June 28, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Grenada congratulates citizens and residents on their strong democratic commitment demonstrated in their enthusiastic…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CDB to introduce initiatives targeting women and the indigenous to increase opportunities
June 28, 2022 Tackling income inequality and strengthening economic opportunities for women are high on the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) agenda, says President Dr Gene Leon. In his address last week to…
Greening the Economy – The Path to Sustainable Caribbean Private Sector Development
June 28, 2022 An inclusive green economy approach will offer a multitude of opportunities for Caribbean economies to achieve sustainable development. To this end, opportunities in the green economy will…
PANCAP SOUTH-SOUTH LEARNING EXCHANGE TO BOOST PrEP AND HIV SELF-TESTING IMPLEMENTATION IN THE REGION
June 24, 2022 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, will facilitate a South-South…
CDB, Association of Caribbean States Formalise Partnership
June 24, 2022 The alliance between the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is an idea whose time has come. This was the shared sentiment…
The CARICOM Secretariat strengthens its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Capacity – with the Republic of Korea the first partner to provide support
June 21, 2022 In an effort to better serve the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Secretariat is undergoing an extensive upgrade of its Information and Communications…
OECS Environment Ministers Rally in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
June 21, 2022 The Council of Ministers with responsibility for Environmental Sustainability in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) convened its ninth meeting (COM:ES 09) in St Vincent and…
Statement from the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, in Commemoration of World Refugee Day
June 21, 2022 On World Refugee Day, we, at the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, recognize the courage and contributions that refugees make to our societies daily,…
Guyana to promote the use of renewable energy sources with IDB and Norway support
June 21, 2022 Guyana will promote its energy matrix diversification by promoting climate-resilient renewable energy sources use in the electricity generation matrix to avoid deforestation and face climate change, with a…
To Protect Our Future, Caribbean Nations Must Fight Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
June 21, 2022 For generations, fishing and our relationship to the ocean have shaped the cultural heritage of our home nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and…
Experts: Current Global Mechanism for Determining Access to Concessional Finance Inappropriate
June 21, 2022 The current global mechanism for determining access to finance using gross national income (GNI) is inappropriate, “unjust” even, and urgently needs to be replaced. This was the…
CDB changes methodology in its RDA policy
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com June 17, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it will now include an “Internal Resistance Framework (IRA) into its heavily touted Recovery Duration Adjuster, RDA…