October 25, 2022 Last week the Caribbean Export team showcased fourteen Caribbean brands to exhibit at the world’s largest biannual trade fair SIAL in Paris, France. Expecting more than 310,000…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CDB & the World Bank Endorse Jamaica’s New Procurement System
October 21, 2022 Three International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have endorsed the Government of Jamaica’s new electronic procurement system. Electronic procurement or e-procurement is the process of requesting, ordering and purchasing…
OAS General Secretariat Presents Report “Climate Change: Life, Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Equality”
October 21, 2022 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) today presented thereport “Climate Change: Life, Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Equality,” which analyzes the general threat that climate change…
United Nations Secretary-General appoints Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
October 18, 2022 The Costa Rican economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC. United…
CARICOM Secretariat strengthening focus on Partnerships
October 18, 2022 The CARICOM Secretariat is increasing its emphasis on partnerships to mobilise development support, Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Armstrong Alexis stated at a Caribbean Development Roundtable in Suriname, Thursday.…
CARICOM Member States deepening cooperation to fight crime; Ministers of National Security zero in on firearms trafficking
October 18, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deepening cooperation among Member States to ensure the safety of the Region as increasing and new forms of crimes are occurring. CARICOM…
CARICOM Ministers of Education tackling packed agenda in Georgetown
October 18, 2022 Ministers of Education in CARICOM have been urged to devise comprehensive recommendations for quality education and to clearly articulate the immediate actions necessary to change how schools…
Elevate loss and damage as key climate justice issue – CARICOM SG argues at Yale Conference
October 18, 2022 While CARICOM Member States have made significant strides to address the climate crisis, they will not achieve significant moderation in climate change because they are not the…
Latin America Faces a Third Shock as Global Financial Conditions Tighten
By Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Gustavo Adler, Ilan Goldfajn, and Anna Ivanova October 14, 2022 As Latin American countries continue to grapple with the effects of two previous shocks, the pandemic and…
World’s Top Food Fair Is Perfect Platform for Natural Caribbean Products
October 18, 2022 If you grew up in the Caribbean, chances are you spent some of your childhood climbing trees to pick a mango, papaya, breadfruit, or coconut. Our region…
ACTING IDB HEAD TELLS REGION TO MANAGE PUBLIC PURSE BETTER
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com October 14, 2022 Reina Mejía, IDB President, kicked off the Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean by telling them to be…
OECS Commission expresses Condolences to Government and People of Venezuela in the aftermath of Fatal Flooding
October 14, 2022 The OECS Commission conveys with sadness, its deepest condolensces to the Government and People of Venezuela on the tragic loss of life, numerous casualties, and many who are…