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 […]
The legal use of medicinal cannabis has expanded in the past ten years. Already, at least 30 countries have legalized the use of the drug for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. This inaugural flagship report styled The Medicinal Cannabis Revolution: Challenges in Banking a Budding Industry in the ECCU was commissioned by the Eastern Caribbean Central […]
Students and staff at nine schools across St. Vincent and the Grenadines can look forward to new and improved facilities under a major schools’ improvement project to be supported with US$13.7 million (mn) in funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). On Thursday, December 10, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved CDB’s support of the […]
Bridgetown, December 10 – The United Nations Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and the Government of Saint Lucia have reaffirmed, at the highest level, their mutual commitment to strengthen collaboration to address key national priorities and advance implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Roadmap, through a strategic Country Implementation Plan (CIP), among other policy […]
-Company adds 16th Sandals Resort to portfolio, acquiring most sought-after property in Curaçao- SANTA BARBARA, CURAÇAO, December 11, 2020 – Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the world’s leading all-inclusive company, announced today the signing of an agreement that will bring Sandals® Resorts to a brand-new destination, at the Santa Barbara Resort on the island of Curaçao. […]
MIAMI, Florida (December 11, 2020) – As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact global tourism, top Caribbean private sector tourism leaders are asserting that tourism is the region’s best hope for recovery and renewal and that the successful revival of the sector relies on its ability to enhance its strengths while simultaneously reshaping […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) today approved a US$20-million loan for Dominica to help close financing gaps, which have widened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country, still reeling from the devastation of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused an estimated loss of 90% […]
Castries, Saint Lucia, Tuesday, December 8th 2020: The calendar year 2020 has had more than its fair share of challenges, not least a pandemic that has had a massive adverse knock-on effect on the global economy. Against that backdrop, Caribbean financial institutions have been soldiering on, and even excelling to the extent that they have […]
The second meeting of the signatory countries to Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty is being held virtually on December 9-10, under the auspices of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. (December 9, 2020) Representatives of the signatory countries to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in […]
