June 17, 2022 Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Ian Durant advocated for the Bank’s membership to embrace a new model for national budgeting which more closely aligns with…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
AfDB President: Food, Energy and Health Security are Priorities for the Caribbean and Africa to Overcome Mutual Global Challenges
June 17, 2022 Food security, energy security and health security are among the key building blocks needed to overcome the current global challenges which threaten to stymie development on both…
Partnerships the Linchpin to Advance Caribbean’s Development, say MDB Heads
June 14, 2022 Partnerships, whether between multilateral development banks (MDBs), between MDBs and the private sector or even between these institutions and philanthropic entities – will be the linchpin for…
CDB Seminar to Make the Case for Adequate and Affordable Financing for Developing Countries After Natural Hazards
June 10, 2022 With an intense Atlantic Hurricane Season predicted, any vulnerable developing state that suffers a hit this year will have to finance recovery while contending with the fiscal…
OAS Launches Centre for Media Integrity of the Americas
June 10, 2022 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, launched the Centre for Media Integrity of the Americas, a new hub funded by voluntary…
Financial feasibility key to spurring renewable energy investment in Caribbean
June 7, 2022 Make the dollars make sense. That is what is needed to accelerate the renewable energy (RE) transition in the Caribbean, asserted high level energy industry stakeholders from…
CARICOM STATEMENT ON SUPPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA HOSTING WORLD EXPO 2030
June 7, 2022 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to announce its support for the candidature of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host Expo 2030 in the City of…
CEDA spends over $3m in grants throughout the region!
By: Staff Writer June 3, 2022 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) in its recently released Annual Results Report, 2021 said that they have spent $3,598,347.55 in various non-reimbursable grant…
CDB Working to Accelerate Efforts to Increase Food Security
June 3, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Vice President of Operations, Mr Isaac Solomon encouraged the Bank’s member countries to prioritise food security initiatives while accelerating efforts towards the achievement of…
Short film on Mural at the OAS Nominated for Two Capital Emmy Awards
May 31, 2022 The short film Carlos Páez Vilaró: Raíces de paz /Roots of Peace, which highlights the artistic, historical and symbolical value of the Mural of the same name hosted…
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the OECS presents his credentials to the Director General
May 31, 2022 The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) H.E. Scott Furssedonn-Wood presented his Letter of Credence to the Director-General of the…