By CARICOM It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to celebrate our women and girls across the Caribbean Community on International Women’s Day. Today is an opportunity to celebrate the important contributions and tireless service that women around the world give every day at home, in their communities and beyond, and in every […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The destruction by tornadoes of Kentucky, a south-eastern State of the United States of America (US), on December 12, has lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as 2022 dawns amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and weakened economies. One of the lessons is that those member states of CARICOM […]
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at opening ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Venezuela. – Porlamar, Venezuela. September 17th, 2016 (Shutterstock) By CARICOM We have come to the end of what has been a very challenging year for our Community and its Member States. However, we have used […]
Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda Gaston Browne speaks on stage during 2019 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park. – New York, NY – September 28, 2019 (Shutterstock) Watch video of The Atlantic Council’s conversation with CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, on Caribbean priorities heading into 2022 and […]
Vice Chair Eric Phillips will Represent the Commission
New York, NY — In a gesture of solidarity and support for the slavery reparations movement in the USA, the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will participate in a national symposium on municipal reparations in Evanston, Illinois from Dec. 9-11, 2021. Eric Phillips, one of the CMC’s three Vice Chairs, will represent the commission. Phillips is […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Barbados on the country’s Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence and its transition to Republican status. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett’s congratulatory message to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the theme for the Celebration “Rebuilding A Nation, Embracing Our Heritage” was most apt given that […]
At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Thursday, 16 September 2021. The six-member Mission will be headed by Mr. Ian S. Hughes, Assistant to the […]
Opening ceremonies at the United Nations General Assembly took place prior to member nations signing the Paris Climate Accord. Grenadan Prime Minister Keith Mitchell – New York City – April 22, 2016 (Shutterstock) By CARICOM Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell will launch the CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force during a […]
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — Statement by the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, at a Flag Raising Ceremony to Commemorate the 48th Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held at the National Heroes Park on July 30, 2021. I am always heartened to be at ceremonies such as this one. Modest in […]
By CARICOM His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of Suriname has stated that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must do all it can to assist Haiti to overcome the challenges it is facing. Speaking during a courtesy call on the new CARICOM Secretary-General Her Excellency Carla Barnett at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters on Wednesday, the […]