“CARICOM Heads of Governments expressed deep concern about the high levels of crime and violence in the Region, driven in part by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a breakdown of social structures, and the impact of crime and violence on young people and child...

The Chairman of the Conference of Heads, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, recently signalled the concern of Heads of Governments when, four weeks ago, he delivered a statement encouraging citizens of CARICOM Member States to be vigilant following the Mpox outbreak, and as a Counc...

Caribbean heads have decided to ban the use of assault weapons in the civilian populations of their respective nations.Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr  Keith Rowley, made the announcement on Tuesday while delivering closing remarks at the Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health...

The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has hailed the recently concluded CARICOM Regional Symposium on “Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue” a success, stating that he is confident the resolutions from that symposium will lead to a reduction in crime acr...

DECLARATION BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT WAR ON GUNS  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO18 APRIL 2023We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 17-18, 2023, on the occasion of the Regional Symposium to address Crime and Violence as a ...

 Fellow Caribbean Leaders, peoples of the Caribbean, from Mexico to Suriname, Welcome…welcome to this Symposium, this unique exchange of experiences and perspectives, among the people of the Caribbean.This morning we, the many components of Caribbean leadership, stand here as a collective body ...

As CARICOM Heads of Government begin a regional symposium to address crime and violence as a public health issue in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on Monday, 16 April, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has said that timely implementation of solutions to address the underlyi...

Opening remarks by Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Lead Head with Responsibility for Security and Chair of the SymposiumDr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, delivered opening remarks at the Regio...