The Focal Point Meeting for the Caribbean took place in Trinidad & Tobago from 28 - 30 March 2011. Sir John Daniel and Prof Asha Kanwar gave the general background on COL and its programme before Prof Madhulika Kaushik and Trudi van Wyk organised discussions on the Education and Livelihoods and Health sectors respectively. The inaugural address by Honorable Minister of MSTTE resonated very well with COL's developmental agenda in the region and gave insightful inputs on mobilising learning for prosperity and development in the region and the potential for working with COL for fostering collaboration with other institutions and regions for accelerating development in the Caribbean.