(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The Second Meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Trade and Development Committee took place in Georgetown, Guyana on 31 January 2025.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) - Senior Officials of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the United Kingdom (UK) concluded two days of fruitful discussions at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana.
They met from 30 - 31 January for the First Meeting of the CARIFORUM-UK Technical Sub-Committee on Development Cooperation (TSCDC).
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must remain unified and assertive in advocating for solutions that address the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDs).
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit is conducting a week-long capacity building programme for The Bahamas’ Director of Trade and Industry, Ms. Brichell Pinder, as part of its ongoing support to Member States to implement the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM)-European Union (EU) EPA.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - On Wednesday, 29 January, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, met with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dominican Republic Office, to discuss future CARICOM-JICA cooperation.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in Barbados, 19-21 February 2025, for their 48th Regular Meeting which is being convened under the theme – Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development. Heads of Government will discuss several pressing issues for the Community, including food and nutrition security; climate change and the climate finance agenda; the ongoing challenges in Haiti; security issues; digital resilience; external relations matters and the
Youth in agriculture took centre stage on Tuesday 28 January as the winners of the CARICOM High School Agriculture Video Competition 2024 were recognised for their interest and submissions.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with sadness the passing of Sir Fitzroy Richard “Roy” Augier, distinguished Caribbean historian, writer and Professor Emeritus, on 26 January 2025, a few weeks following his 100th birthday.
As one of the intergovernmental organisation signatories to the OCM MOU, the CARICOM Secretariat, is pleased to be part of this ambitious governance arrangement to advance sustainable use and conservation of shared marine resources in the wider Caribbean.
Nominations are still open for the CARICOM Sustainable Energy Youth Award (SEYA) and the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Award (WISE).