By: CARICOM January 22, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group have agreed to work together towards advancing the Caribbean…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CDB appoints new president- will start role May 1!
The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has elected Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon to serve as the next President of the multi-lateral institution. Dr. Leon’s appointment will become…
CARICOM’s 2021 Foreign Trade Policy Agenda
By: Elizabeth Morgan January 19, 2021 Indeed, 2020 was quite a year, but not for the reasons I assumed when writing in January of that year. As we enter 2021…
CARICOM “denounces” Trump policy on Cuba terrorist state!
By: Staff Writer January 15, 2021 CARICOM has denounced the outgoing US president’s policy on designating Cuba as a terrorist state, calls the move “unjustified.” The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in…
Tourism-dependent economies are among those harmed the most by pandemic- “No way we can grow out of the hole”
By: Adam Behusdi, International Monetary Fund January 15, 2021 A top Caribbean diplomat said that there is “no way we can grow out of the hole” we are in with…
Panama Assumes Chair of the Permanent Council of OAS
The Permanent Representative of Panama to the Organization of American States (OAS), María del Carmen Roquebert León, today assumed the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council. “In assuming the Chair…
CARICOM exec hails “successful containment” of COVID in region!
By Staff Writer January 15, 2021 CARICOM’s secretary general said that the Caribbean has had a “successful containment” of the COVID-19 virus. Irwin LaRocque, speaking ahead of CARICOM’s busy week…
CARICOM moves to reduce handgun violence- signs MOU with global agency!
By: Staff Writer January 15, 2021 The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) and the Small Arms Survey (SAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…
Caribbean diplomat tapped to investigate the future of Commonwealth Studies.
By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 Veteran Caribbean diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, has been named to a 10-person committee to conduct an inquiry into the future of Commonwealth Studies at…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Incidents in Washington, D.C.
By: Staff Writer January 8, 2021 The OAS General Secretariat condemns and repudiates the attack against institutions being carried out today in the United States by protesters who disavow recent…
Caribbean Music Professionals Urged to Collaborate
From: Caribbean Export Development Agency January 1, 2021 Scores of Caribbean music professionals used the downtime caused by COVID-19 to sharpen their musical skills and enhance their business knowledge. Singers,…
Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey
By:Staff Writer January 1, 2021 Death threats, gang recruitment, extortion and other forms of targeted violence are driving more families in northern Central America to flee their homes and seek…