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Updated CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) Launched
The updated CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) 2025, a critical strategic blueprint designed to safeguard the Caribbean Region’s accelerating digital transformation, was launched on 31 October 2025, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The launch, which was spearheaded by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime andSecurity (IMPACS) in collaboration with the European Union–Latin America and Caribbean (EULAC) Digital…
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CARICOM DSG pays a courtesy visit on Curacao Prime Minister
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Friday, 31 October 2025, Dr. Armstrong Alexis, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), met with His Excellency Gilmar Simon Pisas, Prime Minister of Curacao, the Community’s newest Associate Member. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s office in Willemstad, following Dr. Alexis’ participation in statistics-related sessions that were held during…
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Dominica has made consistent efforts towards development – CARICOM SG says on country’s Independence Anniversary
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has recognised the consistent and focused efforts Dominica has made towards achieving its development objectives. In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica to mark the country’s Forty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence on Monday 3 November, Dr Barnett also commended its continued…
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CARICOM SG highlights Antigua and Barbuda’s diplomatic leadership on 44th Independence Anniversary
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Antigua and Barbuda’s leadership on the regional and international stage was commended by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett, as the country observes its Forty-Fourth Anniversary of Independence on Saturday, 1 November. In a message to the Prime Minister, the Honourable Gaston Browne, Dr. Barnett said that this leadership…
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Strategise on scaling up innovative approaches to improve Region’s statistical landscape – CARICOM DSG at Caribbean Data Day
Dr. Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, called on statisticians, policymakers and partners to strategise on closing data gaps and scaling up innovative approaches to improve the statistical landscape in the Caribbean. The Deputy Secretary-General spoke on Thursday, 30 October 2025, at the opening of Caribbean Data Day, which is hosted jointly by the CARICOM Secretariat and the World Bank as…
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CDB Vice President Calls for Action to Strengthen Caribbean Resilience and Economic Stability
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is urging regional governments and development partners to take decisive action to address persistently low growth and high debt across the Caribbean. Speaking at the 2nd Caribbean Debt Forum, Ian Durant, Vice-President Finance and Corporate Services (Ag.) of CDB, outlined a comprehensive set of recommendations to support inclusive sustainable development through improvements in competitiveness, while maintaining macroeconomic stability…
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CARICOM Secretary-General welcomes Ambassador of China to the Secretariat
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, on Tuesday 28 October, welcomed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Guyana, Her Excellency Yang Yang, for a courtesy visit, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters. During the visit, the Ambassador noted the importance of CARICOM as a regional organisation and affirmed the…
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Global action urged to lower insurance costs for hurricane-prone island states
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has called for urgent global cooperation to address the rising cost of insurance in the tourism sector of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).Speaking during a high-level panel at the 6th Global Services Forum, held as part of the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
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Remarks by Mr. Sean de Boer, Director, Central Bureau of Statistics, Curacao| Opening, 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians| Curacao| 27 October 2025
Evidence must guide decision-making from economic planning and digital transformation to climate resilience and social equity, Director of the Central Bureau of Statistics of Curacao said on Monday. He was at the time delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians in Curacao. Please listen to his address:
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CARICOM States are small but not powerless – Assistant Secretary-General Elizabeth Solomon
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – “We, the small states of the Caribbean, are not powerless.” Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon This sentiment was expressed by Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, during an address at a UN80 Conference hosted by The University of the…
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