November 12, 2021 Dear Media Colleagues, After one week of COP 26, there is widespread public perception that the Summit is poised to be a failure. According to CARICOM lead…
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Haitian detainees denied visitors in Houston- Some are in need of medical care!
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Thousands of Haitians are still stuck in Houston, Texas after crawling their way up from Central and South America and one Haitian pastor is…
The Caribbean can see 30m tourists annually within 2 years- COVID pandemic is breaking slowly
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Hotel rates in the Caribbean have remained virtually unchanged in the Caribbean, leading to stronger than anticipated growth coming out of the travel restrictions…
Chastanet: “We left the country in good stead.”
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Former Prime Minister of St Lucia, Allen Chastanet, still out doing work on behalf of the St Lucian people while at the Caribbean Hotel…
OAS Goodwill Ambassadors for Environmental Justice Work for a Greener Americas
November 12, 2021 The Goodwill Ambassadors for Environmental Justice of the Organization of American States (OAS) participated yesterday in the discussion ” Towards a greener Inter-American region: A renewed, strengthened…
IDB Lab Participates in a Pioneering Fund to Help Finance Climate Change Adaptation
November 12, 2021 THE FIRST REGIONAL MICROFINANCE LOAN FUND FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION WILL GO TO RURAL AREAS OF MEXICO, ECUADOR, PERU, AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES. IDB Lab, the innovation…
IDB and Telefónica Launch Initiative to Connect Entrepreneurs and Corporations
November 12, 2021 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROMOTE INCLUSIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS CIV-LAC IS A PLATFORM THAT WILL HELP SCALE UP NEARLY 600 STARTUPS THROUGH…
Dominican Republic to Host the Regional Dialogue on Transparency and Integrity
November 12, 2021 PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LUIS ABINADER; SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) MATHIAS CORMANN; CHAIR OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL DELIA FERREIRA RUBIO; IDB INVEST…
CDB calls upon developed countries to allocate 2% of SDR for adaptation investment in SIDS
November 12, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is calling on developed countries to re-allocate 2% of their latest Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to facilitate investment in climate adaptation measures…
Port of Spain is a ‘beachhead’ to increase investment in region, says Caribbean Export
By: Deidre Brathwaite November 12, 2021 Speaking at the first virtual investment forum taking place this week in Trinidad and Tobago, Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development…
CARICOM and Pacific Island Forum agree on need for more adaptation funding for Climate Change
November 12, 2021 Financing for adaptation to climate change was a major focus of discussions between the Secretaries General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Pacific Island Forum (PIF)…
EDITORIAL: Tourism is on the rebound?
November 9, 2021 As people in major source markets in the US, Canada and Europe begin to get vaccinated, there is an expectation that tourism in the Caribbean and Central…