❖        Honourable Ministers with responsibility for Culture ❖        Dr. Norbert Richard Ibrahim, Assistant Secretary-General, Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ❖      &nbs...

It is a distinct pleasure for me to be addressing you as your Guest Speaker this morning, at this your Fifth Regional Disability Studies Conference.  I am conscious of the fact that this Conference comes against the backdrop of one of the most crushing events to have impacted our generation and...

Global shipping costs are starting to trend downwards, nonetheless prices remain elevated considerably above pre-pandemic levels. Indeed, there is an approximate 50% reduction being experienced by Caribbean importers. According to Richard Pandohie, former President of the Jamaica Manufacturers &...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Her Excellency Carla Barnett ended her official visit to Saint Lucia on Wednesday during which she met with the Prime Minister Honourable Philip Pierre, members of Cabinet, the Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Allen Chastanet, the CARICOM Youth Ambas...

The Caribbean Culture Sector has received significant funding from the European Union with support from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, under the ACP-EU 11th EDF Culture Programme as creatives seek to recover from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Virtual L...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Her Excellence Carla Barnett stressed the importance of climate change and agriculture to the Region as she began a three-day official visit to Saint Lucia. Dr Barnett met with the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia the Honourable Philip Pierre wh...

The Bank of Jamaica has given financial institutions 4 years to adapt as it co-ordinates Jamaica’s migration from the Swift Message Type (MT) standard to the ISO 20022 – ‘Universal Financial Industry Message Scheme’ format by end 2025. This in a bid to enhance end-to-end efficiency for payments. ...

Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training is part of the Learning Recovery and E...

Your Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Honourable Minsters; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my pleasure to join in the Launch of this CARICOM Agri-Investment Forum and Expo which will take place on 19-21 May. This eve...

Remarks by Mr. Leo Titus Preville Programme Manager, CARICOM Single Market, CSME Unit at the Launch of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building “Enhanced Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Framework for Certification in Antigua and Barbuda” Thur...