of plastic pollution through its ongoing education campaign drive to ban single-use plastics. Minister of Environment and Climate Action, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke updated the country during the June 12 Sitting of Parliament…
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