Education

Education programming supports regional cooperation in human capital development, aiming to improve the quality, relevance, and portability of learning outcomes. It is positioned within social resilience, with education serving as the pipeline for skills, innovation capability, and inclusive growth....
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Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D)

The Caribbean Community is moving toward a Single ICT Space to leverage information and communication technologies as drivers of regional socio-economic development. Addressing the digital divide, security threats, cyber risks, and environmental impacts is critical to those efforts. Attention m...
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Economic Development Policy, Tax Administration and Research (EDPR)

The Economic Development Policy, Tax Administration and Research (EDPTA&R) Programme  of the CARICOM Secretariat is responsible for coordinating the regional macro-economic policy agenda, supporting financial market integration, strengthening tax administration, leading regional economic re...
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Human Resource Development

The HRD Programme focuses primarily on Education and Sport Development but also gives support to aspects of the Secretariat’s programme of work on Labour. The Programme is mandated to promote the development of education through the strengthening of the educational policy environment across CARICOM....
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Development of Services Sector

The Services Programme of the CARICOM Secretariat supports the development, liberalisation, and integration of services within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). It works to remove barriers to the production and trade in services, facilitate the free movement of skilled nationals, and str...
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Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development

Agricultural development strengthens regional food systems by supporting coordinated approaches to production, resilience, and agri-food transformation, especially under climate and external-shock pressures. The programme aligns food security priorities with regional economic recovery and social res...
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CARICOM BOOST: Women and Youth in Agriculture Project

The CARICOM Boost: Women and Youth in Agriculture Project is a strategic regional initiative designed to strengthen food security, enhance climate resilience, and empower women and young people within the agri-food sector across CARICOM Member States. Implemented by the CARICOM Secretariat with the ...
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Girls in ICT

International Girls in ICT Day, an initiative backed by all ITU Member States in ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Rev. Dubai, 2018), aims to encourage and empower girls and young women to consider studies and car​eers in the growing field of ICTs,​ enabling both girls and technology companies ...
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Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH) Initiative

The concept of the Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH) Initiative was introduced in 1984 at a meeting of the former CARICOM Conference of Ministers responsible for Health (CMH). The CMH saw this as a mechanism for health development through increasing collaboration and promoting technical cooperat...
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