July 23, 2021 Caption L-R – EU Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, CEO of JBDC Valerie Viera, Director of the Jeffery Town Farmers Association Ivy Gordon…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
TDC Works With OAS, CHTA To Build Small Tourism Enterprise (STE) Resilience
July 23, 2021 The Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) is collaborating with the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) to provide access to technical…
CDB President Meets with Prime Minister Dr. Gonsalves on Official Visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
July 23, 2021 President of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) Dr. Gene Leon is in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for a four-day visit for outreach to the government…
Besides Pandemic, Caribbean Faces Existential Challenge of Extreme Weather, Climate Disruption, Secretary-General Tells CARICOM-United Nations Event
July 23, 2021 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the opening session of the eleventh Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-United Nations General Meeting today: Let me…
The Time Has Come to Bolster Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice, to Build a More Resilient and Sustainable World: Alicia Bárcena
July 20, 2021 ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part today in Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context, a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable…
The Global Reparations Movement: The Greatest Political Tide of the 21st Century
July 20, 2021 Statement by the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) welcomes recent developments in the movement for reparatory justice, especially in the Caribbean and across…
Caribbean Development Bank and European Investment Bank announce EUR 30m Agreement for Vaccines and Healthcare
July 20, 2021 Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have partnered to provide EUR 30 million (USD 36 million) in financing to Caribbean countries to purchase…
CARICOM and OAS to send observer missions to monitor St Lucia elections
July 20, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be sending an observation mission along with the Organisation of American States (OAS) to monitor the general election in St Lucia, which…
Young Innovators Call for Mindset Shift and Practical Action to Support Innovation in the Caribbean
July 16, 2021 Be bold. Don’t fear failure. Think differently about education. These were some of the key messages coming from the panel of young global and regional innovators and…
Stay in the Loop with CARICOM
July 13, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officers at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights: 0:01:07 CARICOM…
CDB President Makes First Official Visit to Guyana
July 13, 2021 President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon arrived in Guyana on Friday, July 9 for his first official visit to the country since…
St. Kitts and Nevis: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
July 9, 2021 On June 22, 2021 the virtual 2021 Article IV mission for St. Kitts and Nevis concluded. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on St. Kitts and Nevis’…