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…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
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’…
Design recovery programme to revive economies, enhance resilience – CARICOM Secretary-General
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…
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…