IN PHOTO:  (Front Row, L-R) Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon Mia Amor Mottley; President of Cuba H.E. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; President of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM, H.E. Chandrikapersad Santokhi; Secretary-General of CARICOM, Dr Carla Barnett (2nd Row, L-R)  Prime Minister of Belize, Hon...

Your Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, President of the Council of State of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba; Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Colleagues, Heads of State and Government, Heads of Delegations of the Caribbean Community; Ministers, Ambassadors; ...

Your Excellency Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba; Your Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICO...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has responded to the invitation extended by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica to mount a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe General Elections scheduled for 6 December 2022. The seven-member Mission is headed by Ms. Fern Narcis-Sco...

At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Tuesday, 6 December 2022. Ms. Fern Narcis-Scope The ...

Every year, on December 3, the world recognizes International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The observation comes within the context of persons with disabilities being the world’s largest minority group and the fact that most of these individuals are marginalized in their society. The United Nat...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed under the theme “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world”. This year’s theme aptly reflects the values underpinning the development agenda of our Caribbean Co...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the people and government of the Republic of Suriname in celebrating the Forty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence that is being observed on 25 November 2022. In a congratulatory message, Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, commended the progres...

Since 1991, for over 30 years, the global community has organized activities to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The Campaign incorporates four important observances: the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November; Human Rights Defenders...

Your Excellency, Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Community of Caribbean States.  It is a great privilege and honour for me to be here at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat to present the Letter of Credence by which His Excellency Pedro Castillo, President of Peru, appoin...