May 20, 2026 “While reaching common positions from diverse national interests is complex, as we have demonstrated over the years, the ability to coordinate foreign policy positions demonstrates that the Community remains a most effective means of navigating an unpredictable global landscape. None of our small nations can effectively confront these challenges in isolation. Working … Continue reading CARICOM Secretary-General Opens 29th COFCOR Meeting with Call for Strategic Unity in Navigating Hemispheric and International Shifts
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The Canada Caribbean Institute recently collaborated with Indiana University and Websder Corneille, Adjunct Lecturer at IU-CLACS who organized a webinar on the upcoming general election in Haiti. The April 30th, 2026 event featured IU-CLACS Director, Dr. Diana Ojeda and featured Dr. Robert Fatton (University of Virginia), Wolf Pamphile (Haiti Policy House) and Dr. Greg Beckett (University of … Continue reading Fair electoral process in Haiti will strengthen regional alignment
Canada-Caribbean collaboration for the future There is still time to register for this event May 21st, 1:00 pm EDT - SAVE THE DATE The Sage Program (Skills to access the Green Economy) was a 6 year (2019 -2025) $18.75 million program implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and funded by the Government of Canada. … Continue reading Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean
Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Friday, May 15, 2026— The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), in tribute to the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, who passed away on May 14, 2026. The University of … Continue reading Statement on the Passing of the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD
Empowering the next generation of music creators through cross-cultural collaboration About the program The Gupta Family Foundation Toronto-Kingston Music Experience is a dynamic international exchange connecting emerging music creators from Canada and Jamaica. Developed through a partnership between The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University and The Gupta Family Foundation, the program offers one-week immersive … Continue reading The Gupta Family Foundation Toronto-Kingston Music Experience
About OverviewJoin George Brown Polytechnic, in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), for a two-day symposium.Tourism in Canada and the Caribbean is under pressure; from climate volatility, workforce shortages, supply chain disruption, and accelerating environmental risk. What does a resilient, sustainable future look like, and how do we build it together?Join the Global Tourism … Continue reading Canadian-Caribbean Tourism Resilience Symposium
Philip Davis Davis is the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years The Bahamas prime minister, Philip Davis, and his ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) have been re-elected, making him the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years. “The Bahamian people have spoken, … Continue reading Bahamas re-elects Progressive Liberal party’s Philip Davis as prime minister
Anna Ramdass Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Caricom can expel Trinidad and Tobago from the regional body if it wishes to do so, but moving forward, this country will not recognise Dr Carla Barnett as Caricom Secretary-General after her tenure expires in August. The Prime Minister was responding to questions from the Express yesterday, where … Continue reading (T&T) PM stands firm on Caricom dispute: ‘Expel us if you want’
By Harold Isaac May 11, 2026 PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 11 (Reuters) - Haiti's security is not at a level needed to hold elections this August, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said in an interview broadcast on Monday, as the Caribbean's most populous nation awaits its first presidential vote in a decade. Elections in Haiti have been repeatedly … Continue reading Haiti too insecure for August presidential vote, PM says
Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, delivers her country’s submissions before the International Court of Justice in The Hague during Venezuela’s second round of arguments in the ongoing border controversy case with Guyana over the Essequibo region By Staff Reporter | May 12, 2026 DECLARING that Venezuela will “never surrender” its claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region, Venezuela’s Acting … Continue reading Acting President Rodríguez says Venezuela will not respect an ICJ ruling in favour of Guyana