(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Progress under the European Union (EU) funded 11th EDF Regional Technical Cooperation Facility with the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States was assessed when the Programme Management Committee met recently.
The 11th EDF Support to Wider Caribbean Cooperation: Regional Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF) brought together officials of CARIFORUM, the CARICOM Secretariat and The Dominican Republic, in its capacity as Chair of CARIFORUM, on Wednesday 11 March.
The Committee noted activities aimed at ensuring a structured platform for political and technical wider Caribbean dialogue, activities to support negotiations for Associate membership to CARICOM, support being provided by the Facility to advance implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, internships and attachments programmes and technical assistance to operationalise the Caribbean-EU Protocol.
Members of the Committee commended the CARIFORUM internship and attachment programmes and welcomed the proposal for language training programmes for young professionals, describing them as vital pillars for cultivating a skilled and adaptable CARIFORUM talent pool.
Launched in February 2023, the Regional Technical Cooperation Facility is implemented by the CARIFORUM Directorate located at the CARICOM Secretariat. Valued at €500,000 and fully financed by the European Union, the TCF supports cooperation efforts across the Wider Caribbean. Implementation ends on 24 December 2026.
