May 21, 2024 Climate change, threats to biodiversity, economic uncertainty due to external shocks, and limited institutional and financial capacity, are the key concerns of Ministers with responsibility for the…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED
May 17, 2024 CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, 14 May at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister…
CDB Tackles Labour Market Inequalities at Upcoming Annual Meeting
May 17, 2024 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is convening global experts for a ground-breaking seminar on achieving employment equity and promoting inclusion in the Region’s labour markets. Scheduled for…
CDB’s Annual Meeting to Focus on Collaboration for Stronger Caribbean Economies
May 10, 2024 Identifying practical measures for leveraging regional and international collaboration to achieve sustainable development is the focus of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG)…
CDB Launches USD43 Million Project to Rebuild School, Strengthen Education System in The Bahamas
May 7, 2024 The Bahamas’ education system is to undergo a significant transformation through the USD43 million Bahamas Education Sector Transformation (BEST) project launched by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)…
The OECS and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Strengthen Collaboration for Environmental Sustainability
May 7, 2024 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) welcomed a delegation from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on Monday, April 29, 2024, led by Charles Trottmann, Head…
OECS Showcases Strong Participation at the 17th Regional Conference on Cooperation in Saint Martin
May 7, 2024 From April 23 to 25, 2024, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) actively participated in the 17th Regional Conference on Cooperation, hosted in Saint Martin. The…
UNESCO Caribbean Bridges Knowledge Gap on Youth, Peace, and Security in the Caribbean
April 30, 2024 Innovative approaches supporting youth engagement in peacebuilding, community resilience, and sustainable development. “I want to see more youth voices being heard and actually considered; not just heard…
Corporate business leaders and tech innovators connect and collaborate at Caribbean Export’s digital accelerator workshops
April 30, 2024 Corporate entities, tech start-ups, and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) were brought together to collaborate on transforming the region’s digital business landscape at several recent workshops…
CARICOM Member States Discuss New High Seas Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
April 26, 2024 CARICOM Member States are encouraged to exchange experiences in the signature and ratification process of the new global treaty on the management of marine Biodiversity Beyond…
CDB Backed Project Preps MSMEs for Global Standard Certification
April 26, 2024 The development of a series of service quality courses, which sets tourism-based enterprises on a path to eventually achieving a higher-level international certification, is being produced by…
Nudged Closer to Business Success with CDB Partnership
April 26, 2024 What began as a dream of two friends to empower fledgling Caribbean entrepreneurs can now be regarded as one of the most successful social enterprise partnerships between…