The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett has extended heartfelt congratulations to Her Excellency Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons on her election as the President of Suriname. In her message Dr. Barnett described the election outcome as a testament to the trust ...

(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - CARICOM’s efforts to tackle critical sustainable development challenges have gained support through cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany. On 1 July 2025, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett and Germany’s...

(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - President-Counsellor of the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), His Excellency Laurent Saint Cyr, has called on the Community to embrace Haiti as a land of opportunity. He invited partners to support economic r...

(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - As part of its efforts to deepen and strengthen wider Caribbean cooperation, the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) will host a regional consultation to consider mechanisms to foste...

We, the Heads of Government of CARICOM, are profoundly distressed by the escalating and appalling situation in Gaza, now an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. We express grave concern over the immense, unabated suffering and tragic loss of civilian lives, particularly women and children. CAR...

We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6-8 July 2025, on the occasion of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM: Remaining deeply concerned and alarmed bythe surge of gun crime and violence across...

The 19th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) will be launched on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, setting the stage for the event which will be held in St. Kitts and Nevis from 29 September – 3 October. CWA 2025 will be held under the theme ‘Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming Ou...

(CARIFORUM Directorate, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Activities undertaken under the Programme titled, Support to CARIFORUM in Effective Implementation of the CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Regional Coordination on Trade and EU Coo...

For the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the impact of climate change is a reality and not academic, manifesting as a sobering reminder especially during the hurricane season that lasts from July to November. It is for this reason, that the Community must continue to strongly advocate for climate j...

Security is a priority area of focus of Chair of the Caribbean Community, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who intends to mobilise the Region to think differently about the scale and magnitude of the problem that is fuelled by drugs, gangs and guns. "There can be no sustained prosperity without ...