October 31, 2025 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has called for urgent global cooperation to address the rising cost of insurance in the tourism sector of Small Island Developing States…
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CDB Vice President Calls for Action to Strengthen Caribbean Resilience and Economic Stability
October 31, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is urging regional governments and development partners to take decisive action to address persistently low growth and high debt across…
CDB and IDB Unite to Advance Innovative Debt Solutions for Caribbean Resilience
October 31, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), convened regional and international financial experts to explore innovative financing instruments and…
On Forty-Sixth Independence Anniversary, CARICOM Secretary-General recognises St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ leadership in regional integration
October 28, 2025 As St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence today, 27 October, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has recognised the country for its leadership…
CDB Supports Growth of Haiti’s Agricultural Bank with Technical Assistance Grant for New Strategic Plan
October 28, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB, the Bank) Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS) Network is pleased to have supported Haiti’s Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole (BNDA), with a grant of USD 72,163 to…
MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE MELISSA
October 28, 2025 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses its deep concern for, and solidarity with, the Government and people of Jamaica, and other CARICOM Member States and Associate Member States,…
CARICOM-UNICEF Study Finds Caribbean Youth Facing High Rates of Depression and Anxiety
October 28, 2025 A significant number of children and adolescents across the Caribbean are experiencing high levels of symptoms of depression and anxiety. This is according to the 2025 Caribbean…
CDB Leads Regional Push for Disability Inclusive Development
October 24, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) has reaffirmed its leadership in advancing inclusion, accessibility, and equal opportunity for persons with disabilities across the region. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony…
CDB Implements Collaboration with CLEAR-LAC to Strengthen Caribbean Evaluation and M&E Systems
October 24, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank), through its Office of Independent Evaluation (OIE), signed an agreement with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC-Chile), host of the Center…
CDB Calls for Urgent Investment in Irrigation to Boost Caribbean Food Security
October 24, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing food and income security across the region through sustainable irrigation investments. Speaking at the…
CDB Awards USD 100,000 Grant to Trinidad and Tobago Firm to Develop Caribbean Stock Photography Platform
October 25, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), through its Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), has awarded a USD 100,000 grant to NativeFoto Ltd., a Trinidad & Tobago-based creative enterprise,…
Statement on the Urgent Renewal of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Acts
October 24, 2025 CARICOM Heads of Government have called for the urgent renewal of the Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Enhancement for Haitian Prosperity (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP)…