March 23, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its call for a global summit to address urgently…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
OAS to Celebrate Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas
March 23, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) will celebrate, from March 22 to 26, the Fourth Annual Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas under…
Early childhood educators access training in distance learning through CARICOM, UNESCO, UWI – Open Campus collaboration
March 23, 2021 Teachers and educators in early childhood education from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are involved in a four-week training workshop to improve their capacity to deliver high…
Tenth UK-Caribbean Forum: Action Plan
March 23, 2021 At the conclusion of the 10th UK-Caribbean Forum, held virtually on 18 March 2021, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom and Caribbean countries, welcoming the Communiqué…
CDB, EU building capacity in Jamaica to improve export performance
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 23, 2021 Greater food safety is the goal of a new project recently launched in Jamaica by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year…
IDB announces measures to strengthen Latin America and Caribbean’s global trade insertion
March 23, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank will make available a series of financial and non-financial tools to Latin American and Caribbean countries and companies to support their international insertion…
IDB To Approve $1.25bn for Colombia in 2021
March 23, 2021 At its 2021 Annual Meeting, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a commitment with the government of Colombia to provide the country with $1.25bn in assistance in…
The Caribbean will have its first version of the Women Economic Forum in May.
March 19, 2021 Between May 25 and 28, the Women Economic Forum Caribbean Digital 2021 will be held, free of charge. Initiative born to highlight and continue promoting female leadership…
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better
March 19, 2021 Representatives from the governments of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from 20 United Nations agencies, funds and programs, intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions in…
CARICOM and Kenya move to strengthen ties with first Kenyan Ambassador
March 19, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday accredited the first Ambassador of Kenya to CARICOM, marking a further step in their rapidly growing relationship. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin…
#BIDAcademy Offers Development Learning Hub for Latin American and the Caribbean
By: The Inter-American Development Bank March 19, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today launched its new centralized development knowledge hub, #BIDAcademy, which digitally aggregates the IDB Group’s knowledge base…
COMMENTARY: Export of Services – The next frontier for Caribbean Business
By: Deodat Maharaj March 16, 2021 Caribbean economies have largely been primary producers with a focus on commodities for much of our history. Diversification has been a constant in our…