July 9, 2021 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that the Region needed to design a post-pandemic recovery programme that would not only revive economies, but enhance resilience…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CARICOM Chair praises creation of regional institutions; wants Community to ‘breathe again’
July 9, 2021 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to confront challenges on several fronts, Chairman, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, is lauding the establishment of several institutions which are at…
COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 5-6 JULY 2021
July 9, 2021 The Forty-Second Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on 5-6 July 2021. Chair of the Conference,…
IDB Invest, Capital Bank Join Forces to Promote Panama’s SMEs
July 9, 2021 IDB Invest’s financial package includes technical assistance to develop a digital transformation strategy to support SMEs IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has granted an…
More COVID-19 vaccines available for CARICOM, PM Rowley says
July 9, 2021 After months of lobbying third states and international institutions for them to share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Region is now…
Statement by Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, President, Caribbean Development Bank on the death of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
July 9, 2021 All of us at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are deeply saddened by the killing of Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of his wife, First…
Statement of the OAS General Secretariat on the Assassination of the President of Haiti
July 9, 2021 We condemn in the strongest terms the assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, a criminal act that occurred early today. This attack is an affront…
STATEMENT BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON ASSASSINATION OF HAITIAN PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE
July 9, 2021 The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in a Special Emergency Session on Wednesday, 7 July, in the wake of the assassination of the…
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister assumes Chairmanship of CARICOM
July 6, 2021 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, assumed the Chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 1…
Bahamas Strengthens Health System with $40m IDB Support
July 6, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved $40 million to strengthen the health system in The Bahamas, with an emphasis on improving residents’ access in the country’s smaller…
OAS Member States Agree on Recommendations to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
July 6, 2021 The member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) participated on June 23 and 24 in the III Meeting of National Authorities on Transnational Organized Crime…
CARICOM DAY 2021 -Strengthening Caribbean and Latin American Trade Relations
July 2, 2021 Caribbean Export, Embassy of Barbados in Brazil and the Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host a high-level briefing on Caribbean/Latin America Trade Relations. Heads of Barbadian…