October 1, 2021 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon, urged the region to take bold and innovative steps to surmount the significant development challenges that…
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Diversification Paves Way to Global Trade in Caribbean
By: Bryan Ch. Campbell Romero September 28, 2021 A few weeks ago, Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), published an op-ed calling for greater support…
OAS Ministers of Labour Agreed on Measures to Build a More Resilient, Inclusive, Sustainable, and Human-centred Future of Work
September 28, 2021 With a unanimous call to build a more resilient world of work and a sustainable, just and human-centred recovery, the XXI Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour…
Heads of State of the Americas to Meet at the OAS Permanent Council to Analyse the Evolution of COVID 19
September 28, 2021 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a virtual special meeting on Thursday, September 30, to consider the evolution of the Covid…
Countdown to impactful, transformational Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021
September 28, 2021 As the countdown begins to the opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture on 4 October 2021, sector participants are anticipating an impactful event that will showcase…
CDB to provide US$32.5m to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda to increase resilience
September 28, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved loans of US$25 million to Antigua and Barbuda and US$7.5 million to Anguilla to counter COVID-19 fallout and support economic…
President of Guyana to feature at the region’s first Agricultural Technology Investment Summit
September 24, 2021 Caribbean Export Development Agency to host the regions first agricultural technology summit. H.E. Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative of Guyana to deliver keynote address. Caribbean…
LSE and IDB launch The Latin America and Caribbean Inequality Review
September 24, 2021 The IDB hosted a launch event on Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Call to Action on September 23 A new research project to investigate…
CDB Strengthens the Capacity of Development Finance Institutions in Credit Appraisal of Creative Sector Projects
September 24, 2021 A regional workshop being facilitated by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is set to put development finance institutions (DFIs) in 13 countries in a better position to…
CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet US Deputy Secretary of State – Vaccines, Climate Change issues raised
September 21, 2021 Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) impressed upon United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman the urgency for the delivery of the second tranche of…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Congratulates the People of The Bahamas for their Democratic Commitment
September 21, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) congratulates the citizens of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on their democratic commitment displayed during the…
Preliminary Statement of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections of September 16, 2021 in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
September 21, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) present in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for the General Elections of September 16, congratulates citizens…