{"id":27085,"date":"2025-03-27T20:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27085"},"modified":"2025-03-27T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:38:26","slug":"eu-launches-pharma-and-clean-energy-initiatives-in-caribbean-at-caricom-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/eu-launches-pharma-and-clean-energy-initiatives-in-caribbean-at-caricom-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Launches Pharma and Clean Energy Initiatives in Caribbean at CARICOM Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>February 20, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union (EU) has announced new initiatives aimed at strengthening partnerships with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), focusing on pharmaceutical production and clean energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the 48th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Barbados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the EU\u2019s Global Gateway initiative, the bloc will invest in developing a Caribbean pharmaceutical industry, beginning with Barbados and Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, which includes private sector investments, aims to enhance regional pharmaceutical production and reduce reliance on external supply chains, a challenge that became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the EU has launched a new energy transition partnership with CARICOM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative seeks to harness renewable energy sources by converting sargassum seaweed, a recurring environmental issue in the region, into a sustainable energy source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres also addressed the CARICOM leaders, focusing on the ongoing crisis in Haiti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He commended CARICOM\u2019s efforts to support democratic restoration through elections and pledged to present a report to the UN Security Council on potential UN actions to help restore stability and security in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CARICOM summit, themed <em>\u201cStrength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth, and Sustainable Development,\u201d<\/em> continues as regional leaders discuss key economic, social, and security challenges facing the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 20, 2025 The European Union (EU) has announced new initiatives aimed at strengthening partnerships with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), focusing on pharmaceutical production and clean energy. The announcement was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27086,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27085\/revisions\/27086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}