CARICOM Member States Discuss New High Seas Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

April 26, 2024   CARICOM Member States are encouraged to exchange experiences in the signature and ratification process of the new global treaty on the management of marine Biodiversity Beyond…

CDB Backed Project Preps MSMEs for Global Standard Certification

April 26, 2024 The development of a series of service quality courses, which sets tourism-based enterprises on a path to eventually achieving a higher-level international certification, is being produced by…

Nudged Closer to Business Success with CDB Partnership

April 26, 2024 What began as a dream of two friends to empower fledgling Caribbean entrepreneurs can now be regarded as one of the most successful social enterprise partnerships between…

Strong Alliances, Collaboration on Best Practices Can Build Gender Inclusive Leadership in the Caribbean

April 26, 2024 Caribbean institutions can build cultures that support gender equality and inclusive representation in decision-making by forming strong networks of women and men, using internal working groups on…

CARICOM EQUIPPING YOUTH TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH CHALLENGES

April 23, 2024 Empowering CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and other Youth Leaders with technical knowledge and expertise to confront the global challenge of climate change is a main goal of…

CARICOM Secretariat facilitates national and regional CSME interventions in Saint Lucia

April 23, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will facilitate national consultations on CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) implementation arrangements and procedures from 22-24 April in Saint Lucia. This…

Regional private sector building resilience and readiness for the future, with grants and projects facilitated by Caribbean Export

April 16, 2024 Millions of dollars in grants dispersed by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) have created jobs, increased exports, and furthered digitalization for over 1,000 regional micro-small-and…

STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on the Escalating Middle East Conflict

April 16, 2024 The Caribbean Community Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) views with grave concern the escalating violence in the Middle East, particularly the recent direct military engagements…

Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the so-called “Law for the defense of Essequibo” approved by the Venezuelan Regime

April 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the firm purpose of promoting and defending peace and security, condemns the approval by the Venezuelan…

STATEMENT ON THE UNACCEPTABLE ESCALATION OF TENSIONS AND THREATS TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY OCCASIONED BY THE ADOPTION OF “THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE DEFENCE OF GUYANA ESSEQUIBA” ON APRIL 3, 2024, BY THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

April 9, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) considers that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba” on 3 April 2024, by the Government of the…

CARICOM, CAC sign Cooperation Agreement to Strengthen Agriculture, Regional Trade

April 9, 2024 “It marks a milestone in the relationship between CARICOM and the CAC and focuses on promoting programmes, projects, and mechanisms that drive agricultural and rural development in…

OECS Delivers Keynote Address at the UNCTAD 7th BioTrade Congress

April 9, 2024 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) hosted its 7th BioTrade Congress from March 25 to 26, 2024 at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.…