The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulates Antigua and Barbuda on its thirty-ninth anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque sent the message to Prime Minister Mr. Gaston Browne. “Antigua and Barbuda has made remarkable progress in those 39 years, which is the result of hard work
Press Release - The fifth observance of CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) will be launched on 2 November under the theme ‘A RE-silient Community: Energy at the Centre’. Each November, the spotlight is placed on energy as part of efforts to raise awareness of what is occurring
COVID-19 and its impact on the Caribbean Community will be among matters for consideration by CARICOM Heads of Government when they meet via video-conference on Thursday, 29 October 2020. This Forty-first Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government is expected to examine the health, financial and
Press Release - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy employed by the European Union (EU) against CARICOM Member States. The most recent inclusion of CARICOM States to the blacklist of alleged non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and jurisdictions identified as
More Caribbean nations are set to reopen borders for tourism to start the economic recovery while taking a cautious approach to protect their own people from COVID-19. According to the Caribbean Tourism Association, the region suffered a 60 percent decline in arrivals from January to June
Press Release - The Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) announces a scholarship opportunity for citizens and permanent residents of CARICOM Countries of the OAS to participate in an Online Guest Service Gold Tourism Course. Through a consistent guest service
A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) travel bubble will be launched on Friday, 18 September, to resuscitate the regional travel and tourism sectors challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic since March. CARICOM Heads took this decision following a Special Emergency Session. The leaders were guided by a report from
As the regional reference laboratory, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its 26 Member States. Throughout the pandemic period, CARPHA has been guiding laboratory action through science-based testing protocols based on the latest recommendations
Political and civil group leaders pay tribute for Owen Arthur, Barbados' longest-serving prime minister, who died earlier on Monday from heart-related complications. Babardos' current Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who struggled for word in her tribute, hailed Arthur as "the man for the times". Mottley believes the
From 27 – 31 July 2020, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host the first ever Virtual Security Conference in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the heading of ‘Securing Our Caribbean Community Within The Era Of Covid-19 and Beyond’. The crisis presented by
