ROSEAU, Dominica – Agro-processors in Dominica are going to receive the resources and training needed to create even better products and enhance the competitiveness of the sector. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), through its Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services Network, has committed US$140,000 to a two-year project being executed in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern […]
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the III Annual Meeting of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) on forced displacement, which was held virtually. (December 8, 2020) Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), presented today progress on the Comprehensive Development Plan for El […]
The United Nations regional commission’s thirty-eighth session concluded today with a ceremony led by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett; ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; and Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Solano. (October 28, 2020) The thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America […]
Authorities from more than 25 countries met with ECLAC and other multilateral organizations at the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. Heads of State, ministers and other high-level authorities from more than 25 Caribbean countries, along with officials from international and multilateral organizations, stressed the importance of implementing urgent solutions to […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 31 AUG. 2020 – GIS: – Now known as the Hartman Resort Grenada, the Mt. Hartman development under the Citizenship by Investment Program has a new developer and management team, who have seized the opportunity to continue the development and enhance the area. Citizenship by Investment Program, Percival Clouden, recently updated the […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Youth from across the Community were recently engaged at a special consultation aimed at obtaining their input for the development of a Results-focused Community Strategic Plan 2020+. This virtual consultation, brought together CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, and other youth leaders and representatives from a range of youth organisations and communities including, the Commonwealth […]
Antigua and Barbuda, Friday, February 14th, 2020: The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) Inc. concluded a two-day training workshop on human resource development this week in Antigua and Barbuda. A collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), the workshop – Talent Management for Competitive Advantage – was delivered at the Trade Winds Hotel […]
February 11, 2020 – Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has welcomed the start of work on the Six Senses Hotel Project in La Sagesse, St. David’s. Project developers, Range Developments announced the start of construction last Thursday, to coincide with Grenada 46th anniversary of independence on February 7. Welcoming the start of […]
October 17, 2019, MIAMI, Florida – Leaders and experts are calling for more collaboration across the Caribbean to unlock the potential of the blue economy, noting that a regional approach can help overcome the inherent challenges of size and scale. The calls came at Blue Economy Caribbean 2019, held in Miami, Florida on October 15, […]
