‘Youth as Agents for Change in Crime Prevention’ will be the focus of a webinar that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host on Tuesday, 19 August 2025.
The webinar is being held to mark International Youth Day, which was observed on 12 August under the theme ‘Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond’.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Citizens and residents are invited to apply for or nominate a peer, mentor, or mentee for the CARICOM Women in Sustainable Energy Awards (WISE), and the Sustainable Energy Youth Awards (SEYA) for 2025.
Nominations for the awards are open until 31 August 2025.
The critical shortage of nurses in the Region and the resulting impacts on the health sector of Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are major concerns of policymakers and the Regional Nursing Body (RNB).
Consultations with key stakeholders have begun across the Region to finalise the CARICOM Industrial Policy and Strategy in time for approval by Ministers of Trade later this year.
Suriname, which holds responsibility for the Industrial Policy in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, is spearheading work towards its completion to present it to a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in October 2025. The work to be carried out in time for that meeting includes deeper engagements with key stakeholders in the business community.
Barbados is proud to welcome the Region and the world to its shores for CARIFESTA XV, the Caribbean’s premier arts and culture festival, launching on 22 August. This vibrant celebration will showcase the richness and diversity of Caribbean creativity through music, dance, theatre, visual arts, literature, and more.
Most events throughout the festival are free and open to the public. However, a few special highlights require tickets, including:
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community remains deeply distressed by the escalating violence and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. In light of recent developments, we reiterate the grave concern expressed by the Forty-Ninth Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM over the immense, unabated suffering and tragic loss of civilian lives, particularly of women and children.
"Today, as we mark International Youth Day 2025, we do so not as bystanders to history, but as builders of the future we deserve." - Ms. Shakiah Lewis, Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
In a message to mark International Youth Day today, Ms. Shakiah Lewis, Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps, said young people are ready to contribute to their development.
CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has called for greater investment in youth development, and for young people to be equipped, empowered and enabled to lead and be architects of a more prosperous future.
In a message congratulating the Government and People of Jamaica on the country’s Sixty-third Independence Anniversary, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett highlighted the great strides which the country has made in the sphere of economics and social development. Its “exemplary leadership both regionally and internationally”, critical role in the regional integration process, and its strong direction on external trade negotiations in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, were also recognised by the Secretary-General.
Progress under two European Union (EU) funded programmes to improve the administration of criminal justice and to strengthen law enforcement and border security in CARIFORUM States was recently assessed by the respective Steering Committees overseeing the Programmes.