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CARICOM Reparations Commission Chair applauds adoption of UN Resolution recognising Slavery as the Greatest Crime against Humanity
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has described the adoption by the 80th UN General Assembly of the Resolution designating the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity, as a “historic, landmark decision.” Championed by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, who leads on reparatory justice in the African Union,…
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COTED-Environment Chair calls for integrated regional action to unlock climate and environmental financing
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The importance of integrated approaches that address climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution together, rather than in silos, was emphasised on Thursday 26 March, when Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Georgetown, Guyana. Addressing the opening of the 124th Meeting of the Council for Trade and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett | 124th Special Meeting of the COTED-Environment and Sustainable Development | 26 March 2026, Georgetown, Guyana
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is advancing coordinated regional actions on climate finance, ocean governance and biodiversity protection as Ministers and senior officials meet in Georgetown, Guyana for the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development. Delivering the opening address,…
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CARICOM trade ministers coordinate regional positions ahead of WTO Ministerial Conference
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Ministers of Trade finalised regional preparations for the Fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, when they met on Wednesday, 25 March, for the 125th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED-Trade). The meeting, chaired by Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister…
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CARICOM Welcomes Adoption of UN Resolution on Slavery and Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans
The Caribbean Community welcomes the adoption of the historic United Nations resolution: “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity”, by the UN General Assembly on 25 March 2026. All CARICOM Member States voted in favour of the Ghana-led Resolution. The Resolution declares transatlantic trafficking and chattel enslavement as…
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Message | CARICOM Reparations Commission | International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | 25 March 2026
On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the CARICOM Reparations Commission pays tribute to the 15 million African men, women, and children who endured the horrors of chattel enslavement for over three hundred years in the Americas. We remember the untold suffering caused by the trauma of the Middle Passage, the…
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Statement | Hon. Dr Terrance Drew | Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and CARICOM Chair | Reappointment of the CARICOM Secretary-General
During the Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community held on 24-27 February 2026 in St. Kitts and Nevis, the required majority of CARICOM Heads of Government agreed to the reappointment of Dr. Carla Barnett as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. Dr. Barnett’s second term of office will begin in August 2026.
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CARICOM to send Humanitarian Supplies to Cuba
CARICOM governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government held in St Kitts and Nevis on 24 – 27 February 2026. The humanitarian effort is being coordinated by the CARICOM Secretariat, headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.…
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Technical Cooperation Centre important to strengthening Region’s capacity for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use – CARICOM ASG
Dr Wendell Samuel, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General (ag) Economic Integration Innovation and Development, has positioned a regional biodiversity technical and scientific cooperation centre as a strategic investment in the Region’s future. “Through cooperation, shared capacity, and inclusive partnerships, we can ensure that Caribbean development proceeds in harmony with the protection of our biodiversity,” he said at the inaugural meeting of the…
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CARICOM Recognises Nurses’ Courage and Leadership in Hurricane Melissa Response
Despite challenges, including the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, workforce shortages, migration, and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), regional nursing leadership has prevailed through strategic collaborations and innovation. These were the sentiments shared by CARICOM at the Fifty-Fourth Joint Meeting of the Executive and Education Committees and the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Practice Committee of the Regional Nursing…
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