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CARICOM’s food security drive receives USD1.6M boost from New Zealand

The Caribbean Community’s goal to reduce food imported to the Region by 25 percent by 2025, has received a boost from the government of New Zealand to the tune of USD1.6M, targeting women and youth in agriculture. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, and the new Plenipotentiary Representative of New Zealand to CARICOM, Her Excellency Linda Charlotte Te Puni, signed a Grant Funding Agreement for the project on Wednesday, 28 February […]

todayMarch 5, 2024

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CARICOM, USAID Partner on Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project

Collaborating to build a resilient cyber future across the Caribbean The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the United States Agency for International Development launched a Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project to enhance cybersecurity capacity across CARICOM States. Against a backdrop of rising cyber threats globally, the CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development, in 2019, unanimously approved the development of the Cyber Resilience Strategy 2030 Project. The Project seeks to […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
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Tariff on Goods to be implemented

Implementation of the Extended Article 164 Regime of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas The Ministry of Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs wishes to advise members of the general public of the impending implementation of a CARICOM wide initiative to enable the growth and development of the Less Developed Countries of CARICOM. This regional initiative which Saint Lucia is seeking to implement effective January 1st, 2020 is […]

todayJanuary 1, 2020

Mia Amor Mottley
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2020 New Year’s Message from CARICOM Chariman

2020 New Year’s message from the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC MP prime minister of Barbados - Chairman of the Caribbean Community “People of the Caribbean Community, it is with a sense of immense pleasure, pride and humility that I greet you at the start of the new year, as the new Chairman of CARICOM. Across our region, 2019 has brought more than its fair share of challenges, and indeed many […]

todayJanuary 1, 2020

International Investment Agreements
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International Investment Agreements

Regional Officials to attend CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements  Investment officials from CARICOM Member States will come together for the CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements from 30 September to 2 October 2019 in Barbados. They will examine reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) including investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). Recognising the importance the Caribbean Community attaches to foreign investment that promotes sustainable development, the Forum seeks to better position […]

todaySeptember 25, 2019

St Kitts Nevis
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CARICOM congratulates St Kitts and Nevis on 36th Independence Anniversary

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has noted the significant progress St Kitts and Nevis has made, as the Member State marks its Thirty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence on  19 September 2019.   In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said the country is “justified in celebrating its achievement with pride.”St Kitts and Nevis is celebrating this independence […]

todaySeptember 18, 2019

CARICOM Chairman Message - Hurricane Dorian
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CARICOM Chairman Message regarding Hurricane Dorian

As Chairman of CARICOM, I am saddened by the early reports coming out of The Bahamas which are reminiscent of the severe devastation experienced by a number of CARICOM states just two years ago when Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit us. On behalf of the Community, I extend deepest condolences to all who have lost loved ones to this devastating storm.

todaySeptember 3, 2019

Mission to Dominica
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Joint Special Mission to Dominica

Following a request made by the Government of Dominica jointly to the CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Secretariat and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS), to assist in the country’s efforts with various aspects of electoral reform, the three organisations have agreed to partner in a Joint Special Mission to Dominica. The Mission will meet with the principal stakeholders in Dominica’s electoral process, including the major […]

todayAugust 7, 2019

CARICOM a strong partner for UN
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CARICOM a strong partner for UN – Political Chief

United Nations (UN), Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča on Tuesday 23 July 2019 lauded the multi-faceted cooperation between the UN and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), noting “we can all be proud of the great achievements that it has yielded.” Mr Jenča highlighted the multi-agency UN-CARICOM cooperation in the “laudable initiative” to adopt and implement a Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This is but one of many examples of how the […]

todayJuly 24, 2019