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Austin Bramble: Only Living Signatory to the Treaty of Chaguaramas

Ninety-two-year-old Percival Austin Bramble, former Chief Minister of Montserrat, is the only surviving Head of Government who signed the Treaty of Chaguaramas which established the Caribbean Community. Errol Barrow, Forbes Burnham, Michael Manley and Dr. Eric Williams, the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago respectively, were the four original signatories on 4 July 1973, at Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago.  

From CARIFTA to Community

Out of a rendezvous in the tourist atmosphere of Paradise Beach, Bar-bados, eight years ago this month. was spawned an idea that culminates in the launching on August 1 next of a Caribbean Community with a Common Market

From the Field: Boosting ocean literacy

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the annual World Oceans Day Photo Competition, a new exhibit is making a splash now through 14 July at UN Headquarters to promote a better understanding of Earth’s invaluable bodies of water.

Secretary-General's Message for the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government

DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM FOR THE FORTY-FIFTH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)

This Forty-Fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Governments is one of the most anticipated engagements on our Community’s calendar this year, as it coincides with the major milestone of CARICOM’s 50th Anniversary. 

Early Warnings for All supported by CMO at the 19th World Meteorological Congress

(Caribbean Meteorological Organization Press Release) Dr. Arlene Laing, Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization Headquarters and the Permanent Representative of the British Caribbean Territories with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) made a statement at the 19th World Meteorological Congress, during the WMO Leadership and Management Forum on the Implementation of the UN
Early Warnings for All, a climate adaptation measure.

Legal Drafting E-learning Programme Open Call

Legal Drafting E-learning Programme Open Call

Closing Date: 12 p.m. on December 22, 2022

Are you a legal drafter, legal officer in a trade ministry, a senior trade official or a Member of Parliament in a CARIFORUM State?

Competition in the CSME vibrant according to CCC report

The CARICOM Competition Commission (Commission) has published its first “State of Competition Enforcement Report for the period 2019 – 2021”. Even though competition legislation is present in only 4 member states of the CSME, the report posits that during the review period, competition enforcement and advocacy in the region remained vibrant, as 37 cases of anticompetitive business conduct were investigated and 38 merger transactions reviewed.

Second Distinguished Owen Arthur Memorial Lecture by CARICOM Secretary-General

CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday 5 September delivered the Second Distinguished Owen Arthur Memorial Lecture in Bridgetown, Barbados. The lecture was delivered under the theme 'The Future of CARICOM; Charting a Vision for the Region's Economic Advancement'.

It was organised by the the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Shridath Ramphal Centre, and the Caribbean Development Bank.

Please read the lecture below:

Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General at Opening, First AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum, Barbados, 1 September 2022

The First CARICOM-Africa Summit held on 7 September 2021, opened a new chapter in the deep-rooted and strong relations between CARICOM and Africa.  It set in motion various initiatives to further deepen and strengthen relations between the African continent and the Community.  In particular, the Leaders underscored the need to foster increased trade, investment, air travel, and maritime shipping links, with a view to realising greater economic integration and enhanced people-to-people contact between Africa and the Caribbean.

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