News Releases

12 August 2022
Werner Vargas is appointed as Secretary General of the SICA
The Secretary General Sabonge congratultes Mr. Werner Vargas, who was appointed as Secretary General of the SICA Secretariad for the period 2022-2026.
6 August 2022
ACS congratulates Jamaica on its 60th independence anniversary
The Secretariat thanks Jamaica for its invaluable contributions to the work of the Association, and looks forward to further collaboration in achieving common development objectives.
1 August 2022
Happy Emancipation Day
Emancipation day, August 1st is a regional historic milestone for many former slave colonies as it marks the abolition of slavery. Even for those who were emancipated at a different date, there is still a history of slavery that is shared.
28 July 2022
ACS celebrates 28th Anniversary
The ACS celebrates its anniversary by reaffirming its commitment to cooperation and collaboration to advance the development of the Greater Caribbean region, in a world undergoing major global transformations.
21 July 2022
Courtesy Visit of Mr. Christopher Corbin, Acting Coordinator, Cartagena Convention Secreteriat, UNEP
The Director for Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment and the Caribbean Sea, Ana Leticia Ramirez Cuevas provided Mr. Corbin with an overview of her directorate’s environmental projects and initiatives, including the Caribbean Climate Mobility Initiative and Sandy Shorelines Project. Mr. Corbin shared several of UNEP’s initiatives and discussed UNEP’s various partnerships in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
20 July 2022
Colombia celebrates 212 years of independence
The ACS Secretariat congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Colombia on this 212th anniversary of its independence.
20 July 2022
3rd Meeting of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Sea Commission
The Third (3rd) meeting of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Sea Commission (CSC) for the period 2021 - 2023 was held on 20 July 2022 and was chaired by Dr Rahanna Juman, Director (ag.) of the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) of Trinidad and Tobago and Chair of the CSC.
13 July 2022
Call for Proposals under the GEOACT Project
GEOACT is implemented by a consortium of 6 partners: IRD (Research Institute for Development) (Project coordinator); Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Trinidad&Tobago; Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF), Barbados; Fondation FOKAL, Haiti; Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC), St. Lucia; Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Haiti. This project has received funding from the European Union under the ACP Innovation Fund, which is part of the OACPS R&I Programme.
5 July 2022
Venezuela celebrates its Independence Anniversary
Today Venezuela celebrates 211 years since the signing of the Act of Independence on July 5, 1811.
1 July 2022
1st Executive Board Meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Special Committee
The Bureau is responsible for guiding the implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction work programme for the period 2022-2023 and the meeting served to familiarise the new board members with their important role and function. Director Ramirez presented the past and present work of the Directorate, and the strategic objectives and goals of the ACS Action Plan 2022-2028.