Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

June 13, 2025 Following the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025, discussions within the Caribbean Community have shifted to the next…

COTED Chair calls on regional trade ministers to take decisive action to tackle urgent trade and economic issues

June 13, 2025 The Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, has emphasised the critical role of the Council as businesses reel from…

CARICOM SG urges trade ministers to explore new trade markets as COTED meets in Guyana

June 13, 2025 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday urged regional trade ministers to deepen existing markets, explore new ones, and diversify economic relations in response…

CARICOM SG receives courtesy visit from Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, candidate for the position of Director-General, IICA

June 13, 2025 The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday 10 June, received a courtesy visit from Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, who has announced his candidacy…

Sowing Solutions: The Caribbean’s Path to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

June 10, 2025 In 2025, we have never seen the earth in its current state. Environmentalists worldwide herald the looming dangers of climate change signalling the negative impact its effect…

CDB and MDB Challenge Fund Launch Study on Innovative Contingent Capital Facility

June 10, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), and the Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Challenge Fund, have launched a pioneering feasibility study to design a new Contingent Capital…

Knowledge Hub launched for 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

June 10, 2025 The CARICOM Secretariat has launched an online knowledge hub to highlight essential information and provide content related to the upcoming 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of…

COTED to convene 60th Regular Meeting in Georgetown | 10-11 June

June 10, 2025 The Sixtieth (60th ) Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is scheduled to take place in Georgetown, Guyana, 10-11 June, under the…

OECS and Conservation International Forge Strategic Partnership to Bolster Climate Resilience and Ocean Conservation

June 10, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Conservation International (CI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise a strategic partnership aimed at advancing conservation,…

Caribbean Efficient and Green Energy in Buildings Project launched; unites sustainable energy and pooled procurement for a greener OECS

June 6, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission joined Grenada, Saint Lucia and Guyana, the World Bank and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…

Youth and Women in Agriculture Get a Seat at Table for the Special Council of Ministers for Agriculture