(Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago Press Release) On Thursday, 9 March, 2023, members of the CSME Unit, Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, met with teachers participating in the first installment of the CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme, the Secondary School Teacher Attachment Programme at Holy Faith Convent, Couva. […]
Remarks By Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General Of CARICOM On The Occasion Of The Launch Of The CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme, Monday 6 March 2023, CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana Your Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM; Your Excellency George Talbot, Plenipotentiary […]
The CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme (launched in 1993) will mark its Thirtieth (30th) Anniversary this year. To celebrate, we will be highlighting the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and their vision for positively transforming the Region. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Esquire Henry Esquire is an energetic and charismatic leader soaring out of the island of Antigua and Barbuda. […]
To celebrate thirty (30) years of service by our CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, each month, we are highlighting the vision of four (4) ambassadors for positively transforming the Region. This month we will meet Shakeem and Ashley from Barbados and Andy and Arielle from the Turks and Caicos Islands. Mr Shakeem Howell, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Barbados Mr. Shakeem […]
(Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Press Release) The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), which advises on and coordinates climate change-related policies in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have launched a virtual course on climate adaptation and risk management in the region. The course will enable decision-makers and local […]
(Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Press Release)—Sargassum seaweed influxes have been a bane to the Caribbean since 2011, but the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and Plant & Food Research (PFR), a New Zealand government-owned Crown Research Institute, are advancing a regional project aimed at turning Sargassum into innovative products that will create jobs and income as well as contribute […]
The Pre-Meeting Press Conference for the Forty-Fourth (44th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held yesterday, Tuesday, 14 February. Critical discussion points included: HAITI FOOD SECURITY PUBLIC HEALTH For additional remarks on the critical issues for discussion, click below to view the press conference recording.
The need for continued vigilance against COVID-19 and the recent threat of Monkey Pox are among the critical issues for discussion at the Forty-Fourth (44th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 15-17 February in The Bahamas. This is according to Ms. Alison Drayton, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG), Directorate […]
Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are scheduled to meet on Wednesday 15 February ahead of the 44th CARICOM Summit which starts later Wednesday at the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. Assistant Secretary-General for the Directorate of Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Donna Forde, said in an interview that Foreign Ministers will have engagements with […]
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are set to have talks with several bilateral and multilateral partners as the Community deepens relations regionally and within the global community. During the 44th Regular Summit of the Conference of Heads of Government scheduled for 15-17 February in Nassau, The Bahamas, Heads will engage with several special guests including the Prime […]
