CARICOM Energy Month (CEM)

CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) will be observed in November under the theme ‘Invest in Sustainable Energy: Accelerate the Transition’. CEM aims to increase awareness of energy matters in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and celebrate the strides the Community is making to transition to a clean energy pathway. Since its inauguration in 2016, CEM has become the seminal event on the calendar of energy stakeholders including academia, policymakers, private sector, youth, and development partners. The ultimate goal of CEM is long-term, lasting behavioural changes. Tune in to our website and social media platforms to see the various activities.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government met in Barbados, 19-21 February 2025, for their 48th Regular Meeting which was convened under the theme: Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development. The leaders discussed several pressing issues for the Community, including but not limited to, food and nutrition security, climate change and the climate finance, ongoing challenges in Haiti, security issues, digital resilience, geo-political issues, external relations matters, maritime and air transport, reparations, and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Upcoming Events

may

30apr01mayLaunch of SymposiumBarbados

30apr01mayStakeholders Meeting with UWI, Cave hill CampusBarbados

30apr01mayFifty-third Meeting of COTA Executive CouncilGrenada

30apr01mayRegional Meeting on CARICOM Policy on Financial Consumer ProtectionJamaica

30apr01mayOpen-ended Working Group on Local Content

june

31may01junTentativeMeeting of the Interim Tourism Working GroupGuyana

31may01junTentativeTwenty-sixth Council Meeting of Ministers responsible for PostsGuyana

31may(may 31)8:30 am02jun(jun 2)5:30 pmTentativeFacilitation Conference ref. Annex 9Qatar

02jun8:30 am5:30 pmTentativeThird Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Tourism

02jun8:30 am5:30 pmTentativeTwenty-third Preparatory Meeting of Officials of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP)

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Leadership

Community Vision

A Caribbean Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice; and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity ; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena.

Chair

Hon. Mia Amor Mottley

Prime Minister of Barbados
Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2025
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Secretary-general

Dr Carla Barnett

Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Community
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Our Mandate

CARICOM works in 15 Member States and 6 Associate Members to create a community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity. Our current Initiatives revolve around:

CARICOM at Work

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strengthen caribbean policy and relations.

Cooperate to ensure good environmental governance, sustainable development – CARICOM ASG

CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. Wendell Samuel, has called for cooperation to shape a future in which “our environment, including oceans, is not only protected, but fully leveraged for the benefit of our people and future generations.” Dr. Samuel, who heads the Economic Integration, Innovation and Development Directorate at the CARICOM...

CARICOM Ambassadors in New York Discuss Haiti Crisis with UN Secretary General Guterres

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The members of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on May 1 to express their concerns about the deteriorating situation in Haiti and to explore ways to continue to support...

How we work

Our Institutions

The achievement of the Objectives of the Community, requires the collective participation of all Community Institutions and Associate Institutions, in addition to the CARICOM Secretariat.

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