CDB Awards 25 Visual Artists with Grants to participate in the Visual Arts Biennial Accelerator

CDB Awards 25 Visual Artists with Grants to participate in the Visual Arts Biennial Accelerator

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Work from 25 visual artists from across the Caribbean is currently on display in a virtual...

WTO Update: TRIPS waiver for COVID vaccines and fisheries subsidies

WTO Update: TRIPS waiver for COVID vaccines and fisheries subsidies

By Elizabeth Morgan This week, July 27 & 28, the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be...

CARICOM SG Hails Bermuda Gold Medalist’s ‘Spectacular Achievement’

CARICOM SG Hails Bermuda Gold Medalist’s ‘Spectacular Achievement’

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to Ms. Flora Duffy of Bermuda who won gold at the Tokyo...

CDB, RSS Continue to Strengthen Maritime Security

CDB, RSS Continue to Strengthen Maritime Security

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Safer seaports and wider maritime spaces in the Eastern Caribbean are anticipated once the Regional...

PM Holness Announces New Curfew Hours, Other COVID-19 Containment Measures

PM Holness Announces New Curfew Hours, Other COVID-19 Containment Measures

(Jamaica Information Service Press Release) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced an adjustment in the curfew hours,...

Barbados Government Moving Ahead With Republic

Barbados Government Moving Ahead With Republic

“Who are we? What do we stand for and that conversation will be led by the Republic Transition Advisory Committee...

UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought

UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought

(United Nations News) Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later this year,...

Joint CDB, EU, JBDC project enhancing Jamaica’s agro-processing sector

Joint CDB, EU, JBDC project enhancing Jamaica’s agro-processing sector

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Jamaica’s agri-entrepreneurs will get access to a range of manufacturing, training and marketing support under...

Supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the Backbone of Caribbean Economies

Supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the Backbone of Caribbean Economies

By Deodat Maharaj he United Nations commemorated Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) day on 27th June. This day dedicated to MSMEs is to recognise their contribution to the global...