CARICOM Chair Calls for Regional Unity to Disrupt Criminal Networks

“I am on record as saying that we need to launch a war on gangs of a similar magnitude and nature to the war on terror.” Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MPChair, CARICOMPrime Minister, Jamaica CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to tackle the Region’s crime and security challen...
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From policy to practice: Making CSME work for Caribbean Youth

The CSME is more than a policy framework—it is a gateway to economic empowerment, mobility, and innovation for young people. It is the key that allows a young Tobagonian entrepreneur to scale their business beyond our shores, a recent graduate to find work in another CARICOM state without unnecessar...
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Remarks by Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade |Opening of the National Consultations on CSME Implementation | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuesday 18 March 2025

-Salutations- I am honoured and delighted to be here in Trinidad and Tobago for this CSME country mission. Trinidad and Tobago is a foundational bulwark of regional integration and has been central to all phases of our regional integration effort as the seat of the West Indies federation, a fo...
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CARICOM Chair invites Region to CARIFESTA XV: 22-31 August 2025

“As we would say in Barbados, “miss this and blame yourself”. Food and fashion, music and dance, art, craft, sculpture and good old Caribbean talk, from philosophy to attitudes, from religion to development. Let us use this as an opportunity to build resilience in our Region spiritually and psycholo...
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Message of Condolence - Passing of the Hon. Lisa Morris-Julian, MP

The Caribbean Community shares the deep shock and sorrow of our Member State, Trinidad and Tobago, on the tragic passing of Minister in the Ministry of Education and Member of Parliament, Lisa Morris -Julian and two of her children in a fire. Ms Julian-Morris was a highly regarded public servant ...
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