GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will begin on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Beyond Words: Action Today for a Thriving, Sustainable CARICOM.”
Dr Terrance Drew, prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis and current chair, will preside over the meeting, having assumed chairmanship of the Community on 1 January 2026.
The opening ceremony, scheduled for 24 February at The Marriott Dome, Frigate Bay, will feature addresses by the chair and other leaders, including the outgoing chair, prime minister Holness of Jamaica, and recently appointed heads of government from the region. Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, will deliver the opening remarks.
From 25 to 27 February, leaders and heads of delegations will gather at the St Kitts Marriott to consider pressing global and hemispheric issues and their impact on regional priorities. Deliberations will include the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), climate change and financing, food and nutrition security, regional security, transportation, reparations, and foreign and community relations.
Special guests will include His Excellency Adel al-Jubeir, mnister of state for foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia, and Dr George Elombi, president and chairman of the board of directors of Afreximbank.
The closing media conference will be held at the St Kitts Marriott on the final day, Friday 27 February, at 5:00 pm.
St Kitts and Nevis last hosted a regular meeting of CARICOM heads of government in July 2011.
