BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The High Commission of Canada in Barbados is delighted to announce its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) for 2024-2025. The High Commission of Canada invites local, national or regional civil society organizations, academic institutions and government agencies in eligible countries to submit their project proposals for consideration by Friday, May […]
The NTRC invites interested persons to submit project ideas to be considered for funding under the USF. Interested persons can access the application form by visiting the link below https://bit.ly/3MkKJbb – Submission must be received by December 31, 2023.
Noting that development financing needs in the Caribbean are clearly not aligned with the current framework to access concessional finance, the President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, proposed to use a forward-looking approach – CDB’s Recovery Duration Adjuster – to make more concessional funding available for Caribbean countries. Speaking on innovative […]
St. George’s, Grenada; May 03, 2021: Republic Bank continues to meaningfully impact communities, through its philanthropic Power to Make a Difference Programme. The Bank is once again partnering with the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC); this time to convert some of its traditional classroom settings into 20 blended learning rooms, to enable a more […]
Over the past 20 years, Guardian General Insurance (OECS) Ltd. has upheld its humanitarian tradition of providing funding to institutions dedicated to caring for the needy and underprivileged, an act that was not daunted by this year’s unprecedented events. Recently, the company invited one of these eleven organisations to an official handover ceremony to signal its […]
An estimated 55,000 daily road users will benefit from reduced travel times and vehicle operating costs, and improved access to climate resilient, all-weather and safer roads. The upgraded corridor will also directly benefit 45,000 residents in the districts of Corozal, Orange Walk and other northern communities through increased economic opportunities during and after construction, with support […]
Kingston, Jamaica, December 1, 2020. On November 26, CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) presented a cheque for US$250,000 (J$35 million) to The University of the West Indies (The UWI) for scholarships and for covering the tuition fees of students who are in need of financial support this academic year. Approximately US$108,000 […]
CARRIACOU – On Friday, November 6, U.S. Principal Officer to Grenada Karl Duckworth joined Minister of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs Hon. Kindra Maturine-Stewart, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management Winston Garraway, and Permanent Secretaries Rholda Quamina and Rhonda Jones to commission a new emergency operations centre and warehouse in Carriacou. This centre […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 2, 2020 – The Caribbean Export Development Agency in collaboration with the European Union has launched the Direct Support Grants Programme, a newly developed grant facility in response to COVID-19 and the need for CARIFORUM firms to access finance during a time when cashflow has been significantly restricted. CARIFORUM firms will now be able to […]
