BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados and St.  Lucia moved towards further strengthening cooperation within the agricultural  sector with Bridgetown underscoring the need for the Caribbean region to move beyond discussion towards more practical regional solutions that have the potential to strengthen food security and expand value-added production.

BASSETERRE, ST. Kitts - The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will not allow the free movement of Caribbean nationals if it is accepted as a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley has said.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr.  Godwin Friday, Tuesday night urged regional leaders to quicken the pace of regional integration, pledging Kingstown’s role in achieving the milestone.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Alexander De Croo, is to pay a two day visit to Jamaica from March 5.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre Thursday said he believes both the United States and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping have a “clear understanding” as to the current status of their relationship following talks on Wednesday with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

GENEVA – There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in Haiti with “devastating consequences” for children, families and society as a whole, the United Nations reported on Friday.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit here on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of that assistance has not yet been specified.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Fifteen youth leaders from across the Eastern Caribbean have been appointed to the 2026 UN Youth Advisory Group (YAG), reaffirming the United Nations’ commitment to placing young people at the forefront of sustainable development in the sub‑region.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – President Jennifer Greelings-Simons left here on Sunday to attend the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  summit in St. Kitts and Nevis that begins in the twin island Federation on Tuesday.

BASSETERRE,  St. Kitts - The following is the full text of at statement issued Friday by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  grouping, Dr. Terrance Drew, Tuesday night urged support for Cuba as country counters the latest actions of the United States that are fueling a humanitarian crisis in that Caribbean country.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) is underscoring its commitment to Haiti as the country enters the next phase of its transition to an elected government under conditions of improved security.