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NATURAL DISASTER IMPACT MITIGATION: STRENGTHENING NATURAL DISASTER WARNING SYSTEMS ACROSS VULNERABLE REGIONS : STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARIES-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, INDIAN OCEAN COMMISSION, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM WITH THE SUPPORT OF H.E. MR. ANWARUL K. CHOWDHURY, UNITED NATIONS UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL

The tremendous loss of life and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004 have shocked the world at large and shattered the lives of many individuals and communities. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by this tragedy, especially those who have lost family and friends.

CARICOM Secretary-General delivers remarks at AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum | 28 July 2025 |St George's, Grenada

We need to bring focused intent on making our partnerships inclusiveand for our people to connect or re-connect for partnerships to thrive. CARICOM remains committed to work side by side with the African Union to ensure that the partnerships are broad based and include specifically young people and women.

CARICOM Secretary-General delivers remarks at Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit | 23 July 2025

CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett delivered remarks at the Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit, today, in Georgetown, Guyana. According to the Secretary-General,

Grenada's PM says private sector and Governments must be equal partners in realising CARICOM Single ICT Space

We are at a pivotal moment in global digital history. Technologies such as AI, quantum computing, 5G, IoT, and blockchain are no longer futuristic—they are shaping our present.

Think strategically, focus on values that unite us – CARICOM Chair

Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has challenged the Region to think strategically and focus on the values of unity in the current global environment.

Youth Development through sport essential to securing Region’s future, says CARICOM DSG

"It is also important to explore how the Region’s policymakers and development specialists can partner to exploit the untapped opportunities for securing positive educational outcomes, strengthening community development and facilitating greater youth engagement through chess."

Global environment creates opportunity for CARICOM, Africa to achieve common goals – CARICOM SG

The current global environment provides an opportunity for Africa and the Caribbean to build on shared values and interests, and forge a path towards collective action, Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General said Friday.

Secretary-General Barnett was at the time addressing the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meeting being held in Abuja, Nigeria, 25-28 June. The theme of the meeting is ‘Progressive Unity in a Fractured World: Building a Global African Coalition for Development’.

STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF CARICOM CAUCUS IN NEW YORK, H.E. STAN SMITH, AT THE UNSC HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, 19 JUNE 2025

Mister President,
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and to commend the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for convening this important debate under the theme “Poverty, Underdevelopment and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.”

We welcome - Minister Todd- the leadership by Guyana in placing the nexus between peace and development at the heart of the Council’s deliberations.

Mister President,

Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit

(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Caribbean-Brazil Summit on Friday 13 June in Brasilia, Brazil highlighting the strong relationship between CARICOM and Brazil, underpinned by the Inaugural CARICOM-Brazil Summit in 2010.

Remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, Chair of Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at the 60th Regular Meeting of the COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana

Colleagues Ministers, Excellencies, Heads of Delegations, representatives of regional institutions, it is my pleasure to welcome you today to this the 60th COTED Meeting.

I want to begin by thanking the Secretary-General and CARICOM Secretariat as a whole, for the excellent arrangements in place for us to gather here at the Secretariat and virtually.

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