January 18, 2022 IDB Invest provided a $120 million financing to Grupo Piñero, a leading hotel operator in the Caribbean and Mexico with 27 hotels in the region. In addition,…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
IDB Invest, Banco Mundo Mujer Promote Credit for Women Microentrepreneurs in Colombia
January 18, 2022 IDB Invest has granted financing to Banco Mundo Mujer S.A. (BMM) denominated in Colombian pesos, equivalent to up to $30 million. The three-year transaction will increase access…
IMF Staff Concludes 2022 Virtual Staff Visit to Grenada
January 18, 2022 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those…
PAHO, CDB launch Doing What Matters in Times of Stress, illustrated guide for the Caribbean
January 19, 2022 The World Health Organisation’s mental health management guide ‘Doing what matters in times of stress’, has been adapted for the Caribbean and is now readily accessible to…
OAS to Deploy an Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections in Costa Rica
January 18, 2022 The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission for the elections that will be held on February 6 in Costa Rica, in which…
Panama Assumes Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the OAS
January 14, 2022 Panama today assumed the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the first semester of 2022, in…
President of Guyana to headline solar energy project handover ceremony at CARICOM Secretariat
January 11, 2022 A ceremony to hand over the Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery and Building Energy Management Systems at the CARICOM Secretariat will be held on Tuesday,…
Regional musicians showcase talent in new markets via online platform
January 7, 2022 Performing artistes from the Caribbean region are given a new platform to showcase their talent. This comes with the introduction of the Caribbean Rhythm Showcase (CRS), a virtual…
Saint Kitts and Nevis Assumes Chair of the OAS Permanent Council
January 7, 2021 The Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the Organization of American States (OAS), Warren Everson Alarick Hull, assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council of…
CARICOM condemns attack on Haiti’s Prime Minister
January 7, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns the armed attack on the Prime Minister of Haiti and his delegation at Gonaives on Saturday 1 January 2022 during the traditional…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Political Prisoners in Cuba
December 17, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) continues to continuously monitor the political and social situation in Cuba, with special attention to the condition…
Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Gas Tanker Explosion in Haiti on 14 December
December 17, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened by the death of more than 60 people following the explosion of a fuel tanker in Cap Haitien, Haiti, on…