News Releases

11 May 2022
ACS Meets the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Director Ana Leticia Cuevas Ramirez highlighted the fact that many of the priorities of the UNDRR align with the priorities of the recently approved ACS Plan of Action 2022-2028 and a partnered approach will definitely yield positive benefits to the region. It was clear that synergies and potential collaborations would be mutually beneficial for both organisations.
25 March 2022
Earth Hour 2022 - 26th March 2022
Earth Hour is a symbolic way to demonstrate support for the planet and hope for a brighter future by unifying humanity to raise awareness on the biggest threats that we are facing: climate change and biodiversity loss crisis.
23 March 2022
World Meteorological Day 2022: Early Warning and Early Action. Hydrometeorological and Climate Information for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Between 2012 and 2022, approximately 17,287 lives were lost as a result of storms and floods in the Greater Caribbean. During that same period storms, floods, droughts and extreme temperature accounted for USD$ 806,993,076 in damages. In 2017, Dominica and Barbuda were both ravaged by Hurricanes Maria and Irma respectively, the worst storms to hit these islands in their entire history
14 March 2022
ACS meets the European Union
During the meeting, ACS Directorates provided a brief presentation in respect of the purpose of each Directorate with emphasis on how the EU’s new Strategy aligned with ACS priorities. The EU and ACS understand that joint work and partnerships can tackle the adverse effects of the pandemic in the Greater Caribbean region and contribute to the fulfilment of the SDGs especially in the areas of trade, digital commerce, tourism and climate change.
2 March 2022
The Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development 2022
The ACS Secretary General, Rodolfo Sabonge will participate in panel 3 of the 5th convocation of this forum to address the topic: "Natural disasters and the asymmetry of climate change in the Caribbean". The forum will take place in San José, Costa Rica, from 7 to 9 March 2022.
11 February 2022
Turkey donates to ACS
As a result of the successful conversations held between the Association of Caribbean States through the Directorate of Cooperation and Resource Mobilisation and the Government of the Republic of Turkey through Ambassador H.E. Bengü Yiğitgüden since 2020, a donation has been received
8 February 2022
6th Meeting of the Drafting Committee of the 9th Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the ACS - 3
At this meeting, the importance of Sustainable Tourism was discussed and the SG highlighted the need to enunciate the SDGs so that they are taken into account when developing products, thus allowing the incorporation of SMEs in the development of the offers.
26 January 2022
24th Intersessional Preparatory Meeting for the 27th Ordinary Meeting of the ACS Ministerial Council
Senator, Dr. the Honorable Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, highlighted the current context as a call to rebuild the ACS, noting that ACS plans can be included in national plans and reiterated the commitment of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to the Association.