July 1, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is intensifying its efforts to help businesses in the region embrace digital transformation. At the closing ceremony of the inaugural…
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CDB and IDB Invest Launch Strategic Partnership to Empower Caribbean Private Sector
June 27, 2025 IDB Invest and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) announced a new strategic partnership to support private sector development in the region. This renewed collaboration focuses…
Statement | CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) | Ongoing Situation in Gaza and the Middle East
June 24, 2025 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) is deeply distressed by the escalating violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the alarming tensions…
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR ATHLETES VIE FOR PRESTIGIOUS CARICOM CHAIRMAN’S CUP IN EIGHTEENTH CARICOM ROAD RACES IN JAMAICA
June 24, 2025 Professional and amateur athletes from the Caribbean will compete in the Eighteenth CARICOM Road Races on Saturday, 5 July, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Open ten-kilometre (10K),…
July Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics – CARICOM SG
June 20, 2025 The upcoming Forty-Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government will place emphasis on improving regional security, enhancing food and nutrition security and combatting climate change, CARICOM…
Jamaica’s Chairmanship of CARICOM to focus on Youth as ‘architects of the future’
June 20, 2025 Jamaica’s six-month chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which begins on 1 July 2025, will place emphasis on youth as the architects of the future, Prime Minister…
16 Caribbean countries boost debt transparency with Commonwealth-IMF support
June 20, 2025 While debt often carries a negative connotation, when managed well, it allows governments to invest in projects that improve lives and build economic resilience. Against that backdrop,…
Caribbean Development Bank Welcomes Canada’s Game-Changing US$400 Million Portfolio Guarantee at G7 Summit
June 20, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) extends its heartfelt thanks to the Government of Canada for its groundbreaking announcement at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit, which includes a…
Secretary-General Barnett highlights strong CARICOM-Brazil relations at the Caribbean-Brazil Summit
June 17, 2025 CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett addressed the Caribbean-Brazil Summit on Friday 13 June in Brasilia, Brazil, highlighting the strong relationship between CARICOM and Brazil, underpinned by the…
EU and Caribbean partners convene in Kingston for 1st High-Level Digital Alliance Policy Dialogue with the Caribbean
June 17, 2025 On 6 June, during the first High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Caribbean under the EU-LAC Digital Alliance, the European Union launched Digital Connectors Jamaica, a new initiative…
CDB President Calls for Stronger Institutions to Drive Caribbean Resilience
June 17, 2025 At a defining moment for the region, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Daniel Best, underscored the urgent need to build stronger, more adaptive institutions…
Bahamas Takes Helm of CDB Governors, Prioritises Climate Resilience and Disaster Responsiveness
June 17, 2025 The Bahamas has assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors, committing to champion climate resilience and strengthen regional disaster response systems throughout…