SALUTATIONS I extend a warm welcome to the launch of the 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). Agriculture remains a major pillar of the economies of the Member States of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  The CWA is, therefore, a flagship Community event and a premier activity on the R...

In honour of the International Day for People of African Descent, the CARICOM Reparations Commission has issued the following Statement: “The CARICOM Reparations Commission welcomes the opportunity to join the global community in observing the United Nations International Day for People of Africa...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Trinidad and Tobago on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett noted the country’s integral role in the regional integration movement in her congratulatory message to Prime Minister Dr Hon Keith Ro...

In keeping with a decision taken at the Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit on 7 September 2021 for an annual acknowledgement to signal an ongoing commitment to strengthened relationships, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mark Africa-CARICOM Day on Thursday, 7 September 2023. Following the Summ...

Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on fisheries stakeholders to invest more in research and innovation so that countries in the Region can gain maximum benefits from marine living resources. In opening remarks to the 20th Anniversary Scientific Con...

At the end of their visit to Haiti on 12-15 July 2023 to facilitate inter-Haitian dialogue in the search for a solution to the political crisis, the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) had called on the various groups of stakeholders with which it had been engaging to pursue discussions with each ot...

The 2023 theme for the observance of International Youth Day (12 August), “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”, aligns with CARICOM’s efforts to ensure all stakeholders, including youth, are given a platform and their voices heard in discussions surrounding the impact of climate cha...

The CARICOM Secretariat joins the world in celebrating steelpan on 11 August which has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as World Steelpan Day. We celebrate with Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of steelpan, the creation of the instrument which is now integral to the cultu...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in its World Indigenous Day Message, Wednesday, reaffirmed the integral role its indigenous populations play in the Region’s rich tapestry of cultures, noting that their distinct attributes and knowledge systems are recognised and celebrated. Wednesday’s recognit...

There are an estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples in the world, living across 90 countries, and representing an estimated 7,000 languages and 5,000 different cultures. The Latin America and Caribbean region has one of the largest indigenous populations in the world with an estimated 800 differen...