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Statement by the Caribbean Community on Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and deeply concerned about the inequitable access to vaccines for Small Developing States like those of the Community.
SVG’s 2020 revenues higher than 2019 — Finance Minister: CARICOM BUSINESS
In a break with tradition, the government of St Vincent and The Grenadines, in the absence of a budget for 2021, received approval from Parliament to borrow EC$125 million for
Region reacts to the passing of Jamaican and Caribbean Business icon Gordon “Butch” Stewart
Tributes have been pouring in from across the Caribbean Community following news of the passing of Jamaican and Caribbean Business icon Gordon “Butch” Stewart. The 79 yea
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in the Region
Cayman Islands - The Cayman Islands Government received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, 5 January 2021 when 975
Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on the US Situation
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened and concerned at the unprecedented scenes that unfolded at the Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA, during the certifica
Election date announced for the Turks and Caicos Islands
The people of the Turks and Caicos Islands vote in General Elections on 19 February 2021.
Grenada regains majority shareholding in electricity provider: CARICOM BUSINESS
Grenada’s light and power company monopoly, Grenlec, will continue to operate as a private company, although the government has repurchased the majority shares owned by WRB Ent
Statement by the Caribbean Community on the Guyana-Venezuela Border Controversy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply disappointed and concerned at the decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela with respect to that country’s border controversy wi
Inaugural Meeting of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers' Group to be held on 13 JANUARY 2021
At the invitation of the Government of Canada, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet with their Canadian counterpart, the Honourable Franç
Meeting of the CARICOM and Canadian Foreign Ministers postponed
The Inaugural Meeting of the CARICOM-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Group which was scheduled to be held virtually on 13 January 2021, has been postponed.
Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable acce
Heads of Government start busy week for CARICOM
Heads of Government set the stage for an active start to 2021 for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) when on Tuesday they continued their discussions towards initiating the econ
CARICOM IMPACS and the Small Arms Survey Establish a Memorandum of Understanding to Reduce Gun Violence in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) and the Small Arms Survey (SAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize ex
Laying the Foundation for Better Results Through Monitoring and Evaluation: The Caribbean Community Secretariat and the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Announce Partnership to Collaborate Around Better Policy Results
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group have agreed to work together towards advancing the Caribbean Co
MoU signed establishing Centre for Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy at The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 19th January, 2021……….The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon.
Jamaica’s securities market grows by 100%: CARICOM BUSINESS
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke, says Jamaica’s private securities market grew by approximately 100% between 2017 and 2020, with the value of bond issuance transactions doubli
CDB elects Gene Leon as new President: CARICOM BUSINESS Newsletter
The Board of Governors of the CDB has elected Hyginus “Gene” Leon to serve as the next President of the multilateral institution.
The CARICOM COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact Survey – Round 3
Nearly a year after the first recorded case of COVID-19 in the Caribbean, CARICOM is launching the third round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Survey.
Statement by the Caribbean Community on Detention of Guyanese Fishing Vessels and Crew
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the interception and detention in Guyana’s Exclus