CDB increases disbursements by 20 percent in 2018
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) disbursed a record US$280 million in project funding to its borrowing member countries (BMCs) in 2018, a 20 percent increase compared with 2017. The bank disbursed US$233 million…
CARICOM fine-tuning financing mechanisms for Cultural Industries
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to create the enabling environment for Cultural Industries to thrive, people involved in the creation, production, and distribution of cultural products could soon access additional sources of financing. Dr. Hilary Brown, Programme Manager for…
Caribbean Development Bank : Boosting climate resilience in the Caribbean water sector through training
From CDB From June 13 to 15, over 50 regional water sector professionals participated in a workshop at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), which aimed to strengthen their capacity to establish climate-resilient water sector policies and investment plans in their…
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CDB President: Caribbean can “bounce back” by tackling vulnerabilities, building resilience
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Wm. Warren Smith, is urging regional leaders and development partners to work collaboratively and proactively to address the Region’s vulnerabilities, and to support…
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accessing finance to become a reality for Caribbean women-owned businesses
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 31, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank has kicked off the inaugural activity of the Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport) programme with a two-day workshop aimed at increasing…
HRD Strategy belongs to Caribbean Community
From CARICOM Today Programme Manager, Human Resource Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Laurette Bristol, has stressed that the HRD Strategy belonged to the Caribbean Community and not to the CARICOM Secretariat. She was speaking at the opening of the…
Conclusions of the Eleventh Living Standards Measurement Committee
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 — On 17 and 18 April 2018, the Eleventh Living Standard Measurement Committee (LSMC) meeting was convened at the Radisson Hotel in St. George’s, Grenada. As the steering body for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded Enhanced…
Caribbean Development Bank : CDB announces keynote speaker for prestigious Lecture
The social impact of natural disasters will come into focus when Professor Mark Pelling of King’s College London delivers the 19th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture on May 29 in Grenada. The highly regarded researcher will speak on the topic,…
Completion of The Bahamas Training on the Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation Tool
From The Bahamas Weekly NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission, representing the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Prime Minister, in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs) facilitated the…
CTO looks to double number of HA-certified Caribbean businesses
From the CDB BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is looking to double the number of businesses recognised as Hospitality Assured (HA), the certification programme that promotes business and service excellence. At present, 33 of the 80 tourism…
