The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank has approved US$10 mn from the Special Development Fund for the eight cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 8). This decision was made at the 264th meeting of the Board, held Thursday December 11 at the Bank’s headquarters in Barbados.
Jamaica is receiving new funding from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve the country’s resilience to climate change.
The funding includes a $10 million “highly” concessionary loan and a $7,895,000 grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank.
The project is the first adaptation programme implemented by the IDB under its “Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience of the Climate Investment Funds.”
Havana, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) After approving a final declaration of 43 points read by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the 13th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) was pronounced closed. The one-day meeting held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, attended by representatives of a dozen countries, marked the Tenth anniversary of the integration mechanism, founded by revolutionary leaders Fidel Castro (Cuba) and Hugo Chavez (Venezuela).
LIMA, Peru (CMC) — The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it is "heartened" by the call of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for development finance to be linked to funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
"Investments in addressing climate change will propel gains in broader development goals. Conversely, investments made in development must be aligned with our climate aims.
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A United States-based Caribbean group has condemned the recent deportation of 70 African nationals by immigration authorities in Trinidad and Tobago, saying that the twin-island republic's immigration policy is "harmful to Caricom" (Caribbean Community).
The Brooklyn, New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) said yesterday that the action by the incumbent People's Partnership Government of Trinidad and Tobago "has triggered accusations of racism.
From as early as the 1960s, it became obvious the Caribbean would be an amazing location for visually stimulating films and not just a place where tourists enjoyed hanging out. Hollywood film crews found their way here too. Whether it's James Bond, Jack Sparrow or Red and Andy from The Shawshank Redemption, many of our favourite movie characters have set foot in the West Indies.
Education is a powerful weapon against oppression and can support a culture of peace, according to the Permanent Representative to the UN of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Inga King was addressing the UN General Assembly on behalf of the 14 Member States of the Caribbean community, CARICOM.
Ambassadors on Monday shared how their countries or regions are promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is “deeply committed to the programme of activities” associated with the observance of the International Decade for People of African Descent, Her Excellency Rhonda King, Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations.
Justice Desiree Bernard and Geoffrey Bell QC have been appointed as new Justices to the Court of Appeal.
Making the announcement, Governor George Fergusson said: “I am delighted to see two such distinguished lawyers join the Court of Appeal. Bermuda is fortunate in being able to attract such high level jurists to maintain the quality of its courts, providing a level of service at the highest possible level both for the people of Bermuda and international business.
BRUSSELS, 12 December 2014. The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers met in Brussels from 9-12 December 2014 in its 100th Session since the inception of the ACP Group of States as an international organization in 1975, as enshrined in the Georgetown Agreement.