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CARICOM Secretary-General Highlights Connectivity as Cornerstone of Regional Progress at Connected Caribbean Summit 2025
“Our full potential as a Region hinges on our continued commitment to be innovative, united, and sustainable. Collaborative partnerships and targeted investments by both the private and public sectors are the keys that will unlock new opportunities for tourism, trade, and socio-economic development.” – Dr Carla Barnett | Secretary-General | CARICOM Key Points: Connectivity as a driver of growth: CARICOM…
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CARICOM and Botswana strengthen diplomatic ties
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Formal diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Botswana strengthened on Thursday 27 November, as CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, welcomed a new Ambassador from the Southern African country, Her Excellency Ms. Benetia Tumelo Chingapane.“Your appointment signals the beginning of a new chapter in a friendship built on bilateral…
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CARICOM Secretariat Kilo walk boosts health, inspires behavioural change to support sustainable energy transition – Prime Minister of Guyana
For Prime Minister of Guyana, the Hon Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, the CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2025 Kilo Walk on Saturday, 29 November, had a “powerful two-fold purpose.” “We walked to strengthen our physical and mental health, and we walked to inspire the kind of behavioural change that supports our Region’s transition to a prosperous, sustainable low-carbon energy future.” The…
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Jamaica Secures US$6.7B Package Over Three Years in International Support for Recovery and Reconstruction After Hurricane Melissa
Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF –Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group (WBG) have jointly assembled a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion over three years to…
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CARICOM honours women and youth in sustainable energy
The Caribbean Community on Friday honoured women and youth who have made sterling contributions to the field of sustainable energy in the Region. Eight women and two young men received the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy (WISE) and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards, respectively, for 2024 and 2025. The awards ceremony, one of the final activities of the CARICOM Energy…
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Experts Warn Action is Needed for Caribbean Food Systems to Weather Climate Change
Caribbean agriculture faces an existential crisis as increasingly intense climate events devastate farming communities across the region, experts and development leaders warned at a critical side event during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which was held 10 – 21 November 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) convened panel discussion, “Agriculture and Food Security in the Caribbean:…
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Regional Energy Kilo Walk to Close Out CARICOM Energy Month
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) will host the Regional Energy Kilo Walk on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. As the final event of CARICOM Energy Month 2025, the walk underscores the Region’s…
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CARICOM SG in Suriname for country’s Golden Jubilee Independence celebration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, has joined the Government and people of Suriname in celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Dr. Barnett is on a three-day official visit to the Dutch-speaking Member State from 24 -26 November to participate in activities marking this historic milestone. The Secretary-General attended a networking…
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CARICOM celebrates Suriname’s Jubilee Anniversary of Independence
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Suriname on its Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence, recognizing the deep bonds of friendship and cooperation that the Community shares with the country. In a congratulatory message to the President of Suriname, Her Excellency Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett said: “For thirty years, Suriname has been…
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CARICOM, EU bolster relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Union (EU) have bolstered longstanding relations with the accreditation of a new Ambassador of the EU to CARICOM, His Excellency Luca Pierantoni.CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, accredited Ambassador Pierantoni on Thursday 19 November, during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. H.E. Luca…
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