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Digital Skills Commission on CARICOM Heads of Government agenda

Steps to establish a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Digital Skills Commission will be discussed at the 48th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados, 19-21 February 2025.

At their meeting in July last year under the chairmanship of the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, the Heads of Government approved the Strategic Framework for Regional Digital Resilience 2025-2030.

CARICOM welcomes new ambassadors from Dominica, Azerbaijan

(CARICOM Secretary-General, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - Dr Carla Barnett, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, has commended Dominica’s leadership in regional integration, as the Community navigates the goal of free movement within CARICOM.

This was highlighted during the virtual accreditation of His Excellency Gerard Jean-Jacques as Dominica’s new Ambassador to CARICOM.

CCCCC, Belize Launch BZD$77M Project to Build Climate Resilience in Sugarcane Industry

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) in partnership with the Government of Belize, and key industry stakeholders, officially launched the 'Building the Adaptive Capacity of Sugarcane Farmers in Northern Belize' (BAC-SuF) project. The launch took place at Escuela Secundaria Técnica México (Secondary and Vocational School of Mexico) in Corozal.

CARICOM Secretariat, CANOC teams meet

A team from the CARICOM Secretariat and representatives of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) on Friday held talks at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat team included Dr. Wendell Samuel, Assistant Secretary-General (ag) Economic Integration, Innovation and Development (EIID); Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes; Mr. Sherwin Toyne Stephenson, Programme Manager, Crime and Security; Mr. Davion Leslie, Programme Manager, Human Resource Development; and Mr.

Solar-Powered Water Treatment Plant Commissioned at Port Mourant, Guyana 

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), the Government of Guyana, and Guyana Water Incorporated in partnership with the European Union (EU) last week officially commissioned a solar-powered water treatment plant in Port Mourant, Berbice.  This landmark project signifies a significant step towards climate resilience in the region by integrating renewable energy into critical water infrastructure.