CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday hosted a group of tertiary students from Trinidad and Tobago who are participating in the project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’. The group visited the CCS Headquarters where th...

Today is being observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. From 25 November to 10 December,  there will be a 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence initiative aimed at raising public awareness and mobilizing people everywhere to bri...

The CARICOM Secretariat will host a workshop next week that is aimed at preventing the exploitation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge within CARICOM Member States. The workshop is being held in Suriname, November 30-December 4, 2015, in collaboration with the ABS (Acces...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed agreements representing US$165 million development assistance support from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwi...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 22, 2015 (SKNIS)—Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, gave a passionate plea, often to rousing applause, to OECS (Organization of Caribbean States) Heads “to be wedded to efforts of regional integration in the OECS and ...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 20, 2015 (SKNIS):  In an effort to effectively and efficiently report on children’s issues in the Caribbean region, media practitioners from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), as well as Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, hav...

“Mr. Stuart said the potential outcomes of the Paris discussions would be important to Barbados and the CARICOM region, given the projected adverse effects climate change would have on the countries.” The Prime Minister pointed out that the CARICOM Heads of Government at their meeting ea...

Castries, Saint Lucia - The Caribbean, mainly comprised of small island nations, is the world’s most tourist-dependent region, and one of the most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change.  Within recent times, the Region has experienced more frequent and severe stor...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in Paris.  CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message of condolence, also extended the Community’s deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of those who...

The two-day Meeting of the Forty-First Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded on Friday in Georgetown, Guyana. A special session with representatives of the Region’s private sector led the Meeting’s heavy agenda which also included deliberations on progress related...