Crime and Security
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CARICOM–UNDP Framework Launched to Tackle Crime as a Development Challenge
“Crime in the Caribbean can no longer be viewed solely through a law-enforcement lens. It is fundamentally a development issue, a public health issue, and a human security issue.” – CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today, Thursday 21 May, launched the CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document…
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COMMUNIQUE – Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM |24 -27 February 2026
COMMUNIQUE The Fiftieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, from 24 – 27 February, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister. Members of the Conference in attendance were: Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister, The…
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CARICOM IMPACS and Partners intercept Major Drug Haul in the Virgin Islands
The coordinated multi-agency operation, which took place between 8 and 9 December 2025, also involved the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), His Majesty’s Customs and external law enforcement partners from United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP). The successful interception was initiated following intelligence received concerning suspicious maritime activity within VI waters. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for…
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CARICOM-UNDP High-Level Talks Advance Public Health Approach to Crime in the Caribbean
Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Ms Elizabeth Solomon CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, addressed the CARICOM–UNDP High-Level Meeting on Addressing Crime and Violence as a Regional Challenge: Integrating Health, Justice, and Social Policy. In her remarks, Solomon underscored the urgent need for a coordinated regional response to violent crime, which she described as a…
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CARICOM IMPACS Workshop Bolsters Regional Defences against Illicit Glass Eel Trafficking
A critical, high-level workshop targeting the illicit trade and trafficking of glass eels, often linked to transnational organised crime, was officially opened on 20 November 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The two-day event, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) and supported by the Canadian High Commission and Auxilium Worldwide, brought together regional law enforcement,…
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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community | Security Build Up in the Region
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met and discussed various issues on the regional agenda including the increased security build up in the Caribbean and the potential impacts on Member States. Save in respect of Trinidad and Tobago who reserved its position, Heads agreed on the following: They reaffirmed the principle of maintaining the Caribbean Region as a…
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In Congratulatory Message, CARICOM SG recognises TT’s rich Caribbean culture and notable achievements in energy and manufacturing
As the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates its Sixty-Third Anniversary of Independence on 31 August 2025, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has recognised the twin-island nation’s role as “an exponent of the rich Caribbean musical and literary culture” which has been “a source of pride for all CARICOM countries”. In a congratulatory message to the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, Prime…
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CARICOM Secretariat, IMPACS webinar focuses on ‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’
‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’ will be the focus of a webinar that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host on Tuesday, 19 August 2025. The webinar is being held to mark International Youth Day, which was observed on 12 August under the theme ‘Local Youth Actions…
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CARIFORUM States continue to address Crime and Security through two 11th EDF funded Programmes
Progress under two European Union (EU) funded programmes to improve the administration of criminal justice and to strengthen law enforcement and border security in CARIFORUM States was recently assessed by the respective Steering Committees overseeing the Programmes. Deputy Programme Manager, Ms. Yvanette Baron-George, represented Ms. Alexis Downes-Amsterdam, Director General of CARIFORUM, at the meetings. She explained that the Support to…
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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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