A renowned scholar, innovator and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics, Sir Arthur was instrumental in establishing CDB, the only indigenous development bank in the region BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) pays tribute to our founding President, Sir Arthur Lewis, a pioneer of regional development, who was born on January 23, 1915. […]
Ambassador Roger Nyhus arrived in Barbados on Thursday, January 11, 2024, following his appointment by President Joe Biden in September 2022 and unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate in November 2023 to serve as the Ambassador to Barbados, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, […]
On Friday, 12th January 2024, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will mark the commencement of the New Law Year with its traditional Ceremonial Opening proceedings under the theme “Innovation and Justice Reform” – The ECSC Looking to the Future. This year, the host Member State is Grenada, where the first scheduled sitting for the Court […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in partnership with Draper University and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has relaunched the OECS Global Startup Hub for a second cohort. Technology and technology-enabled MSMEs in the OECS are invited to apply and up to 150 successful candidates will be accepted to participate in the free, […]
From January 10-12, 2024, the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and in collaboration with the Government of Grenada and the CARICOM Secretariat, will host a Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting in Saint George, Grenada to share best practices on addressing youth crime and violence in the Caribbean. The […]
On Tuesday November 28, 2023, the Grenada High Commission participated in the inaugural UK-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, London. The forum was hosted by DMA Invest, UK Export Finance, and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. In attendance were approximately 300 delegates including senior officials from eight Caribbean countries […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is making positive strides in working with Member States on developing the new, more relevant, sustainable OECS Tourism Policy. OECS Ministries of Tourism agreed that effective stakeholder engagement should be a criticalcomponent of the work to be undertaken. As such, the OECS Commission conducted a robust and extensive consultative process of focus […]
Belize City, (CRFM) — Groundbreaking work has begun in the Caribbean to produce Sargassum-derived liquid fertilizers or plant growth promoters, as well as an organic compost from processed Sargassum, for eventual incorporation into farmer and grower practices in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an inter-governmental organization of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and Plant […]
The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is delighted to reveal the awardees of its esteemed US $10,000 seed grants as part of its Greenpreneurs Incubator program. This initiative, which is dedicated to fostering and championing environmentally and socially responsible business endeavors within the Eastern Caribbean region, awarded ten deserving recipients, selected from the program’s third cohort. […]
