Press Releases
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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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Logo revealed for the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians
The Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) now has a logo! The logo was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians in Willemstad, Curacao, on 27 October 2025. Seon Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago is the creative mind behind the design. He was present in Curacao for the reveal. Logo designer,…
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CARICOM Secretariat recognises Guyana’s history-making World Trade Center
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Director for External Trade, Mr. Joel Richards has recognised Guyana for being the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to establish a World Trade Center.Delivering an address on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat at the recent official opening of the World Trade Center Georgetown (WTCG), Mr. Richards congratulated Guyana for joining a prestigious…
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MESSAGE from the Caribbean Community | Passage of Hurricane Melissa
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses its deep concern for, and solidarity with, the Government and people of Jamaica, and other CARICOM Member States and Associate Member States, including Haiti, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and other countries in the Region, which are in the path of the record-breaking system, Hurricane Melissa. We commend the…
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Remarks by CARICOM DSG| Opening, 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians| Curacao | 27 October 2025
Dr. Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, on Monday, 27 October 2025 delivered remarks at the opening of the 50th meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) in Willemstad, Curacao. Statisticians from across the Region are in Curacao for the SCCS and a series of other annual engagements. The events this year, which will be held from 27 –…
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On Forty-Sixth Independence Anniversary, CARICOM Secretary-General recognises St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ leadership in regional integration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 27 October 2025) – As St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence today, 27 October, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has recognised the country for its leadership within the Community and its steadfast commitment to regional integration. In a congratulatory message to Prime Minister, Dr. the…
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Regional statisticians in Curacao for series of technical engagements
Statisticians from across the Region are in Curacao for a series of activities including the 50th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and related annual engagements. The events this year which, will be held from 27 – 31 October, are jointly organised by the CARICOM Secretariat’s Regional Statistics Programme (RSP) and the Central Bureau of Statistics Curacao,…
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Ten rural communities in Suriname will benefit from CDF Electrification Project
Almost two thousand persons in ten Suriname rural communities will soon benefit from the completion of a CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) electrification project. The US$ 11.8 million project to install hybrid renewable micro-grid systems at Cajana and Galibi is part of a broader initiative to enhance energy access and support a just energy transition in Suriname’s rural communities. During a…
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