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 […]

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) Dr. Armstrong Alexis, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM, met with a delegation from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) led by Mr. Stanlake Samkange, Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships on Monday, 30 January 2023 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.   Also present were representatives from the Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS) and […]

CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Friday announced the establishment of a Youth in Agriculture Council that will comprise youth farmers from all Member States and Associate Members. “We are … pleased to announce that we have just recently established a Youth in Agriculture Council, with the sole objective of providing a structured path for […]