November 4, 2022 Human mobility is not a recent phenomenon. People have historically migrated, either forcibly or voluntarily, in search of better living conditions or to escape complex situations that…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
CDB Calls for New Financing Solutions to Combat Climate Change Impacts
November 4, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) continues to work with countries in the region to build resilience recognising the impact of climate change on all aspects of economies…
CDB and other IFI launch climate finance video campaign ahead of COP27
November 4, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank and 12 other international financial institutions (IFIs) are for the first time launching a joint video campaign, Investing for a Greener World, to showcase…
Ministers of Culture of the Americas Approve the Declaration of Antigua Guatemala
November 1, 2022 Gathered at the IX Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture, which took place in Antigua, Guatemala on October 27 and 28, the authorities of the member countries…
IDB Lab Announces Results of the BlueTech for Waste Challenge
October 28, 2022 The challenge sought innovative solutions for the sustainable management of chemicals and hazardous waste in the Caribbean The Innovation Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Lab,…
Digicel Chairman joins CARICOM Reparations Movement
October 28, 2022 Chairman of Digicel Denis O’Brien offered his support to the regional reparations movement during an engagement last week with the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC). Mr. O’Brien presented a…
CDB and WTO Deepen Partnership with New Agreement
October 28, 2022 Following a declaration to global players that we reassess and revolutionize existing trading arrangements to increase opportunities for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the President of the…
CDB President Proposes a New Trade Deal for Developing Countries
October 25, 2022 “International discourse has underscored the significance of global trade (in particular trade liberalisation) for growth and economic development …at this juncture, it cannot be business as usual……
Taking on the World’s Biggest Food Fair
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…
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…