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…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
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…
APPROXIMATELY 5,100 PEOPLE STILL DIE EACH YEAR FROM HIV-RELATED CAUSES IN THE CARIBBEAN
November 15, 2024 In the Caribbean, approximately 5,100 people still die each year from HIV-related causes, according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). In addition, one-third of the HIV…
Trade officials advance preparations for ministerial talks in Guyana
November 15, 2024 Senior trade officials have advanced preparation for the Fifty-Nineth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) scheduled for 27-28 November in Georgetown, Guyana. COTED…
CARICOM and India renew commitment to bilateral cooperation
November 15, 2024 CARICOM and India renewed their commitment to bilateral cooperation at the second meeting of the CARICOM-India Joint Commission which met virtually on Wednesday November 6. The Joint…