The Fifty-first Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be convened in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, from 5-8 July 2026, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, who will assume duties as Chair on 1 July.
The Opening Ceremony, scheduled for Sunday 5 July at 4.00 pm ECT, will feature remarks by the CARICOM Chair; Outgoing CARICOM Chair, Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis; and CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett.
The Ceremony will take place at Sandals Saint Lucia and will be streamed live on CARICOM’s social media platforms.
From 6-8 July, Heads of Government will participate in business sessions and deliberate issues critical to the Region’s agenda.
A Closing Press Conference will be held on Wednesday 8 July 2026. This activity will be hybrid (in person and virtual).
A knowledge hub (https://caricom.org/51hgc/) featuring key information about the Regular Meeting will also be launched by Wednesday 10 June.
19th CARICOM Road Run/Walk
Prior to the opening of the Meeting on 5 July, amateur and professional athletes will gather in Saint Lucia for the 19th CARICOM Road Run/Walk. This health and wellness activity involving professional and amateur athletes in the Region, helps to underscore the positive influence of sport and physical education on quality of life.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which was revised in 2001 to allow for the establishment of a single market and economy. CARICOM comprises fifteen Member States and six Associate Members and is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years old. CARICOM’s work rests on four main pillars: economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and social development; and security cooperation.
The members of CARICOM work together to create a Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena, where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice, and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity.
CARICOM remains one of the best examples of integration in the developing world.
The CARICOM Secretariat, the principal administrative organ of the Community, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.