Belize

Micheal Conroy Fritz II

Micheal Conroy Fritz II is a Belizean youth development leader and advocate with over a decade of experience in governance, policy, strategic planning, program design, and monitoring and evaluation. He has been instrumental in designing and leading evidence-based interventions that empower at-risk a...
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CARICOM Boost

The CARICOM Boost: Women and Youth in Agriculture Project is a strategic regional initiative designed to strengthen food security, enhance climate resilience, and empower women and young people within the agri-food sector across CARICOM Member States. Implemented by the CARICOM Secretariat with the ...
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The Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard

The Caribbean Real-Time Food Security Monitoring Dashboard provides an overview of the Caribbean’s evolving food security situation in real time. Ten countries have been prioritized in the first phase: Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadine...
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Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett

 Carla Natalie Barnett, PhD, CBE, became the eighth Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 15 August 2021, by unanimous appointment of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM.               &n...
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CARIFESTA - Caribbean Festival of Arts

The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is a roving multi-disciplinary art festival which has been held in various CARICOM countries since its establishment in 1972. It is  a regional forum where artists, performers and  other  persons in the  field of  culture meet and&n...
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CARICOM Single Market and Economy

CSME stands for CARICOM Single Market & Economy. The CSME Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat is the impementation office which assists the Member States in fulfilling the requirements of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. The Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA) served as the governing...
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Rt. Hon. George Price

"His passion for the Caribbean cradled the Central American State of Belize into the arms of the Community" - words of introduction in the citation given for the Rt. Honourable George Cadle Price, "Father of the Nation" of Belize and OCC Awardee of 2001. The political record of this great sta...
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Belize

Key facts Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 May 1974 Also Known as:Mother Nature's Best Kept Secret Status of Independence:Independent 1981/09/21 Area: 22,966 km2; 8,867 miles Capital City: Belmopan Population: 344,700 (2010) Currency: Belizean Dollar (Bz$) Highest National Aw...
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