The international community has “failed” on climate change- Adaptation and resiliency key now!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 A United Nations Ambassador has called out the international community for their failure to heed the call of small island developing states from 1989…
Jamaican makes history in Virginia as its first woman Lt Governor!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 Republican Winsome Sears has been elected as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, securing a narrow victory over Democrat Hala Ayala to become the first woman…
HAITIAN-DOMINICAN CULTURAL MOVEMENT AZUEÏ WINS UNESCO TRANSCULTURA PROGRAMME CALL
Published at Repeating Islands November 5, 2021 UNESCO announced that the Haitian-Dominican cultural movement Azueï—named after the lake that sits between the two countries—won the UNESCO Transcultura program call. As…
A New Temporary Protected Status For Central America
By: Dashiell Allen November 5, 2021 Garifuna activists in New York are working to change the legal status and improve the lives of Central American immigrants in the United States.…
Kes Speaks On Purpose, Soca Energy, Carnival Culture + More
November 5, 2021 Kees Dieffenthaller, better known as Kees from the Kes Band, speaks with the Breakfast Club about Carnival Culture and a host of other things.
The U.S. and the world must step into Haiti, not just for the kidnappings — but for the kids
By Tim Padgett November 5, 2021 The stakes in Haiti’s harrowing collapse just got more frightening, not only because of the kidnappings – but because of the kids. That makes me…
Bahamian entrepreneur urges PM to action on environment!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 A Bahamian entrepreneur is urging the Prime Minister of The Bahamas to action on climate matters at home coming off of the PM’s history…
IDB Leads Multilateral Development Banks to Boost Nature-Based Investments
November 5, 2021 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SIGNED AN IDB LED JOINT-STATEMENT AT COP26 AND ANNOUNCE PLAN TO MAINSTREAM NATURE INTO POLICIES, ANALYSIS, AND INVESTMENTS Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) led by the…
IDB Launches Plan of Action to Fully Align Operations with Paris Agreement by 2023
November 5, 2021 ALIGNMENT WILL HELP 26 BORROWING MEMBER COUNTRIES MEET THEIR OWN COMMITMENTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced that its loans and projects will be fully aligned with the Paris climate…
IDB Invest Promotes Green Construction, Mobility with Guatemala’s Banco Agromercantil
November 5, 2021 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is providing a $70 million loan to Banco Agromercantil (Bam), a subsidiary of Grupo Bancolombia in Guatemala, to strengthen…
IDB Invest Issues First Blue Bond in Latin America and the Caribbean
November 5, 2021 IDB Invest announces the issuance of a 50 million Australian dollar, 10-year fixed rate bond, the first blue bond in Latin America and the Caribbean. The announcement…
Haiti will invest in productive infrastructure with IDB’s support
November 5, 2021 THE IDB APPROVED $65 MILLION OF NON-REIMBURSABLE FINANCING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CARACOL INDUSTRIAL PARK (CIP), IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY The Inter-American Development Bank…