COP 30
-
`Speak our truth’ – CARICOM Secretary-General rallies COP 30 negotiators
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepares for the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Brazil next month, Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett, said the negotiations demand the highest level of strategic political coordination, moral clarity and regional solidarity. The Secretary-General was addressing Ministers with responsibility for the…
Read More » -
Statement by the Nordic and Caribbean Community Foreign Ministers
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Foreign Ministers of the Nordic countries and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convened a meeting on 24 September 2025, on the margins of the High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).At the meeting, the foreign ministers agreed that humanity is facing the shared challenge of a triple planetary crisis.Climate change, the…
Read More » -
Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett | Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations | 8 May | Saint Kitts and Nevis
Honourable Dr Terrence Drew, thank you for being here this morning, Sir Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas Dr. the Honourable Vince Henderson Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other Heads of Delegation Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General Staff of CARICOM and the government of St Kitts and Nevis who are working hard to make this meeting a useful…
Read More » -
CARICOM-Brazil Technical Cooperation Advances with first Joint Commission Meeting
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The First Meeting of the CARICOM-Brazil Joint Commission convened on 30 April, marking a significant milestone in advancing technical cooperation between the sides. Co-chaired by Permanent Secretary of Dominica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, Ms. Barbara Dailey, and Deputy Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, Ambassador Luiza…
Read More » -
Climate financing, special circumstances of SIDS key for CARICOM
The Caribbean Community is placing priority on adequate and accessible climate financing, and on ensuring the special circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are considered in international funding negotiations. Climate financing for SIDS – to the tune of $1.3 trillion – is necessary to help achieve the goal of reducing global temperature to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels. SIDS, including…
Read More » -
CARICOM SG urges increased advocacy internationally as CARICOM holds first major meeting for 2025
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Describing 2024 as “very active and rewarding,” CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett expressed optimism for 2025, noting the Community’s commitment to building on its achievements and embracing new challenges and opportunities.At the 54th Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers on January 16, Dr Barnett highlighted the gains made in 2024,…
Read More »