January 30, 2026 A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global…
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Fiftieth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting convenes in St Kitts and Nevis in February
January 30, 2026 The Fiftieth (50th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will begin on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, in Basseterre, St…
St Kitts and Nevis Youth Ambassadors call for innovation, unity, and measurable impact as CARICOM leaders convene in February 2026
January 30, 2026 The Caribbean Community notes with great concern the internal turmoil taking place at the highest levels of the Haitian state at this delicate point in time when…
STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY | ONGOING TURMOIL IN THE HAITIAN EXECUTIVE
January 30, 2026 The Caribbean Community notes with great concern the internal turmoil taking place at the highest levels of the Haitian state at this delicate point in time when…
Muhammad Ibrahim assumed office as IICA Director General, pledging to deepen science-based cooperation to strengthen agriculture in the Americas
January 20, 2026 Muhammad Ibrahim assumed office as the new Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in a ceremony witnessed by ministers and senior officials…
Jamaica Launches First‑Ever Multidimensional Poverty Index with Support from the Caribbean Development Bank
January 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), officially…
OECS Heads Meet on Urgent Regional and Geopolitical Matters
January 16, 2026 The Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in Saint Lucia on 13th January 2026, hosted by the Honourable Philip J. Pierre, Prime…
CARICOM Eminent Persons Group on the Approaching End of the Transitional Presidential Council
January 13, 2026 The Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has continued to render its good offices to Haitian stakeholders as they address the myriad political, security…
CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF STRONG PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AT SPEM CERTIFICATION CEREMONY
January 13, 2026 Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of CARICOM, delivered remarks at the Certification Ceremony of the Strengthening Public Expenditure Management (SPEM) Project. In her remarks, Dr. Barnett commended the…
CDB and Government of Canada Providing Landmark USD 27.5 Million Financing to Modernise Belize’s Electricity System
January 9, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) and the Government of Canada marked a significant milestone in Belize with an innovative USD 27.53 million loan and grant…
CDB’s Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund Launches USD190,000 in Grant Funding to Support Regional Industry Events and Conferences
January 9, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), through its Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), has announced a grant opportunity valued at USD190,000 to support the…
NEW YEAR MESSAGE from the Incoming Chair of the Caribbean Community, Hon. Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis
January 9, 2026 Fellow citizens and residents of the Caribbean Community, united across sea and shore. As a new year dawns, I extend warm greetings and best wishes to every…