May 14, 2021 The Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) met in Special session on Tuesday 12 May to examine concerns related to the administration of…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
Teaching Regional Integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms
May 11, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is continuing efforts to increase the teaching of Regional Integration and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in CARICOM classrooms via…
First Lesson of Pilot – Teaching Regional Integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms
May 11, 2021 Approximately fifty high school students from Belize and Guyana participated in a merged on-line classroom on Monday, which was taught by Ms. Eletha Stewart-Johnson of Queen’s College…
CARICOM appoints first woman Secretary General
May 11, 2021 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting virtually in Special Session on Tuesday 11 May unanimously agreed to appoint Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett as the…
TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) VIRTUAL 6-7 MAY 2021
May 11, 2021 The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on the 6-7 May 2021, under the…
CARICOM Foreign Ministers engage US National Security Adviser
May 11, 2021 Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) engaged with US National Security Advisor, Mr. Jake Sullivan on Friday 7 April. The discussions, in which the Prime Minister…
Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 7, 2021 A special issue of the CEPAL Review on COVID-19’s economic and social effects in the region was presented during a webinar led by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s…
IDB and French Development Agency Highlight $4bn in Joint Projects Since 2018
May 7, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) Group gathered virtually for their fifth Deep Dive Meeting. The Deep Dive explored new opportunities for…
Statement of the OAS General Secretariat on the Situation in El Salvador
May 4, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses that, given the decisions adopted yesterday by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, it rejects the…
Dr. Gene Leon Takes Office as CDB President
May 4, 2021 Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon today took office as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), becoming the sixth chief executive of the regional multilateral institution. The seasoned…
CARICOM Backs New Normal textbook, post COVID primer for regional business moving forward
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com April 30, 2021 One year after the COVID-19 Pandemic brought the world to a halt, along with Caribbean tourism and trade, a publication aimed at reorientating…
CDB President bids farewell to member countries and staff
April 30, 2021 Completing his decade-long tenure at the helm of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), President Dr Wm Warren Smith said farewell to member countries and staff at a…