"We remain upbeat about the future and continue to engage different processes to ensure that changes are implemented. After all, we are ‘the now,’ and we continue to be hopeful that we can collectively bridge the divide and solve any differences so we can effectively drive regional integration.” - O...

Effective today, 1 July 2025, Dr The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, has formally assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we prepare for the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, Prime Minister Holne...

The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) has announced the winners of the 2025 Caribbean Lightning Safety Awareness Contest, a regional initiative to boost public knowledge of lightning safety and first aid through creative expression by school children. Twelve schools from across the Car...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Guyana) - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Türkiye have renewed diplomatic ties with the accreditation of a new Ambassador from Türkiye.Welcoming Her Excellency Ayșe Selcan Şanli, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett high...

“Ultimately, CARIFESTA XV presents the opportunity to stimulate the local economy through increased tourism, job creation, and support for small businesses. This festival sees the coming together of hundreds of cultural practitioners, as well as members of the wider populace to network, perform, tra...

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on 25 June 2025, with a banquet and award ceremony. The CCCCC is at the forefront of the Caribbean’s climate resilience movement, working with governments, communities, international and regi...

The current global environment provides an opportunity for Africa and the Caribbean to build on shared values and interests, and forge a path towards collective action, Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General said Friday. Secretary-General Barnett was at the time addressing the 32nd Afreximb...

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) - A group of young women who played the role of diplomats in commemoration of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, were welcomed for a courtesy call to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in ...

There is now a significant increase in regional and global awareness of the value and importance of the creative industries, and how they can contribute to sustainable development in small countries in the global South. These views were shared by Beverly Harry-Emmanuel, Advisor, Social Development a...

“The insight and guidance of the IFD are crucial to ensuring that CARIFESTA remains relevant and advantageous for all stakeholders involved,” emphasised Dr Hilary Brown, Programme Director, Culture – CARICOM Secretariat Thursday, 26 June 2025 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown):&...