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ARRIVAL STATEMENT | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the General Election of Barbados | 11 February 2026
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has mounted a three-member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Election of Barbados, scheduled for 11 February 2026. The Mission was deployed in response to an invitation extended by the Government of Barbados, issued via a letter dated 27 January 2026. The team will be in the country from 5 to13 February 2026.…
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CARICOM Accelerates Electric Mobility Push Through Regional Strategy and High-Impact Webinars
As part of its sustainable energy drive, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is accelerating efforts to advance electric mobility across the Region, increasing awareness, guidance, and uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). CARICOM is pressing ahead with EV adoption, with some Member States already demonstrating strong progress. To address growing interest and information gaps around EV benefits, costs, maintenance, utility, and end-of-life…
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CARICOM SG receives India’s Ambassador to CARICOM for farewell Courtesy Call
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India on Tuesday 3 February affirmed their mutual ties of friendship and fraternal cooperation during a farewell courtesy call on the Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett by the Ambassador of India to CARICOM, H.E. Dr. Amit Telang.During the meeting which took place at the Secretary-General’s residence in Georgetown, Guyana,…
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Registration Opens for Inaugural Caribbean Youth Diplomacy Development Course
The Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Caribbean invites all Caribbean youth (aged 18 – 35) to apply for the inaugural GYBN Caribbean Youth Diplomacy Development Course. Held in partnership with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the course curriculum will assist participants in furthering their understanding of the UN Convention…
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CARICOM EPG participates in OAS meeting on Haiti, and other engagements in Washington, D.C.
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG), comprising former Prime Ministers Dr. Kenny Anthony (Coordinator), Bruce Golding, and Perry Christie, participated in a Consultative Meeting on Haiti convened by the Organization of American States (OAS) on 2 February 2026 in Washington, D.C. The Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the…
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CARICOM Secretary-General welcomes new Ambassador of Sweden to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on Tuesday 3 February accredited Her Excellency Maria Velasco, new Ambassador of Sweden to CARICOM during a virtual ceremony anchored at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat.In accepting Ambassador Velasco’s Letters of Credence, Secretary-General Barnett noted the long-standing relationship between CARICOM and Sweden,…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Knowledge Hub launched for 50th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
Key features include a media center for media releases, high-level speeches, image galleries, videos, and a consistently updated news tab. Details of the Meeting, including information on the speakers, special guests, thematic focus points, and the programme of events will also be included on the platform. (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat has launched an…
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Agriculture stakeholders trained to improve access to regional markets
Agriculture focal points in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) participated in a training session on 22 January on the use of a digital platform for agricultural market information. The platform, titled Regional Electronic Agricultural Market Information System (REAMIS), is designed to connect farmers with market data, business tools, and networking opportunities, and improve access to regional markets under the 25 x 25…
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Multi-level, virtual regional crop protection training starts for CARICOM Agriculture stakeholders
Hundreds of stakeholders in the agriculture sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are participating in a six-week course aimed at building capacity in crop protection. The distance learning, self-paced theoretical training course, which began on Monday, 26 January 2025, is a collaborative effort among the CARICOM Secretariat; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), a regional institution; and COLEAD, a…
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Deeper CARICOM integration key to navigating fractured global trade order – Amb. Wayne McCook
A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global rules-based systems weaken and economic nationalism intensifies. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, was a panelist discussing Prospects for International Trade in 2026 in the Context of the Changing Global…
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