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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (third right), shares a photo opportunity with stakeholders during the CARICOM Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Digitalisation Project Closing Summit on May 27, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured (from left) are Technical Officer, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA), Orlando Hewitt; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Denise Stoney James; Vice Chair, HEART/NSTA Trust Board of Directors, Rayharna Wright; Project Technical Coordinator for GIZ–Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Brazil, João Paulo Freitas; and HEART/NSTA Trust Director of Training Infrastructure and Development, Dwayne Bent.

HEART/NSTA Trust Digitises Courses in CARICOM TVET Pilot

The HEART/NSTA Trust has digitised three of its Level Two courses under a pilot programme initiated by CARICOM to standardise Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across Member States. Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago participated in the...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address at the launch of Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2026 held on Thursday (May 21) at Summit in New Kingston. CWA 2026, CARICOM's flagship platform for the advancement of the region’s agricultural agenda, is slated for September 27 to October 2 at the Ocean Coral Springs Resort in Trelawny under the theme: ‘The New FACE of Caribbean Food Systems’.

Jamaica to Host Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2026

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left); Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, and

Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality, Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker, examine a helmet at the launch of the BSJ Motorcycle Helmet standard - JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users - on March 31 at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston. — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left); Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, and Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality, Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker, examine a helmet at the launch of the BSJ Motorcycle Helmet standard - JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users - on March 31 at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston.

BSJ to Establish Regional Motorcycle Helmet-Testing Laboratory

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday’s (March 18) Ministerial Briefing during Diplomatic Days 2026, at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica’s CARICOM Chairmanship Advances Regional Integration

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, Alison Drayton, addresses the opening ceremony for the 2026 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Ministerial Forum, held on Wednesday (March 18) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

CARICOM Urges Bold Regional Education Transformation In The Digital Age

Outgoing Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers an address during the opening ceremony of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday (February 24).

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CARICOM Urged to Embrace Renewed Vision for Competitiveness and Global Readiness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to embrace a renewed vision for the regional bloc – one that reflects the Caribbean’s identity and equips it to meet the demands of a new era. He emphasised that this renewed vision must prioritise a competitiveness agenda, strengthen institutional readiness, and adopt a nuanced...

Outgoing Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening ceremony of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday (Feb. 24).

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PM Urges Continued Regional Security Cooperation

Outgoing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair and Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging continued cooperation and intelligence sharing among member states to tackle transnational organised crime and gangs. Addressing Tuesday’s (Feb. 24) opening ceremony of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Holness noted that...

4 months ago CARICOMForeign Affairs

PM Holness Calls for Collective Regional Action to Address Situation in Cuba

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for urgent regional action to address the humanitarian and economic situation in Cuba, noting that a prolonged crisis poses a direct threat to the stability of the entire Caribbean. “We must address the situation in Cuba with clarity and courage,” Dr. Holness declared, pointing out that the Cuban people are...

Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart (left) listens keenly during Monday’s (December 1) briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

6 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica’s Hurricane Response Lauded by CDEMA Team Lead

Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart, has praised Jamaica’s resilience and coordinated emergency response as the nation continues recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “What I have been seeing, along with the team, is a resilient Jamaica. I saw this in Gilbert, I'm seeing...

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne (left), speaks to reporters at a media briefing in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, following a tour of several hurricane-affected communities in western Jamaica, on November 17. Listening at right is President of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), Ilan Goldfajn.

7 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Antigua’s PM Says Jamaica Can Bounce Back Bigger and Better

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, says Jamaica and its people can bounce back bigger and better from Hurricane Melissa, just as his country did after the catastrophic Hurricane Irma in 2017. “Across our small Caribbean nation, we stand with Jamaica. We are not new to hurricanes but we know they can be deeply disruptive. When we faced...

Hurricane victims, Icilda Brown (centre), Christine Burnett (left) and Angela Farquharson in the badly damaged community of Whitehouse, in Westmoreland, on November 17.

7 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Hurricane Victims Hopeful After Visit by PM and CARICOM Heads

The visit to Whitehouse and adjoining communities in Westmoreland by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and CARICOM Heads, on November 17, is being viewed by some residents as a sign of hope for better things to come. While readily acknowledging that the visit, which also included representatives of several international lending agencies, will not immediately fix the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively as Commanding Officer for Westmoreland Police Division, Superintendent Othneil Dobson (right), provides a status report on post-Hurricane Melissa operational activities in the parish. The occasion was a visit to Whitehouse, Westmoreland, by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government and officials, and Jamaican Ministers of Government on Monday (November 17). The tour was led by Dr. Holness, who Chairs CARICOM. Also listening (from second left) are Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell; President of Guyana, Dr. the Hon. Irfaan Ali (partially hidden in background); President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, and Jamaica

7 months ago CARICOMHurricane Relief & Recovery

Grenada’s Prime Minister Highlights Regional Solidarity Amid Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery

Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, has emphasised the vital importance of regional solidarity during times of crisis, citing the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa, which severely impacted Jamaica. In expressing solidarity with the Government and people of Jamaica as the island recovers from the recent hurricane‑related challenge, Prime Minister Mitchell noted that support extended by regional territories, particularly...