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  • Photo of Wider Caribbean cooperation being enhanced with European Union support

    Wider Caribbean cooperation being enhanced with European Union support

    (CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Monday June 2, the Programme Steering Committee of the 11th EDF Wider Caribbean Cooperation Project, funded by the European Union (EU), convened to review the implementation of the programme and provided guidance to implementing partners on sustaining its benefits.Director General of CARIFORUM, Ms. Alexis Downes- Amsterdam, chaired the Meeting. Ms.…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and CITES  Secretariats Partner to Launch Electronic CITES-Permitting System in The Bahamas

    CARICOM and CITES  Secretariats Partner to Launch Electronic CITES-Permitting System in The Bahamas

    The Bahamas is gearing up to launch an electronic system to modernise the regulation of international trade in wildlife. This milestone reflects The Bahamas’ commitment to global best practices for sustainable wildlife trade and positions the country as a regional leader in digital environmental governance. The system – electronic Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…

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  • Photo of Climate change of highest priority for CARICOM – CARICOM Secretariat Official

    Climate change of highest priority for CARICOM – CARICOM Secretariat Official

    Climate change is a top priority for CARICOM Member States, requiring a comprehensive and multifaceted approach, according to Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat. He reiterated the Region’s position at the 2025 Wet/Hurricane Season Caribbean Climate Outlook  Forum which was held in St. George’s, Grenada, 22-23 May. The Climate Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), a…

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  • Photo of 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Jamaica will host the Forty-ninth 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. Prime Minister Holness will assume the six-month chairmanship of the Community on 1 July 2025, succeeding the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley,…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Energy Unit Engages in CREF 2025 High Level Discussions

    CARICOM Energy Unit Engages in CREF 2025 High Level Discussions

    As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to advance its energy transition agenda, the Energy Programme of the Secretariat remains actively engaged in regional dialogue and collaboration. Mrs. Sandra Britton, Programme Manager and Mr. Brian Constantine, Project Officer of the CARICOM Secretariat’s Energy Unit, participated in the 17th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), held in Miami, Florida, in May 2025. Their…

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  • Photo of Technological landscape calls for validation, collaboration, ethical considerations

    Technological landscape calls for validation, collaboration, ethical considerations

    Careful validation, collaboration, and ethical considerations are pivotal to shaping digital development and confronting the challenges of rapid technological change. CARICOM Secretariat’s Programme Manager, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Ms. Jennifer Britton, shared this perspective when she delivered remarks at a technical validation workshop for the regional ICT Sector Gap Analysis Project that was conducted with support from…

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  • Photo of Message from Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025

    Message from Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2025

    The threat to our natural environment remains real, and the impact on the health and livelihoods of our people cannot be ignored.  On this World Environment Day, CARICOM remains engaged and committed to tackling this pressing environmental challenge. Plastic pollution has wide-ranging consequences for CARICOM states. Plastics threaten marine biodiversity, including sea turtles, seabirds, and fish as well as coral…

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  • Photo of JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA                            III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT

    JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF CARTAGENA III CARICOM-COLOMBIA MINISTERIAL SUMMIT

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia and of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), convened in Cartagena, Colombia on May 28th, 2025, on the occasion of the III CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Summit. The Ministers: REITERATED their commitment to further strengthen relations between the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Colombia, to advance regional cooperation as an important instrument to…

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  • Photo of Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Meeting | Cartagena de Indias | May 28, 2025

    Remarks by the Secretary-General of the CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett, at the Third CARICOM-Colombia Ministerial Meeting | Cartagena de Indias | May 28, 2025

     Your Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia;  Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations;  Your Excellency Laura Sarabia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia;  Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and Other…

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  • Photo of Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative

    Successes in Region’s Food Security Initiative

    Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, has highlighted the positive results of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 25 x 2025+5 Initiative. He identified the key advancements in the approval and implementation of the Trade Policy for Animal and Animal Products (TPAAP), Regional Agricultural Health and Food Safety Policy, Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary (SPS) Guidelines for Trade in…

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