STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HIS EXCELLENCY CHANDRIKAPERSAD SANTOKHI PRESIDENT OF SURINAME
September 23, 2022 At High-Level Meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti with Caribbean Partners Mister Chairman, H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau,…
International Community Strengthens Protection and Search for Solutions for Forcibly Displaced People and Communities in Central America and Mexico
September 23, 2022 Donors today pledged more than USD 210 million and mobilised political and technical resources to address the needs of forcibly displaced people and the communities that host…
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) awards US$1.1M in grants for Caribbean conservation
September 23, 2022 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has awarded US$1.1million in grants to four civil society organisations working in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The grants to the…
Civil society calls for role in forest budgeting in Jamaica
September 23, 2022 Civil society organisations in Jamaica are calling on government agencies to involve them in the budgeting process for the forest sector, given the important contribution that CSOs…
Caribbean’s ability to cope with change Depends upon broad-based innovation
September 23, 2022 How can the Caribbean better deal with change and continue to develop? That depends on the investment made in its people and their ability to innovate in…
EDITORIAL: Hurricane Fiona is a wide one, but not that strong thankfully!
September 20, 2022 This Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fiona sweeping through the Caribbean now, with intent, is a wide one. It can cover several countries simultaneously- While it was in Puerto Rico,…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Bryton Ward
September 20, 2022 Devotions led by Fr Bryton Ward of St Peter’s Parish North Abaco, The Bahamas.
COMMENTARY: Statement by IDB President on the Investigation Report Presented to the Board of Directors
By: Mauricio Claver-Carone September 20, 2022 As the elected President of the Inter-American Development Bank, I supported and participated in this unprecedented investigation, which, as expected, does not substantiate the…
Hurricane Fiona leaves 2 dead in PR and floods the DR
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2022 At least two people have died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Fiona, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi told CNN, as rescuers scrambled to save flooding victims.…
The IDB wants PPI for growth potential firms!
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank, in a recently published Working Group Report, said that firms around the region that rebounded more quickly from the COVID-19…
State Parties to the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism Reaffirm their Commitment to Prevent and Counter New Terrorist Threats
September 20, 2022 The States Parties to the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS) met for the first time this week to strengthen hemispheric cooperation…