“One of the outcomes I would like to see is that we arrive at a mechanism for capturing more labour-related data in terms of movement of people and intra-regional labour migration - to better understand the labour market in the Caribbean.” Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minist...

CARICOM Ministers of Labour have agreed to a harmonised and sustained approach to matters related to labour that impact the free movement of people within the Community. This was the consensus at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour h...

"The Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard is more than just a tool; it is a symbol of resilience and determination to foster a food-secure future for the Community. While the platform monitors food security, we remain committed to the broader goal of achieving food and nutrition se...

Government representatives, policy experts, and key stakeholders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Miami, Florida, last week to chart a coordinated approach to implementing the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). The BBNJ Agreement, which...

Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat held discussions with insurance companies on Friday, 4 April 2025, as the Region continues to advance preparations for a regional ferry service. Dr. Wendell Samuel, Assistant Secretary-General (ag), Economic Integration, Innovation and Development, led t...

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has announced the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) approval of three critical climate resilience projects for St. Kitts and Nevis and The Bahamas. The projects, collectively securing nearly US$6.73M in funding, will support national adaptation planning...

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Ladies and Gentlemen, the imperative for the prohibition on nuclear weapons testing, use, and proliferation has never been more pressing at any time in this Century. Politically fraught, climate changing landscape th...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is updating its tax treaty to align it with international standards and rules.   “The CARICOM Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) recognises the importance of tax cooperation and the shifts in the international tax landscape and decided that the CARICOM...

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The CARICOM Secretariat's Director of Single Market, Mr. Leo Preville says sustained capacity building is key for implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Mr. Preville was speaking at a pla...

The Loss and Damage Fund, under its first director, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, is scheduled to meet in early April in Barbados. The Fund is intended to provide critical support to developing countries to respond to economic and non-economic loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. CARIC...