President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon has pledged to continue supporting priority reforms to advance holistic development in The Bahamas with infrastructure, education and digital transformation among the areas for immediate attention. Dr Leon recently made his first official trip to The Bahamas, where he discussed several high priority policy issues […]
The joy of this festive period is once again tempered by the continuing onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the year, our immediate concern has been how best to secure lives and livelihoods in our Member States, as the virus’ lingering presence slows the recovery of the economic and social well-being of the people of […]
A company founded by a Caribbean immigrant in the US Diaspora has been named a Comcast RISE 2021 winner. Hard Beat Communications, (HBC), the award-winning digital Caribbean PR and AD agency founded by Guyana-born Felicia J. Persaud, is among the awardees of the fifth round of the Comcast RISE program for small, women and minority-run businesses […]
One hundred and fifty young people from five Haitian cities will receive entrepreneurship training, mentorship and access to grants for business start-up purposes, under a new project, Youth Entrepreneurship Education and Training in Haiti. The technical assistance project was launched on December 6 by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in collaboration with the Société Financière […]
One of the Caribbean’s longest-running poverty reduction programmes, the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) launched its tenth cycle this week, with over US$47 million committed to supporting projects in nine countries across the Region. Already, 123 sub-projects are in the pipeline for this cycle of the BNTF which will run until […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened by the death of more than 60 people following the explosion of a fuel tanker in Cap Haitien, Haiti, on Tuesday, 13 December 2021.The tragedy of this horrific accident is compounded by the severe injuries to dozens of persons/people, and the destruction […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Tuesday 14th December 2021. Digicel Group today announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Caribbean-based Symptai Consulting Limited, which will result in the two companies partnering to help companies bring their strategic vision to life through technology. The partnership is good news for Government and corporate customers across the Caribbean with combined […]
Port au Prince, December 13, 2021 – The World Bank’s Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, recently concluded a five-day visit to Haiti. She was accompanied by Robert Taliercio, the Regional Director of the Global Practice Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI) and members of the team working in Haiti, including the Country Manager, Laurent Msellati. […]
Bridgetown, Barbados – CDEMA officially launched its Caribbean Resilient Recovery Facility on December 7, 2021 to build capacity through holistic approaches for climate resilient Caribbean. The facility, launched during the agency’s Regional Recovery Symposium, is aligned to the Regional Response Mechanism and will be a turning point for recovery planning in the region. Giving the […]
