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Opening Session - Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government (VIDEO)
The Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, began today, Wednesday 24 February 2021 with Opening Remarks by:
Statement by the Caribbean Community on Haiti
Heads of Government expressed their deep concern over the deteriorating political situation and the deepening public anxiety over citizen security in Haiti.
Statement by the Caribbean Community on Commission of Inquiry in the British Virgin Islands
Heads of Government received a letter from the Premier of the British Virgin Islands which apprised of the announcement on 18 January 2021 of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) “to
Statement by the Caribbean Community on Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and deeply concerned about the inequitable access to vaccines for Small Developing States like those of the Community.
CDB Projects Return to Economic Growth in 2021: CARICOM BUSINESS
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is reporting that the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on average in 2020 but is projecting an ave
PANCAP launches Social Contracting Toolkit to boost HIV Response during COVID-19
(PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structu
Agreement reached on administration of 2021 regional examinations
In recognition of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the education sector, candidates registered for CAPE®, CSEC® and CCLSC® will sit these Exams during the
Loan market hits trillion-dollar mark in Jamaica
Outstanding banks loans in Jamaica hit a new record of $1 trillion at the end of 2020, but non-performing loans (NPL) loans grew by more than 40%.
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors observe International Women's Day
Message from the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Programme on International Women’s Day, March 8th 2021
CARICOM SG congratulates new Turks and Caicos Islands Premier
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon Charles Washington Misick and his Progressive National Par
Update from the Caribbean Public Health Agency on COVID-19 Vaccines and Variants
The Caribbean Public Health Agency is aware that some countries in the European Union have suspended their AstraZeneca vaccination campaign, as a result of reports of rare bloo
Regional Public Health Practitioners to Benefit from Clinical Management of HIV Course
Friday, 12 March 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP),
CARPHA Statement on the Brazil Variant (P.1)
Given the nature of the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19, variants are likely to emerge and several have emerged all over the world.
Jamaica opens fiscal year with cash reserves of $90 billion: CARICOM BUSINESS
Jamaica’s Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, says the island opened the 2020/21 fiscal year with cash reserves of approximately $90 billion, or more than
Arrival Statement: CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Pursuant to the request made on the 31 January 2021 by the Office of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands for a CARICOM Elections Observation Mission (CEOM) to be deplo
CARICOM and Canadian Foreign Ministers to Meet
The Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada will meet virtually on Friday 19 February 2021, with the discussions expected to centre on key issues of mutual interest inclu
CARICOM Chairman Calls For Equitable Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine
OPM, Port of Spain - Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of CARICOM, Dr the Hon.
CARPHA Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Survey
As the Caribbean rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) launched a survey on 17 February to obtain views on the COVID-19 vaccines of people li