Repeating here two recent SubStack pieces from Rupak Chattopadhyay on the rise and fall of the West Indies Federation, the Windies cricket team, and The UWI. Both articles are great reads. The Nation That Survived in Cricket June 12, 2026 The West Indies cricket team represents a political anomaly: a multinational institution that continues to … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the West Indies Federation
Category: CARICOM
The Shridath Ramphal Centre held a webinar on Friday, June 5th, 2026: "After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order." We extend our sincere appreciation to our panelists Matthew Wilson, Vashti G. Guyadeen, Joel K. Richards and Alicia Nicholls, and our moderator Vanessa Mason, for leading such a timely and insightful discussion on … Continue reading After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order
It has been an active year for the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI), our Member Institutions and the governments of Canada and the Caribbean region. From the CCI Research Symposium we held in Trinidad and Tobago; webinars on a wide range of policy topics; the various ways in which our Member Institutions collaborate and interact in the … Continue reading CCI “Year in Review: 2025/26”
Owain Johnston-Barnes June 09, 2026 An online petition has been posted to urge the Government to hold a referendum before committing the island to becoming a full member of Caricom. Daniel Marshall said he sought to start the change.org petition because he felt that joining Caricom as a full member could have a significant impact on the … Continue reading Online petition calls for referendum (in Bermuda) on Caricom
Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are scheduled to gather in St Lucia from July 5 to 8, 2026, for the Fifty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The regional summit will be held in Gros Islet under the leadership of St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, who will officially … Continue reading CARICOM leaders set to convene in St Lucia for 51st Heads of Government Meeting
May 29 2026 Nand C. Bardouille A closely watched recent meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers called for the bloc’s member states to lean into “unified action” in the face of what its Secretary-General Carla Barnett characterised as an “unpredictable global landscape”, underscoring the importance of a so-called “dual approach”. In reference to what … Continue reading Why CARICOM’s diplomatic nadir lingers
Statement of support for Cuba from CARICOM minus Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 20-21 May 2026. The COFCOR agreed to issue the following statement: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) expresses its … Continue reading CARICOM Statement on Cuba – minus two
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
May 15, 2026 (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM is diversifying its external relations, with a focus on South-South cooperation, to navigate a volatile global environment, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, said on Thursday. She was at the time delivering remarks at … Continue reading CARICOM expanding external relations – ASG Elizabeth Solomon
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’