December 7, 2021 Senator Floyd Morris, PhD CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disability Theme: Leadership and Participation of Persons with Disabilities Toward an Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-COVID-19 World The COVID-19…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
Caribbean small businesses awarded close to USD $1m in grants post-pandemic
December 3, 2021 Grants totalling nearly USD 1 million have been awarded to 61 small businesses in CARIFORUM member states to provide a bridge post-pandemic and increase exports in domestic…
CARIFORUM launches new classification tool
December 3, 2021 Today, the CARIFORUM Directorate and the CARIFORUM Intellectual Property and Innovation Project – CarIPI, announced the launch of a new consultation tool, Caribbean TMclass, a regional interface…
CDB to strengthen ties with Trinidad and Tobago
December 3, 2021 President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon has pledged to work even more closely with Trinidad and Tobago as the Bank seeks to strengthen…
Gender advocate wants more awareness of women’s human rights treaty
December 3, 2021 As actions to prevent and end violence against women and girls around the world come into sharp focus during the 16 Days of Activism observed on November…
IDB approves $30m to support vulnerable populations in Suriname
November 30, 2021 The loan will benefit 130,548 people through periodic transfers The operation seeks to reinforce the efficiency and transparency of Suriname’s social protection network Suriname’s difficult macroeconomic conditions, along with the pandemic, has a severe impact on the country’s population, especially the most vulnerable, An IDB survey in April…
MIRPS Member Countries Agree on Measures to Mitigate Causes of Forced Displacement in Central America and Mexico
November 30, 2021 The member countries of the Comprehensive Regional Protection & Solutions Framework (MIRPS, for its acronym in Spanish) -Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama-…
CARICOM Salutes Barbados as the country embarks on new path
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Barbados on the country’s Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence and its transition to Republican status. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett’s…
Message from Dr Rosmond Adams, Director, PANCAP, on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2021
November 30, 2021 Message from Dr Rosmond Adams, Director, Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2021.
11th EDF SPS Project training programme strengthens leadership capacity of more than 30 AHFS managers in CARIFORUM Countries
November 30, 2021 Over the past year and a half, disruptions in the global food supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to build resilience to…
New CARIFORUM-UK trade partnership welcomed at summit as critical enabler for trade
November 30, 2021 CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which came into effect on 1 January 2021, is about mutually beneficial trade. The EPA will promote deeper trade and investment linkages…
CARICOM SG calls for inclusive approaches to end violence against women
November 26, 2021 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the world in observing the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, on November 25, Secretary-General Dr Carla…