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CARICOM remains a key advocate for Haiti

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to play a significant role in supporting Haiti, including advocating with the international community for increased funding for security and humanitarian relief in Haiti, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations within the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Elizabeth Solomon has said.

CARICOM SG: Upcoming CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting will assess rapidly-changing global landscape

CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, said that Heads of Government will assess challenges arising in the rapidly changing global context when they meet in Barbados from 19-21 February 2025 for the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference.

 In a message ahead of the Meeting, Dr Barnett stated that the Community will seek to devise solutions that advance regional integration and economic and social development.

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.

Historic Step taken on Ocean Governance in the Wider Caribbean

New Institute of Maroon and Indigenous Studies Proposed for UWI Mona and Maroon Communities

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, The UWI Vice-Chancellor and Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has welcomed the recommendation from Jamaica’s Maroon community to establish a new institute to research, document and share the rich history, culture and contribution of Maroon and Indigenous people. The CRC Chair shared this with a large gathering at the opening of the historic symposium on Maroons, held at The UWI West Indies Regional Headquarters (where) on 9 January 2025.

Concerns over drought in the Region

Drought in parts of the Caribbean during the first half of 2025 is a cause for concern for the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN).

In its Drought Bulletin for January 2025, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) – under which the CDPMN operates – advised that short-term drought could affect small rivers, streams and ponds in the northern Bahamas islands and Cuba by the end of March.