May 23, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On the heels of a regional discussion in Guyana on food security and CARICOM’s commitment to reduce member states’ food import bill by 25% in 2025, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has assembled a team of experts and stakeholders to examine strategies for transforming the agri-food sector, with an […]
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – May 19, 2022: President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon has restated the need for a multi-facetted suite of financing instruments to drive sustainable development in the Caribbean as the region braces for exogenous shocks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other global events. “In the Caribbean, we are […]
Two new projects financed by the European Union (EU) are set to advance efforts in poverty reduction and the exportability of goods and services, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by increasing opportunities in agriculture says the Director of Projects at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Daniel Best. The two initiatives are, the National Standardisation and Certification of […]
Representatives of the Government of Belize, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) broke ground to officially mark the construction phase of the USD59.9 million (mn) Philip S. W. Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrading Project. The Project involves major improvement of 125 km of the essential arterial route […]
May 10, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The region’s advancement will take centre stage in Turks and Caicos on June 13 – 16, 2022 when the development community will gather in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors (BOG). The Meeting which is being hosted […]
April 13, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Approximately 15,000 educators from around the Caribbean are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training is part of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme known as Let’s REAP, which was […]
April 8, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda availing themselves of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Certification through a new European Union (EU) financed project, will benefit from increased employment opportunities across CARICOM. According to Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Antigua and Barbuda the new project managed by the […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has endorsed two infrastructure projects to increase climate resilience in Dominica. A road project, which will involve the rehabilitation of 11km of the roadway between Loubiere Bridge and Grand Bay, will be financed with grant funding of £24,406,755 from the Government of the United Kingdom […]
March 25, 2022, BRADES, Montserrat – Supporting and finding innovative solutions for countries like Montserrat that are confronted with the dual challenges of being a small state and facing significant environmental hazards, remain high on the agenda for the Caribbean Development Bank. This was the message coming from President of the Bank, Dr. Gene Leon, on the occasion of […]
