"The project encourages local youth to understand, appreciate, and advocate for the protection of these vital ecosystems, aiming to inspire lifelong environmental commitment among the next generation.”
The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, wants the Region to collaborate boldly, innovate fearlessly, and act accountably to take advantage of the digital revolution, and accelerate regional integration.
Prime Minister Mitchell, Chair of CARICOM, and lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, made the call while delivering the keynote address at the Connected Caribbean Summit in Miami, Florida, 10 December.
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, standing on protocol that has been established:
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, 10 December 2024) - CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett is on a three-day official visit to Cuba, 9-11 December, to participate in the International Conference 2024-Decade of Afro-descendants and several high-level meetings with representatives of the Government of Cuba.
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 (CARICOM) has a new Permanent Observer to the United Nations (UN). Dr Leslie Wade, a national of St. Kitts and Nevis, presented her credentials to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on 5 December in New York. The CARICOM Permanent Observer provides representation at all relevant meetings at the UN, and promotes diplomatic interactions for the CARICOM Secretariat.
“This distinguished gathering no doubt is used to dealing with the complexities of transnational organised crime, and as we move forward, the Secretariat pledges support to you in enhancing multi-disciplinary and intersectoral cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for a strengthened approach to deal with crime, insecurities and violence.”
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - As Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is a distinct honour to commemorate the Fifty-Second Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between CARICOM Member States and Cuba. Today, we recall that symbolic and bold act of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago on 8 December 1972, of establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba despite prevailing global political tensions, thereby ushering an exemplary partnership.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Latvia began a new chapter in their diplomatic relations when its first plenipotentiary representative to the Community was welcomed by CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett.
The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announces the election of Mr. Daniel Best, a native of Barbados, as the seventh President of the institution. This decision, reached (Wednesday), underscores the Bank’s commitment to visionary leadership and sustainable development across the Caribbean region.