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There is still time to register for our first on-line Policy Panel discussion of the year. Join us tomorrow as we explore one of the most important issues of the day... "US National Security Policy in Transition" and the implications for the hemisphere. See the story below for the registration details.
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US National Security Policy in Transition
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Implications for the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Hemisphere From blowing up small boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific—actions that, by some accounts, killed more than 100 people—to extracting Venezuela’s president through overwhelming military force; to threatening to deploy U.S. troops to Mexico to target drug cartels; to using inflammatory rhetoric that challenges Canadian and Greenlandic sovereignty; …
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No One Is Coming To Save Us: The Caribbean's Reckoning
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As governments around the world try to adapt to the international order that has seen so much change over the past year, CARICOM governments would do well to read this excellent piece by Prof. C. Justin Robinson, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Campus Principal at The UWI Five Islands Campus. It is available on his LinkedIn page which you can find below. …
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US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, says PM
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February 2, 2026 CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia Prime Minster Phillip J Pierre says the United States has called on the Caribbean country to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba. “I have a big problem. Many of our doctors got trained in Cuba and now the great United States has said we can’t do that …
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Martinique gets green light to seek Caricom associate membership
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February 3, 2026 FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique (CMC) — The French Senate has given the green light to Martinique to seek associate membership with the Caribbean Community (Caricom), after it officially signed the accession agreement at the Caricom summit held in Barbados in February last year. French officials, however, note that the Senate decision on January 28 does not represent …
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CARICOM mediation talks on Haiti’s crisis stall amid boycotts and calls for Haitian-led solutions
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First meeting on a post–Feb. 7 transition ends without agreement as political groups criticize CARICOM’s role and gangs tighten their grip Overview: The Caribbean Community’s first mediation meeting on Friday aimed at shaping Haiti’s post–Feb. 7 governance ended without agreement, prompting a three-day postponement. Some groups boycotted the talks, criticized the regional organization’s past role and renewed calls for Haitian-led …
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Canadian warship begins two-month deployment in Caribbean Sea
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by Adam Chan January 30, 2026 A Canadian defence vessel previously based at CFB Esquimalt that has now moved to Halifax has started its seven-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea as part of a multi-national security operation. HMCS Yellowknife departed on Thursday to contribute to Operation CARIBBE, a U.S.-led multi-national project that focuses on countering drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea …
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Deeper CARICOM integration key to navigating fractured global trade order – Amb. Wayne McCook
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January 29, 2026 A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global rules-based systems weaken and economic nationalism intensifies. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, was a panelist discussing Prospects for International Trade in 2026 in the Context of …
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SoE | International Research Partnerships as/of/for Reciprocal Sustainable
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Development: Lessons Learned Along the Way to Addressing SDG 4 and 17 oin us on Thursday, February 5, 2026, 4 –6 PM at Room GR4, The UWI Cave Hill Campus, or online via Zoom, for this seminar with Professor Steve Sider (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada), featuring discussant Professor Joel Warrican. Discover how collaborative research can drive long-term sustainable development by addressing SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 17 (Partnerships). …
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UN announces new Expert Advisory Panel to advance efforts in quantifying countries’ multidimensional vulnerabilities
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Caribbean is well represented. New York, 27 January 2026 — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 15 leading experts to the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term. The Panel will play a key role in strengthening the MVI as an evidence-based tool for assessing the structural vulnerabilities faced by developing countries. The …
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Landmark genome project to advance precision health for Black communities in Canada launches in Ontario at SickKids
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Posted on January 28, 2026 Summary: The genCARE study aims to better understand why chronic diseases impact Black peoples by sequencing 11,100 genomes in Canada. A national project to sequence the genomes of 11,100 Black peoples in Canada to better predict, prevent and manage health conditions launched this week at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). People of African descent have the most diverse genomes on the planet yet are …
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Next CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting: St. Kitts and Nevis, Feb. 24, 2026
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 27 January 2026) – The Fiftieth (50th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will begin on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Beyond Words: Action Today for a Thriving, Sustainable CARICOM”. The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime …
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Violence against Children and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean: New data and solutions
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January 26, 2026 Every child and adolescent has the right to grow up free from fear, neglect and violence. Yet across Latin America and the Caribbean, far too many still face violence in their homes, schools, communities and online. These acts are not isolated. They are part of a wider pattern that harms children, families and societies — eroding trust, …
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T&T PM confirms preparations to receive Caricom chair amid ongoing tensions
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DAREECE POLO Senior Reporter dareece.polo@guardian.co.tt January 27, 2026 Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says her Government is preparing to receive St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew, after he signalled interest in visiting Trinidad and Tobago in his capacity as chair of Caricom. Drew made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with Guardian Media, where he said the regional bloc …
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STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community | Ongoing Turmoil in the Haitian Executive
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January 27, 2026 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with great concern the internal turmoil taking place at the highest levels of the Haitian state at this delicate point in time when stability and level-headedness in decision-making, and prioritization of the well-being of the Haitian people, are urgently required of members of the Haitian executive. In accordance with the provisions of …
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FSS | Performing Power: Royalty and Reckoning in the Caribbean
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Performing Power: Royalty and Reckoning in the Caribbean’ brings together academics from the Visible Crown project to examine the enduring and contested presence of the British monarchy in the Caribbean. The panel explores how royal tours, especially the pivotal 1966 tour, were carefully choreographed by the Palace and diplomatic officials in order to promote a stable, benign image of monarchy. It also examines …
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CDB Celebrates the Life and Enduring Legacy of Founding President, Sir Arthur Lewis
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Published on Jan 23, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) proudly honours the life and legacy of its founding President, Sir Arthur Lewis, a visionary architect of regional development, born on January 23, 1915. An internationally acclaimed scholar, innovator, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Sir Arthur was instrumental in the establishment of CDB, which remains …
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About the the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI)
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The CCI is a collaboration between Caribbean and Canadian universities and colleges. The mission of the Institute is to provide a forum:
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to connect academic institutions, scholars, the business and public sectors, civil society, the cultural and diaspora communities
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to inform and encourage collaboration across Canada and the Caribbean to advance important social, environmental, and economic issues that are vital to the shared prosperity and advancement of both regions; and
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to identify impediments and opportunities related to such progress.
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For more information please visit our website
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