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  • Photo of Flagship clean energy dialogue to be held in Grenada

    Flagship clean energy dialogue to be held in Grenada

    The Ninth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF IX) will be held in Grenada, 28-30 October 2025. CSEF is the biennial flagship regional platform for high-level clean energy dialogue. This year, it is being organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) in collaboration with the Government of Grenada. The sessions…

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  • Photo of CARIFORUM Team Supports EPA Implementation in Barbados

    CARIFORUM Team Supports EPA Implementation in Barbados

    (CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Barbados is now better positioned to realise greater benefits from the CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) and CARIFORUM-United Kingdom (UK) Economic Partnership Agreements, following in-country sessions from 16-17 June, with support from the CARIFORUM Directorate. The mission was headed by Ms. Alexis Downes-Amsterdam, Director General of CARIFORUM, and was undertaken in collaboration with…

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  • Photo of July Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics – CARICOM SG

    July Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics – CARICOM SG

    The upcoming Forty-Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government will place emphasis on improving regional security, enhancing food and nutrition security and combatting climate change, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, said. The Meeting convenes 6-8 July, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as the Chair. Prime Minister Holness assumes the six-month rotating Chairmanship of…

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  • Photo of Jamaica’s chairmanship of CARICOM to focus on youth as ‘architects of the future’

    Jamaica’s chairmanship of CARICOM to focus on youth as ‘architects of the future’

    Jamaica’s six-month chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which begins on 1 July 2025, will place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future, Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has announced. In a special message ahead of the Forty-ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which will be held in Montego Bay,…

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  • Photo of CARICOM advances strategies to enhance regional and external trade at 60th COTED meeting

    CARICOM advances strategies to enhance regional and external trade at 60th COTED meeting

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The recently concluded Sixtieth (60th) Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) marked significant progress in advancing measures for enhanced economic integration, competitiveness, and strategies for addressing bilateral and multilateral trade issues. Key outcomes of the meeting included progress on the draft Regional Industrial Policy; agreements to…

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  • Photo of The Community will prioritise innovative digital solutions – PM Andrew Holness

    The Community will prioritise innovative digital solutions – PM Andrew Holness

    In a world increasingly defined by rapid technological change, CARICOM must embrace the transformative potential of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, to drive economic growth, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life of its people. The Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, made the point in a…

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  • Photo of CCCCC to Celebrate 20 Years of Regional Climate Leadership with Anniversary Banquet, Awards Ceremony

    CCCCC to Celebrate 20 Years of Regional Climate Leadership with Anniversary Banquet, Awards Ceremony

    The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution mandated to coordinate the Caribbean’s response to climate change, is proud to announce the celebration of its 20th Anniversary. This milestone marks two decades of steadfast leadership, scientific innovation, meaningful collaboration, and measurable progress in advancing climate resilience across the Caribbean. To commemorate this historic occasion, the CCCCC…

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  • Photo of Media Accreditation | 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM| 6-8 July 2025 | Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Media Accreditation | 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM| 6-8 July 2025 | Montego Bay, Jamaica

    6-8 July 2025 | Montego Bay, Jamaica Jamaica will host the Forty-ninth (49th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 6-8 July in Montego Bay, under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica. Media partners joining us in Jamaica to cover the Meeting need to be…

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  • Photo of Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit

    Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Caribbean-Brazil Summit on Friday 13 June in Brasilia, Brazil highlighting the strong relationship between CARICOM and Brazil, underpinned by the Inaugural CARICOM-Brazil Summit in 2010.Fifteen years later President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to demonstrate visionary leadership in promoting South-South…

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  • Photo of COTED Chair urges decisive action on urgent trade and economic issues

    COTED Chair urges decisive action on urgent trade and economic issues

    (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Kerrie Symmonds has emphasised the critical role of the Council as businesses reel from the turbulence in the global trading system. “Two years ago, we could never have imagined the turmoil with which the global trading system and…

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