CDB grants $600k for sweet potato value chain project

April 2, 2021 Enhancing food security and agricultural productivity are at the root of a new project, which seeks to improve the production, processing and marketing of sweet potato in…

How the Caribbean Can Avoid Becoming a COVID-19 Long-Hauler

By Krishna Srinivasan, Sònia Muñoz, and Ding Ding March 30, 2021 The reason is that most of its countries rely heavily on tourism. Due to their small size and limited…

Stay in the loop with CARICOM

March 30, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights: 0:00:56​ DIPLOMATIC…

CICIES of the OAS Proposes to the Government of El Salvador Legal Reforms and Recommendations for Institutional Strengthening in Fight against Corruption and Impunity

By: The Organisation of American States March 26, 2021 The International Commission against Impunity in El Salvador (CICIES) of the Organization of American States (OAS) proposed to the Salvadoran government…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Colombia

March 26, 2021 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Colombia on March 19, 2021. Colombia has been hit hard by…

US$383m replenishment for CDB fund to reduce poverty and inequality in the Caribbean

March 26, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors today endorsed a US$383m programme for the 10th cycle of the Bank’s Special Development Fund (SDF), the programme devised…

CDB says the road to economic recovery will be arduous, but not impossible to navigate

March 26, 2021 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Wm Warren Smith, highlighted three priorities for charting economic recovery and securing resilience to counter the Covid-19 fallout.…

IDB and IDB Invest Gain Board Support on Vision 2025 and Path Toward Capitalization

March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank’s Board of Governors approved a resolution authorizing the analytic work required to consider a potential capital increase, and overwhelmingly supported the IDB’s “Vision…

IDB presents 2020 Sustainability Report focused on sustainable and inclusive recovery

March 26, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is releasing today its 2020 Sustainability Report , with a focus on a sustainable and inclusive recovery for Latin America and the…

IDB study about more energy efficient public policies

March 26, 2021 Energy services represent the second most important expense in household budgets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), surpassed only by food, according to a new study…

The women trade ministers

By: Elizabeth Morgan March 23, 2021 March 8 was commemorated as International Women’s Day (IWD) with the theme, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. At…

Stay in the loop with CARICOM

March 23, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights: 0:01:08 VACCINE…