Jamaican virtual Jazz and Blues festival has Grammy Award winning talent in its line-up!
By: Staff Writer March 2, 2021 The 25th annual Jamaican Jazz and Blues festival has Grammy Award winning artist Jon Secada headlining this year’s event, which promises to showcase much…
Bunny Wailer dead at 73!
By: Staff Writer March 2, 2021 Legendary Reggae artist, Bunny Wailer, the last member of the group Bob Marley and the Wailers, is dead at 73. Neville Livingston, aka Bunny…
Caribbean businesses go green with new Trade for Sustainable Development Hub
By: Caribbean Export Development Agency March 2, 2021 The Caribbean Export Development Agency becomes one-stop-shop for sustainability related services for businesses. The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with Caribbean…
CARICOM’s concluding Communique after Heads of Government meeting held in February.
By: CARICOM March 2, 2021 The Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on 24-25 February 2021. The Prime…
CARICOM Member States to benefit from additional training in the use of e-procurement system
By: CARICOM MRCH 2, 2021 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be exposed to further capacity building in the use of online systems for executing procurement when they participate in…
PANCAP launches social contracting toolkit to boost HIV response during COVID-19
By: CARICOM March 2, 2021 The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic,…
STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINES
By: CARICOM March 2, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and deeply concerned about the inequitable access to vaccines for Small Developing States like those of the Community. CARICOM…
CDB’s COVID-19 response exceeds US$190m in 2020
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 2, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) provided more than $140.2m in financing in 2020 and secured an additional $50m for 2021 to support its…
CDB Approved US$536.6m in Loans and Grants for Borrowing Member Countries in 2020
By: Caribbean Development Bank March 2, 2021 In 2020, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved US$536.6m in loans and grants for its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) to finance improvements in…
Costa Rica’s President: “No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability”
By: The International Monetary Fund March 2, 2021 Known for its lush tropical forests, universal health care system, and punching far above its weight in global environmental activism, Costa Rica…
IMF Executive Board Approves a 36-month US$ 1.778bn Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Costa Rica and Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation
By: The International Monetary Fund March 2, 2021 The IMF Executive Board approved today a 36-month US$1.778 billion arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to help support Costa Rica’s…
EDITORIAL: What have you done during the COVID-19 lockdowns?
I hope all of us come out of this pandemic with a new skill, a new business or something else that we can do to make our lives a little…