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 ...

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...

On September 30, 2020, the United States Senate voted unanimously to renew the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) until September 30, 2030. H.R. 991 had passed the House on September 23rd. The legislation will come into force upon signing by the US President. The CBTPA is a preferen...

This one-page document provides a mid-week summary update on selected variables; mainly, confirmed cases; new cases; deaths; recoveries; active cases and tests conducted in all CARICOM Countries.  ...

General elections in Belize have been called for Wednesday 11 November 2020. Prime Minister Dean Barrow, in making the announcement on Monday, said he had advised the Governor General to dissolve the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday 6 November, and that Nominations Day will be Wednesday 21 ...

The Special Topic Statistical Bulletin on COVID 19 in CARICOM Countries Issue 28, provides an update of the trajectory of the COVID-19 in the CARICOM Region up to 2 October 2020. The Bulletin provides information on the pattern of the disease of the total number of confirmed cases, new cases and dea...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Bermuda’s Premier Hon. David Burt and his Progressive Labour Party (PLP) on their resounding victory in the General Elections of 1 October 2020. Premier Burt’s PLP won 30 of the 36 seats at stake, up from the 24 it won in the l...

Legislation which extends the U.S. - Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) through 2030, passed the Senate last night by unanimous consent.  H.R. 991 had passed the House on September 23rd.  The legislation will come into force when signed by President Donald Trump. The Saint Lu...

Concerns raised in the public domain with respect to the efficacy of procedures and systems used by the Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) in its computation and declaration of student performance data are of great importance to the organisation. The Registrar, Dr Wayne Wesley, and his team h...