The sustainable agenda that is being pursued at the national and regional levels, is for the future of our youths, says Senator the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Environment and Sustainable Development Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in a special session of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Antigua and Barbuda, 30 April 2025.
The Hon. Sir Molwyn Joseph, Minister of Health, Wellness, Environment and Civil Service Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, chaired the one-day meeting, which deliberated on regional environmental and natural resources governance, and sustainable ocean-based economic development.
Senator the Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis, lauded the CARICOM Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Framework as significant, directional, and instructional.
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The troubled and shifting geopolitical landscape represents an inflection point for CARICOM that requires unity of vision and mission.
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) pursues the blue economy as a feature of its economic development strategy, it recognises that marine biodiversity conservation, restoration of ecosystems, and the reduction of plastic pollution, are critical to this effort.
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - On Wednesday, May 7, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, His Excellency Enrique A. Manalo, met ahead of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - “In a world in which small states struggle to be heard, it is important to ensure we are well-coordinated around our fundamental principles.”
These sentiments were expressed by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on Thursday, May 8 when she addressed the opening of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Regional statisticians and agriculture stakeholders are participating in a workshop in Trinidad and Tobago aimed at building capacity to measure and monitor food security and nutrition (FSN).
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will take place 8-9 May 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis will assume chairmanship of the Council.
The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment of Saint Kitts and Nevis will chair the meeting.