March 20, 2026 The Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, Chair of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, on Tuesday, 17 March, positioned agriculture at the “front of the…
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CARICOM COHSOD Chair Calls for Innovation, Equity and Financing to Sustain Caribbean HIV Response
March 20, 2026 New HIV infections remain unacceptably high in the Caribbean, with approximately 15,000 new cases each year: one in four among young people aged 15–24. This was a…
Caribbean Development Bank’s 56th Annual Meeting Will Bring Regional and Global Leaders to The Bahamas to Forge Solutions for Uncertain Times
March 20, 2026 Top-level Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) leadership, senior regional government officials, and global development finance decision-makers will convene in The Bahamas from June 1–5, 2026, to accelerate the…
CDB Launches Initiative to Strengthen Learning Outcomes in Haiti
March 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Government of Haiti, has launched the Quality Enhancement in Public Education II (QEPE II) Project, a major investment…
The Caribbean Development Bank’s Office of Independent Evaluation Launches Online Portal for Evaluations and Knowledge Resources
March 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank‘s (CDB) Office of Independent Evaluation (OIE) has unveiled a new web presence, establishing a focal platform to make evaluation findings and other knowledge resources more easily accessible to stakeholders.…
Innovative Approaches Central to Ending AIDS: PANCAP Director Ahead of Tenth NAP Managers and Key Partners Meeting
March 17, 2026 Director of the Coordinating Unit for the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), Dr Wendy Telgt-Emanuelson, has emphasised that innovative approaches are essential to achieving the…
Caribbean Development Bank Partners with 2X Global to Advance Gender Lens Investing in the Caribbean
March 17, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) has engaged 2X Global Limited (2X Global), a global industry body dedicated to advancing gender lens investing, to support the development of a…
CDB Climate Finance Investment Doubled to USD226.7 Million in 2025
March 13, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved USD226.7 million (mn) for climate action initiatives in 2025, marking the strongest annual climate investment performance in the Bank’s history. The record-breaking total…
CDB Reports Strong Surge in Development Financing Approvals Across the Region
March 13, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) has reported a significant increase in project financing and disbursements for 2025, approving USD 464 million in new support. The milestone…
CDB Launches Gender Toolkit to Strengthen Community Development Across the Caribbean
March 10, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB / the Bank) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has launched an innovative Gender Toolkit, marking a pivotal step forward in strengthening gender-responsive community development across the…
Regional Workshop Strengthens Caribbean Capacity on Genetic Resources
March 6, 2026 Regional policymakers, scientists, and biodiversity experts gathered from March 3-5, 2026, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago, for…
CDB President Charts Decisive Decade for Caribbean Resilience
March 6, 2026 President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), Mr. Daniel M. Best, has unveiled a transformative agenda to position the Region for long-term resilience, calling this period the Caribbean’s “decade of…