Secretary General Dr. June Soomer welcomed High Comissioner of Jamaica to Trinidad & Tobago, His Excellency, Arthur H. W. Williams.

The ACS promotes South-South cooperation within the Greater Caribbean and cooperation with the wider international community. Secretary General Dr. June Soomer welcomed representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Office in Saint Lucia, Mr. Junnosuke Iwano, Mr. Katsutaka Kikkawa, Project Formulation Advisor and Mr. Toshihide Kanaya, Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago. Japan has been an ACS Observer since 2017.

The 8th ACS Heads of State and or Government Summit took place in Managua, Nicaragua. The leaders or their representatives of the 35 ACS Members met with the theme: Uniting Efforts in the Caribbean to Face Climate Change. They finalised the Declaration of Managua and the triennial Plan of Action.

The third annual ACS Cooperation Conference took place in Managua, Nicaragua. Updating Members on the progress of projects, and raising the interest of potential international partners and collaborators.