Security
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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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27TH CONSLE: “Ensuring a safe and secure space for Men’s T20 Cup is a priority for CARICOM Security Cluster”
“CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for National Security, representatives from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM-IMPACS), Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Regional Security System (RSS) and the CARICOM Secretariat are in attendance. Discussions are expected to focus on security arrangements and preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 including legislative and operational updates, the…
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Keynote Address by CARICOM Secretary-General at ‘CARICOM at Fifty’ Symposium
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, delivered the keynote address Friday morning (14 April 2023) at the opening ceremony of a symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Community being observed this year. The virtual symposium, titled ‘CARICOM at the Crossroads: Rising to the Challenge of a New Era’, was organised by the CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the…
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Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue begins Monday
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue, 17-18 April 2023, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago. Under the theme, ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge’, the symposium seeks to promote dialogue and regional action…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Regional Symposium on ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge’
A Regional Symposium on “Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge” will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on the 17-18 April, 2023. The Symposium will be hosted by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley and will be attended by CARICOM Heads of Government. Representatives…
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CARICOM, United Nations Recommit To Achieving SDGs In The Region
(Joint Press Release by CARICOM Secretariat and the United Nations Caribbean) On Tuesday, 12 July 2022, Her Excellency Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received Mr. Roberto Valent, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Development Coordination Office (DCO) of the United Nations. The CARICOM Secretary-General and UN Regional Director talked about their respective organisations’ work on…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, 16 Feb. 2022
Honourable Dr. Horace Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica and Chairman of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement; Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegation; Lt. Col. Michael Jones, Executive Director, CARICOM IMPACS; Commodore Errington Shurland, Executive Director, Regional Security System; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome you to…
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Remarks by CARICOM SG to the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference Donor Round Table Discussion
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Donor Round Table Discussion of the CariSECURE Citizen Security Conference, held virtually on Wednesday, 1 September 2021. Below we present the Secretary-General’s remarks: Mr. Clinton White, USAID Regional Representative; Ms. Valerie Cliff, UNDP Resident Coordinator; CariSECURE Team Leader and Members; Representatives of International Development Agencies; Representatives of Regional Security Institutions; Ladies and Gentlemen.…
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister signs CARICOM Agreements on cooperation in Education and Security
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness on Friday signed three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Agreements during the 39th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The agreements signed were the: Protocol Amending the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to incorporate the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement as an organ of the Community and the CARICOM Implementation…
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Crime and Violence a heavy toll on (CARICOM) society – CARICOM SG
Amb. Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), called on CARICOM to counteract the threat of crime and violence, when he addressed the opening of the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, earlier today in Port of Prince, Haiti. “As we pool our resources and strategise to combat the damaging effects of climate…
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