CDB and CAF Sign MOU to Accelerate Sustainable Development Across the Caribbean
June 13, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting cooperation…
IMF Executive Board Completes Third Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility Arrangements for Honduras
June 13, 2025 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third reviews under the Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility arrangements for Honduras. The…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Dominica
June 13, 2025 Dominica’s economic outlook is positive, predicated on the implementation of the country’s economic modernization and development agenda, but risks weigh on the downside. Fiscal and external imbalances…
Moving CSME Forward: Young Professionals Equipped as CSME Ambassadors
June 13, 2025 Twenty-three (23) young professionals from 13 CARICOM Member States are now better equipped to empower youth of the Region in navigating the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) following…
STRENGTHENING HEALTH DEFENCES: HOW THE PANDEMIC AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE REGION
June 13, 2025 Following the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025, discussions within the Caribbean Community have shifted to the next…
COTED Chair calls on regional trade ministers to take decisive action to tackle urgent trade and economic issues
June 13, 2025 The Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, has emphasised the critical role of the Council as businesses reel from…
CARICOM SG urges trade ministers to explore new trade markets as COTED meets in Guyana
June 13, 2025 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday urged regional trade ministers to deepen existing markets, explore new ones, and diversify economic relations in response…
CARICOM SG receives courtesy visit from Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, candidate for the position of Director-General, IICA
June 13, 2025 The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday 10 June, received a courtesy visit from Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, who has announced his candidacy…
EDITORIAL: Maduro switched from Guyana to Venezuela
June 10, 2025 So the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela has changed their regional opponent from Guyana to now Venezuela. How apt is it to showcase the instability and increasing…
AUDIO: Devotions by Fr John Pinder
February 11, 2025 Devotions brought to you by the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, led by Assistant Curate Fr. John Pinder of Christ Church…
COMMENTARY: School Violence and Missed Opportunities: A Call for Preventive Solutions Through Youth Camps
By: Paul Sarran June 10, 2025 The rise in school violence across Trinidad and Tobago is a symptom of a much deeper issue, a long-standing disconnect between policymaking and grassroots…
COMMENTARY: REMARKS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT: THE OPENING OF THE 60th MEETING OF COTED
By: Dr Carla Barnett June 10, 2025 It is a pleasure to welcome you to Guyana for this Sixtieth Meeting of the Council of Trade and Economic Development (COTED). Welcome…