48th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting for Feb 19-21

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in Barbados, February 19-21, 2025, for their 48th Regular Meeting, which is being convened under the theme, ‘Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development’.
According to CARICOM, Heads of Government will discuss several pressing issues for the Community, including food and nutrition security; climate change and the climate finance agenda; the ongoing challenges in Haiti; security issues; digital resilience; external relations matters and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Other issues such as maritime and air transport, and reparations, will also occupy the attention of the leaders over the two-day period.
The Meeting’s Opening Ceremony will take place Wednesday, February 19, at the Lord Erskine Sandiford Centre, Bridgetown.
Scheduled to deliver addresses are the Chairman, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados; outgoing Chairman, Hon. Dickon Mitchell of Grenada; the new Premier of Montserrat, Hon. Reuben T. Meade, and CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett.
Special guests at the ceremony include Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), H.E. Mr António Guterres, and President of the European Commission, H.E. Ms Ursula von der Leyen, both of whom will also deliver addresses.
The business sessions of the Meeting, February 20-21, will be held at the Wyndham Grand Barbados – Sam Lords Castle in St. Philip.