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Gender parity gap on women’s political representation a priority of CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy -Secretary-General

"In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), we have seen the rise of formidable women leaders in government, the private sector and civil society, yet women remain underrepresented in formal political institutions and upper management roles. Only 2 of our 15 Member States – Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago - have a woman as Head of Government at this time. We are expecting another to be installed as Head of State and Government next month in Suriname. Only one of our Member States, Guyana, has implemented a 30% gender quota for women in parliament." - Dr.

Guyana chairs signature UNSC event on poverty and peace

On Thursday 19 June, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened a high-level open debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace.” The session was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana, Hon. Hugh Todd, with the country serving as Chair of the UNSC for June 2025.

CARICOM Secretary-General's remarks | Tenth Anniversary of the International Day of Yoga | 21 June 2025

CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett delivered remarks at an event to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the International Day of Yoga, held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana on Saturday, 21 June.

The Secretary-General indicated that the practice of yoga is expanding in many countries, including CARICOM Member States, partly due to a growing recognition of the health and wellness advantages associated with disciplines such as yoga.

Government of Guyana, CARICOM Development Fund ink US$18M Agricultural Agreement

The Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) yesterday signed a US$18 million financing agreement to kickstart the Agricultural and Infrastructural Development Programme (AIDP), which will see over 4,300 farmers across the ten regions of Guyana benefitting, with forty per cent of the beneficiaries being women and youth. The programme will allow for a further boost to Guyana’s agriculture sector in the form of support for compliance with food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary standards in the sector.

Flagship clean energy dialogue to be held in Grenada

The Ninth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF IX) will be held in Grenada, 28-30 October 2025.

CSEF is the biennial flagship regional platform for high-level clean energy dialogue. This year, it is being organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) in collaboration with the Government of Grenada.

CARIFORUM Team Supports EPA Implementation in Barbados

(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Barbados is now better positioned to realise greater benefits from the CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) and CARIFORUM-United Kingdom (UK) Economic Partnership Agreements, following in-country sessions from 16-17 June, with support from the CARIFORUM Directorate.

July Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics – CARICOM SG

The upcoming Forty-Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government will place emphasis on improving regional security, enhancing food and nutrition security and combatting climate change, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, said.

The Meeting convenes 6-8 July, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, with Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as the Chair. Prime Minister Holness assumes the six-month rotating Chairmanship of the Community on 1 July 2025.

Jamaica’s chairmanship of CARICOM to focus on youth as ‘architects of the future’

Jamaica’s six-month chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which begins on 1 July 2025, will place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future, Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has announced.

In a special message ahead of the Forty-ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 6-8 July, Prime Minister Holness zeroed in on the youth of the Region who account for nearly 60 per cent of the Region’s populace.

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