PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – June 17, 2022 Mr. President, I am pleased and honoured to accept the Chairmanship of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank on behalf of the Government and the People of Saint Lucia for the year 2022/2023. I accept with humility and promise to use my best […]
June 16, 2022, PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – Food security, energy security and health security are among the key building blocks needed to overcome the current global challenges which threaten to stymie development on both the African continent and in the Caribbean region. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, shared […]
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – June 15, 2022: The African Development Bank Group and the Caribbean Development Bank strengthened their collaboration this week with the signing today of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and Caribbean Development Bank President Dr. Hyginus […]
Bridgetown, Barbados – June 10, 2022: President of the African Development Bank Group, (AFDB) Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will deliver the prestigious William G. Demas Memorial Lecture at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Annual Meeting on Tuesday June 14, 2022, in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The globally renowned economist and agricultural development expert will […]
June 8, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Climate change is not and has never been simply an environmental issue – the impact of our changing planet reaches far beyond weather patterns and into our personal lives, affecting physical and mental health. A panel including youth leaders, climate experts and medical professionals, emphasised this on Tuesday at […]
June 8, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – With an intense Atlantic Hurricane Season predicted, any vulnerable developing state that suffers a hit this year will have to finance recovery while contending with the fiscal and price challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Against this backdrop, a panel of economists and sustainable development […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Make the dollars make sense. That is what is needed to accelerate the renewable energy (RE) transition in the Caribbean, asserted high level energy industry stakeholders from both the public and private sectors during a sustainable energy seminar held on Friday as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting. […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – May 30, 2021: Heads of four leading Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) will tackle the pressing matter of securing the extensive financing required to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the third edition of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) President’s Chat on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 10:00 am AST. For the high-level […]
The private sector in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will see improvements in the trading environment as a result of three new trade initiatives underway at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and its agencies. The MTI has accessed assistance from the EPA and CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building, which is managed by the […]
