A CARICOM Technical Working Group on maritime matters held discussions on 18 December that focused on negotiations for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry.
A revision of the Caribbean Community's draft Industrial Policy is necessary given the changing global and domestic economic environments, according to Dr. Wendell Samuel, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General(Ag), Economic Integration, Innovation and Development.
The Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC), the ministerial-level organ of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) which represents 16 Member States, convened its 67th Session (CMC67) on 21-22 November 2024, in Tortola, Virgin Islands (British) at Maria’s By The Sea. Under the auspices of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the CMC focused on advancing governance, strategy, and operational capacity related to weather, climate, and water-related activities across the region.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience across the Caribbean region. This partnership, formalised by Jean-Benoit Manhes, UNICEF Representative for the Eastern Caribbean, and Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director of CDEMA, will focus on strengthening child-centered disaster management in collaboration with local, national, and regional authorities.
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in collaboration with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GoSVG), on 26 November 2024, launched a US$3M project to fast-track climate action.
Directors of Statistics and other stakeholders in the field have made recommendations to create a more efficient process for the conduct of censuses.
The recommendations to improve the mammoth undertaking – a complete count of the population - include initiating the planning process earlier; shortening the census questionnaire and employing different modes of enumeration such as self-enumeration through computer-assisted, web interviewing techniques; and ensuring robust public relations campaigns are executed.
Nominations are now being accepted for the CARICOM Sustainable Energy Youth Award (SEYA) and the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Award (WISE).
Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM and Prime Minister of Grenada, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, will preside over the 111th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on 5 December 2024, which will focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has called on the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) to adopt realistic and practical decisions that everyone in the Community can rely on.
Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, represented the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat at the 14th High-Level Korea-Caribbean Partnership in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 5-6 November 2024.