Heads of Government of CARICOM have committed to reducing the Region’s large food import bill by 25% by 2025. The implementation of the CARICOM Agri-Food Systems Strategy in the Member States, is expected to help achieve this target, by giving special attention to priority crops and products such as poultry, corn, soya, meat (Goat, Sheep, Beef), rice and niche vegetables which are highly imported products in the region.
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
9:30am – 10:30 am
Interlude
CARICOM Song
OPENING SESSION
Welcome
Chair: Ms. Jennifer Britton
Deputy Programme Manager
ICT for Development, CARICOM Secretariat
Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Government of Japan is supporting Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with harmonising national teaching standards with those articulated in the CARICOM Standards for Teachers, Educational Leaders, and Teacher Educators.
The Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM will meet in an emergency Caucus on Wednesday 7 July to discuss the current situation in Haiti and the grouping’s response.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, who is Chair of the Community, made the announcement early Wednesday afternoon.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2021
DATE: Thursday – Friday, 22 – 23 April 2021
VENUE
(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Export-oriented businesses in Barbados, Dominica, and St Kitts and Nevis will be offered globally standardised testing at domestic laboratories as early as next year, says Daniel Best, Director, Projects Department at the the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
Today, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joins with the rest of the world in commemorating International Day of Women and Girls in Science, under the theme “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-10”.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated each year on 11 February and is an initiative backed by the United Nations, to encourage the participation of more women and girls in the Science.
UNESCO invites you to participate at the UNESCO Talk: Spotlight on Gender Equality and Artificial Intelligence in the Caribbean.
Share your research and experiences in renewable energy and energy efficiency with a regional audience.
The CARICOM Energy Knowledge Hub is an information and knowledge management framework developed to ensure that appropriate, reliable and high-quality information is available and accessible within the region.