World Bank supports investment in youth skills and innovation in OECS countries
Washington, D.C., January 11, 2024, The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new project to promote transversal and advanced technical skills among youth, strengthen regional cooperation in post-secondary education, and foster collaborative innovation within Organization of Eastern Caribbean…
PAHO, IDB and World Bank launch alliance to strengthen primary health care in the Americas
Montevideo, Uruguay, 4 December 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB) today launched the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas, a collaboration to boost investment, innovation and implementation of…
World Bank strengthens support to education in Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, November 20, 2023: The Government of Jamaica and the World Bank have signed a $30 Million agreement aimed at improving teaching practices, inclusiveness, learning conditions and reaching more vulnerable students, as well as the use of information for decision-making…
World Bank officially opens office in Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The island is building back better with the help of the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund, which is financed by The Netherlands, managed by the World…
World Bank partners with UK, Canada, CIF to support geothermal exploration in Saint Lucia
Castries, Saint Lucia, November 3, 2022 — As Caribbean consumers face high energy prices due to a heavy reliance on costly and volatile fossil fuel imports and, with projected increased climate vulnerability, the World Bank partners with the United Kingdom’s Foreign,…
Dominica’s resilience and sustainable growth to be strengthened by the World Bank
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved two loans for Dominica: the Dominica Second Covid-19 Response and Recovery Programmatic Development Policy Credit for US$30 million and the Dominica Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing for US$20 million. Both…
Eastern Caribbean secures US$27 million from the World Bank to improve data-driven Decision Maki
Project aims to strengthen statistical systems and data production to better inform policymaking in the region – including gender and climate change WASHINGTON, May 17, 2022—The World Bank Group (WBG) approved today financing of US$22 million to Eastern Caribbean countries—…
Belize secures US$25 million from the World Bank for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2022 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$25 million for the Belize Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project, which will aim to increase food production capacity and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural…
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World Bank Delegation meets with OECS Youth Advisory Network
Friday, October 8, 2021 — Challenges facing the region’s youth were at the fore of an inaugural meeting with the World Bank and the OECS Youth Advisory Network held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The World Bank delegation, led by Country…
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World Bank approves US$100 Million for The Bahamas’ COVID-19 response and recovery
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$100 million COVID-19 Response and Recovery Development Policy Loan for The Bahamas. The operation will support the country’s efforts to provide COVID-19 relief and lay…
