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No Iron Day Returns for CARICOM Energy Month 2025
Back by popular demand for CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2025 is No Iron Day. Commencing 7 November 2025, and continuing every Friday in November (14, 21, and 28), people across the Region are encouraged to wear clothing that has not been ironed to support energy conservation and climate action. This fun and practical campaign challenges individuals to be brave enough…
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CDF and Afreximbank Advance Strategic Partnership with New Climate-Focused Finance Facility
The collaboration between the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will be significantly advanced through the establishment of a new blended finance facility, the Green Growth, Resilience and Sustainability Facility (GRSF). This formed a critical part of the discussion at an introductory meeting between the CEO of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), Mr Rodinald Soomer, and…
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CARICOM Institutions Support Coordinated Recovery Efforts in Jamaica Following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa
Members of the High-Level team (left to right): Mr Daniel Best, Dr Lisa Indar, Ms Elizabeth Riley and Dr David Farrell (Credit: CDEMA) Monday, 3 November 2025 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact, governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have dispatched aid and pledged financial support to assist in the response and recovery…
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CARICOM Energy Month 2025 | Upcoming Events
This November, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Member States and Associate Members will participate in a dynamic programme comprising webinars, tours, expos, and community engagement activities designed to raise awareness and foster collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The theme for this year’s activities is “Invest, Innovate, Sustain: Leading the Charge in Renewable Energy Frontiers”. One of last year’s…
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Updated CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) Launched
The updated CARICOM Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) 2025, a critical strategic blueprint designed to safeguard the Caribbean Region’s accelerating digital transformation, was launched on 31 October 2025, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The launch, which was spearheaded by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime andSecurity (IMPACS) in collaboration with the European Union–Latin America and Caribbean (EULAC) Digital…
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Energy security is a regional priority – CARICOM Secretary-General in message to launch CARICOM Energy Month
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, wants bold, forward-thinking approaches to energy security in the Region, strengthened partnerships, investments, and affordable finance for critical climate-resilient infrastructure. In a message to launch CARICOM Energy Month which begins 1 November 2025, under the theme ‘Invest, Innovate, Sustain: Leading the Charge in Renewable Energy Frontiers’, the Secretary-General said: “In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it…
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CDB Vice President Calls for Action to Strengthen Caribbean Resilience and Economic Stability
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is urging regional governments and development partners to take decisive action to address persistently low growth and high debt across the Caribbean. Speaking at the 2nd Caribbean Debt Forum, Ian Durant, Vice-President Finance and Corporate Services (Ag.) of CDB, outlined a comprehensive set of recommendations to support inclusive sustainable development through improvements in competitiveness, while maintaining macroeconomic stability…
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CARICOM Secretary-General welcomes Ambassador of China to the Secretariat
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett, on Tuesday 28 October, welcomed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Guyana, Her Excellency Yang Yang, for a courtesy visit, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters. During the visit, the Ambassador noted the importance of CARICOM as a regional organisation and affirmed the…
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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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