November 26, 2024 Caribbean businesses encounter significant operational and financial challenges, with informal payments, power outages, and limited access to capital markets among the top hurdles, according to a new…
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Greater Private Sector Investment and More Large-Scale Projects Needed to Accelerate the Caribbean’s Renewable Energy Agenda
November 26, 2024 The equitable transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy is slowly progressing in the Caribbean but greater buy in and investment from the private sector, more large-scale…
Customised Early Warning Systems Essential for Strengthening Disaster Resilience in the Caribbean
November 26, 2024 Caribbean countries stand to benefit significantly from early warning systems (EWS) that are tailored to the unique geographic, demographic, and infrastructural factors of each island. By designing…
JOINT STATEMENT Second CARICOM-India Summit 20 November 2024 | Georgetown, Guyana
November 22, 2024 The Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of India met in Georgetown, Guyana, the location of the Headquarters of the…
Limited Technical Capacity Hinders Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing States
November 22, 2024 Limited technical expertise, is undermining the ability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to adapt to climate change, leaving these vulnerable territories increasingly exposed to mounting natural…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Proposed Constitutional “Reform” in Nicaragua
November 22, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects and repudiates the initiative for a “reform law” of the Constitution presented by the Nicaraguan dictator…
Caribbean Export and CCREEE Renew Partnership for Renewable Energy Development in the Caribbean
November 19, 2024 At the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) on Energy Day, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy…
CDB Encourages Private Sector and Government Innovation and Increased Competitiveness
November 19, 2024 Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), Ian Durant encouraged regional governments to be intentional about improving the ecosystem within which businesses operate to make them more dynamic…
Caribbean Development Organisations Call for Easier Access to Global Climate Funds
November 19, 2024 The Caribbean continues to trail the world with both access to available climate funds and implementation of climate resilient projects. Several institutional leaders highlighted challenges in accessing…
CARICOM supports PAHO’s process to develop new Subregional Cooperation Strategy (2025-2029) that is responsive and impactful
November 19, 2024 The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been challenged by its stakeholders and Caribbean member states representatives to ensure that its new Caribbean Subregional Cooperation Strategy (SCS)…
CARICOM, India forging closer cooperation
November 19, 2024 Fourteen CARICOM countries will meet India’s Prime Minister, the Hon. Narendra Modi in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, in a Summit deemed historic, as the…
The IDB said crime costs more than education in LAC
By: Staff Writer November 15, 2024 The Inter-American Development Bank in a recent report said that direct costs of crime and violence in Latin America reached 3.44% of the region’s…