Gender

The CARICOM Secretariat is launching a series of consultations on the draft

CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy (CRGES) beginning on Tuesday 26 July 2022.

Senior officials in Ministries of Gender, Education, Health, Labour, Environment, and Finance from Guyana, Suriname, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands are expected to participate virtually, in the first of a series of national and regional consultations on the Strategy.

I am very pleased to participate in the launch of the Essential Services Package and Community of Practice (ESP/CoP) for the region and to bring greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General, Her Excellency, Dr. Carla Barnett who has sent her best wishes for a successful meeting.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat are collaborating to bring together a consortium of experts to provide guidance on a common approach to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Region.

Gender and Agribusiness in the Caribbean which is being held as part of the Agri Investment Forum and Expo

The Communications Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat continues its series to introduce women at the Secretariat who are working tirelessly, blazing trails, shattering glass ceilings and creating history. The series was launched on 8 March 2022, International Women's Day. Today, we feature Ann-Marie Williams, Deputy Programme Manager, Gender and Development.

The Communications Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat continues its series to introduce women at the Secretariat who are working tirelessly, blazing trails, shattering glass ceilings and creating history. The series was launched on 8 March 2022, International Women's Day. Today, we feature Jennifer Britton, Deputy Programme Manager, ICT4D.

The Communications Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat continues its series to introduce women at the Secretariat who are working tirelessly, blazing trails, shattering glass ceilings and creating history. The series was launched on 8 March 2022, International Women's Day. Today, we feature Dawn Baldeo-Koylass, the first woman to hold the position of Director of Finance at the Secretariat. #breakthebias

Deputy Programme Manager, Gender and Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Ann-Marie Williams, briefs Tusankine English-Francis of the CARICOM Secretariat's Communications Unit, on CARICOM’s Preparatory Meetings ahead of the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 66). CSW 66 is scheduled for the UN Headquarters in New York, USA, 14-25 March 2022 and is being held under the priority theme: Achieving Gender Equality and the Empowerment of all Women and Girls in the Context of Climate Change, Environmental and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Programmes.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is a regional financial institution which was established by an Agreement signed on October 18, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica, and entered into force on January 26, 1970. The Bank came into existence for the purpose of contributing to the harmonious economic growth and development of the member countries in the Caribbean and promoting economic cooperation and integration among them, having special and urgent regard to the needs of the less developed members of the region (Article 1 of the Agreement establishing CDB).