June 30, 2023 As a recent World Bank diagnostic report called attention to a severe skills gap challenge across 12 Caribbean countries, Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO Joseph Boll reminded…
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Caribbean Employment Services Inc. commends efforts to hire more women
June 30, 2023 Following an admission by Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo that the Ali administration intends to hire more women for its ongoing part-time jobs initiative, a regional recruitment…
Only practical use of Venezuela’s seat at the OAS is as resting place for Antigua Ambassador’s briefcase
June 30, 2023 In a bold statement during the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, revealed an amusing…
ibex Appoints Tamara Ricketts-Brown Jamaica Country Manager
June 30, 2023 ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that Tamara Ricketts-Brown has been appointed Senior Vice…
Gender-responsive, inclusive approaches, needed to address Gender Inequality in the Caribbean
June 30, 2023 The need for gender-responsive, inclusive approaches, laws and policies that address gaps in early childcare services, and a men and boys platform for peace and action, are…
CDB Strengthening its Response to Issues Affecting Caribbean Indigenous Peoples
June 30, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is deepening its engagement with Indigenous Peoples across the Caribbean and strengthening its response to issues affecting these communities, Vice President of…
Region-wide movement to end violence against women and girls boosted by CARICOM Model KAP Tool
June 30, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has produced its first Compendium of Model Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) Tool for the Region on Social Gender Norms and Violence…
Country Report No. 2023/231 : Costa Rica: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, First Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Arrangement, Request for Modification of Reform Measure Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and Monetary Policy Consultation
June 30, 2023 Recent developments. Growth has been resilient despite global headwinds and inflation is on a strong downward trend. The easing of external pressures has allowed the authorities to…
Jamaica: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA)
June 30, 2023 Jamaica is highly exposed to multiple natural hazards, including tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts. Jamaica ranks 47th out of 191 countries in the 2023 Inform Risk index.1…
Suriname: Second Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Rephasing and Reduction of Access, Waivers of nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Financing Assurances Review
June 30, 2023 The program went off-track in mid-2022, due to the delayed completion of a prior action on parliamentary approval of the VAT law and, subsequently, to spending overruns…
Annual Performance Review of the Portfolio of World Bank-Financed Projects in Haiti
June 30, 2023 The Government of Haiti and the World Bank Representation in Haiti held the annual meeting on the performance of the portfolio of projects financed by the World…