September 29, 2026 With the goal of strengthening trade policy development, regulatory reform, and trade negotiating capacity in the services sector across OECS Protocol Member States, the Trade Policy Development…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
JOINT RELEASE: Pacific Islands Forum and CARICOM Strengthen Partnership Through New MOU
September 25, 2026 The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have formalised their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on 23 September 2026 on the…
CDB and Jamaica Formalise US$36 Million Agreement to Improve Rural Water Supply
September 25, 2026 Communities across rural Jamaica are expected to benefit from improved access to reliable, potable water through a US$36 million investment in the Jamaica Rural Water Supply Programme.…
CDB President: Resilience Must Be at the Heart of Caribbean Development
September 25, 2026 Caribbean governments and businesses must make resilience a more deliberate part of planning, investment and decision-making to better navigate disruption, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) President,…
CDB-Supported Water Project to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Saint Lucia
September 22, 2026 The Government of Saint Lucia and the Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO), together with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank), Agence Française de Développement…
OECS Regulatory and Border Control Agencies Receive Specialized Training on Risk Management for the Movement of Goods
September 22, 2026 Officials from across Saint Lucia’s regulatory and border control agencies were the latest to benefit from a specialised three-day training and capacity-building workshop aimed at transforming national…
Major EU-Funded BioSPACE Investment to Transform Bequia Fish Market
September 18, 2026 Fishers and residents of Bequia are set to benefit from a modern, safer and more resilient fish market through the rehabilitation of the Port Elizabeth Fish Market…
CDB’s SheTrades Caribbean Hub Launches WE-CLIMB Fund to Help Women-Led Businesses Build Climate Resilience
September 18, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) SheTrades Caribbean Hub and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the SheTrades Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs’ Climate Impact Business Resilience (WE-CLIMB) Fund to help women-led micro, small…
2X Global and Caribbean Development Bank Advance Gender-Smart Finance in the Caribbean
September 18, 2026 The drive to advance gender-smart investing in the Caribbean region is moving forward – on the global stage in Montreal and on the ground in the Caribbean. On the…
Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations will be held in Barbados from 17-19 September 2026 – “Reparatory Justice as the Coming Enlightenment”
September 18, 2026 The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), Government of Barbados and the CARICOM Secretariat will host the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations under the theme “Reparatory Justice as…
Grenada Hosts First-Ever Capacity-Building Session under the OECS Climate Finance Action Platform (CFAP)
September 18, 2026 Grenada has become the first OECS Member State to host a dedicated capacity-building session under the OECS Climate Finance Action Platform (CFAP), marking an important milestone in…
JOINT RELEASE: CARICOM Secretariat and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Guyana
September 15, 2026 Guyana’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Hon. Charles S. Ramson, today announced that Guyana will host the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XVI) from 8–17 October 2027. The…