June 7, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins with the people of Barbados in mourning the passing of the Honourable George Lamming OCC. Poet, novelist, essay writer, orator, lecturer, teacher,…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CARICOM STATEMENT ON SUPPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA HOSTING WORLD EXPO 2030
June 7, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to announce its support for the candidature of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host Expo 2030 in the City of…
CEDA spends over $3m in grants throughout the region!
By: Staff Writer June 3, 2022 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) in its recently released Annual Results Report, 2021 said that they have spent $3,598,347.55 in various non-reimbursable grant…
CDB Working to Accelerate Efforts to Increase Food Security
June 3, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Vice President of Operations, Mr Isaac Solomon encouraged the Bank’s member countries to prioritise food security initiatives while accelerating efforts towards the achievement of…
Short film on Mural at the OAS Nominated for Two Capital Emmy Awards
May 31, 2022 The short film Carlos Páez Vilaró: Raíces de paz /Roots of Peace, which highlights the artistic, historical and symbolical value of the Mural of the same name hosted…
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the OECS presents his credentials to the Director General
May 31, 2022 The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) H.E. Scott Furssedonn-Wood presented his Letter of Credence to the Director-General of the…
Strengthening the Eastern Caribbean’s capacity for Trade Negotiations, Cooperation and Leadership
May 27, 2022 Economic integration continues to be at the forefront of the agenda of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). A specially funded cohort of sixteen (16) trade…
CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates Guyana on 56th Independence Anniversary
May 27, 2022 CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, has congratulated the Government and People of Guyana on the occasion of the country’s Fifty-Sixth anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on…
COMMUNIQUÉ: TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
May 27, 2022 The Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on 18 May 2022, under the Chairmanship…
Local Government Officials Key to Building Forward Better
May 27, 2022 As a two-year capacity building initiative for municipal authority officials drew to a close last week, a senior Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) official has reminded local government…
CDB Kicks Off 52nd Annual Meeting with Food Security Seminar
May 24, 2022 On the heels of a regional discussion in Guyana on food security and CARICOM’s commitment to reduce member states’ food import bill by 25% in 2025, the…
ACP-EU Supports Digital Connectivity in the Caribbean in the Face of COVID-19
May 24, 2022 In consultation with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), the European Union (EU) is funding the DIRECCT (DIgital REsponse Connecting CiTizens) programme to strengthen…