The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development

$4.2 million will be allocated to the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism for the Sustainable Technologies for Adaptation and Resilience in Fisheries (STAR-Fish) project, which aims to advance the clean energy transition in the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Operating in Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.

The project will promote the use of sustainable energy technologies, ensure that viable business models are developed, and encourage low carbon and carbon neutral fishery certification in the region.

Minister Hussen's visit builds upon the success of the Canada-CARICOM Summit, held in Ottawa from October 17 to 19, 2023, and reinforces Canada’s strategic partnership with the region.

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CARICOM Heads of Government Communiqué addresses food and nutrition security and intra-regional trade

The CARICOM Secretariat released a communiqué at the conclusion of the 46TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM. The following are excerpts from the communiqué:

THE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS AGENDA- FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY

DEVELOPMENTS IN REGIONAL AIR AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

The Meeting received a report from the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) on efforts to address the Region’s air and maritime transportation issues. The CPSO noted that opportunities exist for maritime solutions in agro-food products requiring cold chain, including fresh produce, meat and poultry, and to supplement the movement of persons. They also noted that container-shipping capacity exceeds demand and purpose-specific interventions are needed to connect opportunities.

Heads of Government expressed appreciation to the regional Private Sector for their work to complete “Commercial Assessment Phase 1” and encouraged the CPSO to place greater emphasis on re-engineering routes. They reiterated the need for the Private Sector to capitalise on the myriad investment opportunities in regional air and maritime transportation.

Read the full communiqué here.

The CRFM - Accelerating  Vision 25 by 2025

CARICOM Heads of Government were updated on the efforts being made by CARICOM and its institutions to accelerate the reduction of the region's US$5 bn food import bill by 25% by 2025. The CRFM has taken several steps towards supporting the goal for this initiative -- called Vision 25 by 2025 -- and we shared this feature video to update the CARICOM Heads of Government on the CRFM's contributions and its ongoing work with Member States, regional and international partners, and the wider stakeholder community to help reduce CARICOM's food import bill.

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Email: secretariat@crfm.int