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CARPHA Stands in Solidarity with the People of Jamaica Following the Impact of Hurricane Melissa
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. October 30, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) stands in firm solidarity with the Government and people of Jamaica, who continue to endure the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Our hearts are with the families who have lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods and with communities now facing the difficult task of rebuilding. As…
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ARRIVAL STATEMENT | CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the General Parliamentary Elections of Jamaica
By way of communication dated 24 July 2025, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica advised Member States of Jamaica’s upcoming General Parliamentary Elections, constitutionally due on or before September 2025, and invited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to field a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe its conduct. Subsequently, on 10 August 2025, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew…
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Haiti remains a land of opportunity-TPC President-Counsellor says
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – President-Counsellor of the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), His Excellency Laurent Saint Cyr, has called on the Community to embrace Haiti as a land of opportunity. He invited partners to support economic recovery in key sectors such as infrastructure, the green economy, innovation, education and training, cultural tourism, and security, particularly in…
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COMMUNIQUE | Forty-ninth (49th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community | Montego Bay, Jamaica
COMMUNIQUE The Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6-8 July under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica. Members of the Conference in attendance were: Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of…
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Resolve differences to effectively drive regional integration—CYA-Jamaica
“We remain upbeat about the future and continue to engage different processes to ensure that changes are implemented. After all, we are ‘the now,’ and we continue to be hopeful that we can collectively bridge the divide and solve any differences so we can effectively drive regional integration.” – Odane Brooks, CARICOM Youth Ambassador (Jamaica) Young people comprise approximately 60%…
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION (CEOM) TO THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 28 APRIL 2025
By way of letter dated 10 December 2024, CARICOM was invited by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to deploy an Election Observation Mission to observe the Parliamentary Elections to be held in 2025. A twelve (12) member CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on 21 April and will depart on 30 April…
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Jamaica reiterates commitment to CARICOM
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – As a founding member of CARICOM, Jamaica is deeply committed to its goals and aspirations, striving to position the Community as a global partner for peace and prosperity.These sentiments were expressed by the new Ambassador of Jamaica to CARICOM, His Excellency Esmond Reid, on Friday, 11 April, during the ceremony for…
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CARICOM Protocol to Enhance Cooperation receives another signatory
Jamaica has signed the CARICOM Protocol to Amend the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, to allow Enhanced Cooperation among Member States and address Related issues. This Protocol on Enhanced Cooperation, which CARICOM Heads of Government adopted at the Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in March…
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“Gang violence should be regarded as acts of terrorism and a threat to democracy in the Region” – PM Holness
“We must take a very strong approach to it from a legislative perspective to create the laws that will enable us to have surveillance to detain them – of course, within the accepted rules of human rights and the treatment of citizens – but certainly, there needs to be what we call in Jamaica enhanced measures to treat with this…
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New Institute of Maroon and Indigenous Studies Proposed for UWI Mona and Maroon Communities
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, The UWI Vice-Chancellor and Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has welcomed the recommendation from Jamaica’s Maroon community to establish a new institute to research, document and share the rich history, culture and contribution of Maroon and Indigenous people. The CRC Chair shared this with a large gathering at the opening of the historic symposium on Maroons,…
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