The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has announced the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) approval of three critical climate resilience projects for St. Kitts and Nevis and The Bahamas. The projects, collectively securing nearly US$6.73M in funding, will support national adaptation planning...

While the Caribbean can expect heat waves beginning early this month, these are unlikely to match the temperatures the region experienced over the past two years. This is according to the current Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter which provided a forecast for April -June 2025. “ENSO (E...

The Loss and Damage Fund, under its first director, Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, is scheduled to meet in early April in Barbados. The Fund is intended to provide critical support to developing countries to respond to economic and non-economic loss and damage from the impacts of climate change. CARIC...

The project aligns with Barbados’ wider goals under the CARICOM 25 by 2025 (now 25 X 2030) agenda to reduce food imports and improve youth engagement in agriculture.  On Wednesday, 26 March, Barbados CARICOM Youth Ambassador Ashley Lashley launched Growing Tomorrow Harvest to empower young ...

CARICOM's Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon, advocates for increased youth participation in regional development. The ASG engaged with youth in The Bahamas last week during several youth empowerment and capacity-building activities held in the margin...

The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), joined the global community in celebrating World Meteorological Day on Sunday, 23 March 2025, united under the theme 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together'. As the Caribbean continues to face compounded crises, this year’s observance of World Me...

Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for Culture, Barbados, Senator the Honourable Shantal Munro-Knight, says the country is ready to welcome the Region and the world to CARIFESTA XV from 22 to 31 August, which will be staged under the theme "Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the recent announcement by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development of Canada of $24.1 million in funding to promote social action, empowerment of women, human rights and security in the Region, including in Haiti. This follows ...

The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Immediate Past Chairman of CARICOM, on Wednesday emphasised the need for partnership to tackle climate change. The Prime Minister, whose country was among CARICOM Member States that were devastated by Category 4 Hurricane Beryl last year, ad...

The identification of ministerial leads for negotiations around sustainable development and the environment ensures the amplification of the needs and concerns of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ms. Amrikha Singh, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat said. Last...