Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves led his Unity Labour Party (ULP) to a 5th consecutive term of office in General Elections held on Thursday, 5 November 2020. Preliminary results show the ULP won nine of the 15 seats at stake, with the other six going to the main opposition New Democratic Party ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize, via correspondence dated 13 October 2020 to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, invited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to field a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the conduct of the General Elections to be held in that co...

The XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on 18-19 January 2021, and will address the pressing environmental issues of the region, opportunities for green recovery, and urgent actions for nature in the next decade to achieve the Sust...

Jamaica is further revising down Jamaica’s primary surplus target to 3.1% among other measures, to cover almost $17 billion in additional expenditure for the current fiscal year. According to Finance Minister Nigel Clarke preliminary numbers for the 6 months ending September 30, show that overall...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy employed by the European Union (EU) against CARICOM Member States. The most recent inclusion of CARICOM States to the blacklist of alleged non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and juri...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated New Zealand’s Prime Minister Ms Jacinda Ardern on her re-election in the country’s general elections on 17 October. Ms. Ardern led her Labour Party to a rare outright majority for New Zealand elections, capturing 64 seats in th...

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2020 It is my pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to send greetings on the launch of the Twelft...

The Special Topic Statistical Bulletin on COVID 19 in CARICOM Countries Issue 29, provides an update of the trajectory of the COVID-19 in the CARICOM Region up to 9 October 2020. The Bulletin provides information on the pattern of the disease of the total number of confirmed cases, new cases and ...

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that the T&T government will revisit the energy sector tax regime to ensure the country remains competitive. This in the wake of a recent study by the IDB said T&T’s fiscal regime for the energy sector is one of the most uncompetitive in the re...

MESSAGE BYPRIME MINISTER KEITH MITCHELLCARICOM’S LEAD HEAD FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING ICT& CARICOM CHAMPION FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICSOn the Occasion of CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAYOctober 15, 2020 Scientific data is increasingly recognised as a critical element in development and the cur...