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  • Photo of Keynote address by the CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett at the opening of the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, Placencia Belize, 12 August 2024

    Keynote address by the CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett at the opening of the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, Placencia Belize, 12 August 2024

    Salutations  Honourable John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize;  Honourable Ministers and members of the National Assembly;  Dr. Claire Grant, President, and Other Executives and Members of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union;  Ladies and Gentlemen. I am pleased to address you all for the convening of this Annual General Assembly and related activities. As a proud Belizean, I…

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  • Photo of EPG continues CARICOM’s good office role in Haiti

    EPG continues CARICOM’s good office role in Haiti

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The three former prime ministers appointed by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to carry out the Community’s good office role in Haiti continue to do so as the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) and the interim prime minister are in place. The Eminent Persons Group (EPG), which consists of former prime ministers Dr…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and Canada discuss resilience to natural disasters

    CARICOM and Canada discuss resilience to natural disasters

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Heads of Government and the Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister for International Development of Canada, discussed regional resilience to natural disasters and strategies for improving access to financing during a working breakfast on the sidelines of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in St. George’s, Grenada. Outgoing…

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  • Photo of COMMUNIQUE – Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government | Grenada | July 2024

    COMMUNIQUE – Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government | Grenada | July 2024

    Issued at the conclusion of the Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community | St. George’s, Grenada The Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held from 28-30 July in St George’s, Grenada under the chairmanship of the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Heads of Government endorse digital resilience strategy, skills fund creation

    CARICOM Heads of Government endorse digital resilience strategy, skills fund creation

    Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have endorsed a strategy that will guide how the Region navigates the digital landscape. The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, CARICOM Chair and Prime Minister of Grenada, said that CARICOM Heads of Government supported the Regional Digital Resilience Strategy at the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St. George’s,…

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  • Photo of Grenada pays homage to CARICOM

    Grenada pays homage to CARICOM

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Grenada honoured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by renaming the True-Blue Roundabout on the Maurice Bishop Highway in St George’s, Grenada, the CARICOM Roundabout. The renaming ceremony on 28 July 2024, preceded the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government from 28-30 July in Grenada. Host Prime Minister and Chairman of…

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  • Photo of Statement from the Caribbean Community on Cuba

    Statement from the Caribbean Community on Cuba

    The Forty-Seventh (47th) Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community is gravely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Cuba resulting from the embargo wrongfully imposed on the people and Government of Cuba over the last 62 years by the Government of the United States of America. The Conference reiterates its call for the lifting of the unjust…

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  • Photo of STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community on Crime and Violence

    STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community on Crime and Violence

    We, CARICOM Heads of Government are deeply concerned by the levels of crime and violence in the Region, fueled in part, by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a deterioration of social structures. We are also particularly concerned about the impact of crime and violence on young people and children. We reiterate our commitment to ongoing urgent action…

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  • Photo of Day 1 Highlights: 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, St. George’s Grenada, Monday 29 July 2024

    Day 1 Highlights: 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, St. George’s Grenada, Monday 29 July 2024

    Day 1 (Monday 29 July) of the Plenary session of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in St. George’s Grenada, focused on the impacts of climate change, the necessity of sustainable home construction, and the importance of regional digital resilience. Among the Heads of Government was H. E. Gilmar Pisas, Prime Minister of…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, Austrian officials meet in Grenada

    CARICOM, Austrian officials meet in Grenada

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations within the CARICOM Secretariat, on Sunday 28 July, met with H.E. Mr. Gerhard Doujak, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to CARICOM. During the talks which were held ahead of the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St.…

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