News Releases

30 November 2023
ACS and Guatemala discuss climate change challenges at COP 28
ACS Secretary General, Rodolfo Sabonge, held a constructive meeting during COP 28 with Marco Vinicio Ochoa Galindo, Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change of the Republic of Guatemala.
30 November 2023
ACS strengthen ties with Cuba
During COP 28 ACS Secretary General, Rodolfo Sabonge, met with Jesús Guerra from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment of Cuba.
24 November 2023
Message of condolence to Suriname
The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States presents its compliments to Suriname, and has further the honor to join in this time of National mourning being observed, following the tragic mining disaster in the Brokopondo district.
22 November 2023
Message of condolence to the Dominican Republic
The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States extends its condolences to the people of the Dominican Republic following the tragedy in Santo Domingo
14 November 2023
CCRIF surpasses US$1.8 million in Scholarships to Caribbean Nationals
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has announced the award of 11 scholarships, totaling US$80,000, for students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate studies in comprehensive disaster risk management (CDRM) at Caribbean universities for the academic year 2023/24.
13 November 2023
ACS Secretary General highlights Cuba's role as a link between the ACS and CARICOM
ACS Secretary General, H.E. Rodolfo Sabonge, gave an exclusive interview to Cubaplus magazine and highlighted Cuba's role as a nexus between the ACS and CARICOM.
8 November 2023
Secretary General meets with Venezuelan Deputy Minister for the Caribbean
In the framework of the Havana International Fair FIHAV 2023, Secretary General Rodolfo Sabonge met with Raul LiCausi, Vice Minister of Venezuela for the Caribbean.
8 November 2023
Association of Caribbean States and Mariel Special Development Zone meet on economic growth
In the framework of the Havana 2023 International Fair, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Rodolfo Sabonge, met with the Director General of the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZED), Ana Teresa Igarza Martínez.
8 November 2023
ACS reiterates its rejection of the economic blockade in meeting with Cuban deputy minister
The Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Rodolfo Sabonge, met with the First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) of Cuba, Ana Teresita González Fraga.
6 November 2023
ACS Secretary General highlights the Importance of Planning at the 39th Havana International Fair Transport Conference
Secretary General highlighted the importance of adopting a holistic approach to improving transport services in the Greater Caribbean. He pointed to the need to improve connectivity issues, for which it is crucial that a master plan be developed that takes into account traffic flows in the region.