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.
The private sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must take the lead in strengthening regional food security, driving economic development, and stimulating investment in the agriculture sector.
(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).
CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. Wendell Samuel, has called for cooperation to shape a future in which “our environment, including oceans, is not only protected, but fully leveraged for the benefit of our people and future generations.”
Sir Molwyn Joseph, Chair of the 118th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), delivered the keynote address at the opening of the meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, 29 April 2025. Sir Molwyn chaired in his capacity as Minister of Health, Wellness, the Environment and Civil Service Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda.
Please read his remarks below: