News Releases

20 April 2022
Secretary General Attends the launching of the book The Caribbean on the Edge
"When I was designated Secretary General, the first thing I did was a Strategic Diagnosis, in which I recognized many of the dilemmas mentioned in Prof. Dookeran’ s book".
1 April 2022
ACS welcomes Martinican Lorine Bozin as the new Communication and public relations officer
We are pleased to announce that Ms Lorine Bozin joining us at the Association of Caribbean States as our new Communication and Public relations officer.
29 March 2022
ACS meets International Labour Organization
During the meeting, the DCRM and ILO discussed common areas of cooperation that will lead to developing a partnership of mutual benefit to amplify positive impacts of ILO programs and projects in the region.
25 March 2022
Earth Hour 2022 - 26th March 2022
Earth Hour is a symbolic way to demonstrate support for the planet and hope for a brighter future by unifying humanity to raise awareness on the biggest threats that we are facing: climate change and biodiversity loss crisis.
25 March 2022
ACS Attends the Global Business Forum LATAM 2022
The first edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) LATAM was launched in 2016, in a context in which Latin America's major economies were showing a worrying slowdown in growth.
24 March 2022
ACS meets the United Nations Development Programme
For UNDP, gender equality is a cross-cutting issue of high priority, which is of mutual interest for the ACS. As such, conversations ensued around the support of initiatives and the creation of projects that encompass gender equality, a fundamental issue for the development of the Greater Caribbean, as well as other thematic areas, namely tourism, institutional strengthening and internships.
24 March 2022
ACS meets the Ibero-American Program for Strengthening South-South Cooperation
There is great interest on the part of both institutions to promote experiences in cooperation in the Greater Caribbean, as well as the experiences that other member countries of the ACS and the Southern Cone can contribute, enriching the existing conversations, but, above all, strengthening the capacity of the Membership in matters of South-South and Triangular cooperation.
23 March 2022
World Meteorological Day 2022: Early Warning and Early Action. Hydrometeorological and Climate Information for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Between 2012 and 2022, approximately 17,287 lives were lost as a result of storms and floods in the Greater Caribbean. During that same period storms, floods, droughts and extreme temperature accounted for USD$ 806,993,076 in damages. In 2017, Dominica and Barbuda were both ravaged by Hurricanes Maria and Irma respectively, the worst storms to hit these islands in their entire history
18 March 2022
Conclusion to the High Level Meeting of Tourism Authorities
Continuing with the recovery discussions; the second day began with a cooperation showcase led by Mr. Ian Durant, Director, Economic department at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Gianpiero Leoncini; Representative from CAF-Latin American Development Bank and Ms. Giulia Macola, Associate Programme Officer, Alliances for Action and Ms. Amelia Diaz, Associate Programme Officer in Trade Development Strategies Programme at the International Trade Centre (ITC).
16 March 2022
High Level Meeting of Tourism Authorities
The Association of Caribbean States under the leadership of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela successfully hosted the first day of a two-day High Level Meeting of Tourism Authorities on Wednesday 16th of March, 2022.