News Releases

23 August 2023
Jamaican High Commissioner pays Farewell Courtesy Call to the ACS
His Excellency Arthur Williams, High Commissioner for Jamaica to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the ACS, paid a Farewell Courtesy Call to the ACS Secretary General, H.E. Rodolfo Sabonge on August 23, 2023.
18 August 2023
Secretary General meets the Ambassador of Colombia to Trinidad & Tobago
Ambassador William Bush presented credentials as the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the ACS, and they discussed upcoming ACS meetings and medium-term plans, including the commemoration activities of the ACS' 30th Anniversary.
2 August 2023
The Association of Caribbean States Celebrates 29 Years of Regional Cooperation
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) commemorated its 29th anniversary on July 27, 2023. The event took place at the ACS Secretariat in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It featured H.E. Rodolfo Sabonge, the ACS Secretary General; Rita Toussaint, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs; H.E. Tania Diego Olite, Ambassador of Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago and Head of the Diplomatic Corps; and the Professor Winston Dookeran, Secretary General of Euclid University.
24 July 2023
The ACS Celebrates 29 Years of Regional Cooperation
On this occasion, we are delighted to celebrate our 29th anniversary. Since our convention, we have been committed to promoting regional cooperation, sustainable development, and shared prosperity among our diverse member countries.
19 July 2023
Joint Press Release: SELA, AEC, SICA, ALADI, CAN, CARICOM and ALBA-TCP
The Secretariats of regional and integration organizations: SELA, ACS, SICA, CAN, ALADI, CARICOM and ALBA-TCP; participating as observers of the III Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU), in Brussels on July 17 and 18, 2023.
14 July 2023
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is present at the launch of the Panama Digital Gateway.
The Secretary General of the ACS, Rodolfo Sabonge, attended the launch of the Panama Digital Gateway project, organised by the Italian Embassy in Panama.
13 July 2023
ACS attends Caribbean Regional Workshop to integrate Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction
The first Caribbean Regional workshop on Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation took place in Port of Spain, Trinidad on July 11th and 12th, 2023. Organized by the UNDRR and UNFCCC, the workshop aimed to enhance understanding of the relationship between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the Caribbean region.
8 July 2023
ACS, CARICOM, SICA and SELA meet to establish common priorities for a joint program
H.E. Dr. Carla N. Barnett, referred to the establishment of CARICOM as an organization to seek closer relations in the Caribbean region. "As a region, we need to understand that we are more similar than we are different, that we are only divided because of the colonial experience," she emphasized.
4 July 2023
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) signs MoU with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea on sustainable development of the marine environment.
The Secretary General of the ACS, Rodolfo Sabonge, and the Director General for International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea, Man-wook HEO, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July 4th.
3 July 2023
ACS discusses cooperation with the Representative of Singapore to CARICOM
H.E. Rodolfo Sabonge, Secretary General of the ACS States, met with H.E. Karen Tan, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Singapore to CARICOM. The meeting discussed possible measures to address, through cooperation, the major challenges facing the Caribbean region, such as the lack of connectivity and the effects of climate change.