Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
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CDB President Charts Decisive Decade for Caribbean Resilience
President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank), Mr. Daniel M. Best, has unveiled a transformative agenda to position the Region for long-term resilience, calling this period the Caribbean’s “decade of decision.” Speaking at the Bank’s Annual News Conference on 3 March, President Best underscored the scale of the moment, noting that heightened geopolitical tensions, climate volatility, technological disruption, and shifting global supply chains are reshaping the global…
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Experts Warn Action is Needed for Caribbean Food Systems to Weather Climate Change
Caribbean agriculture faces an existential crisis as increasingly intense climate events devastate farming communities across the region, experts and development leaders warned at a critical side event during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which was held 10 – 21 November 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) convened panel discussion, “Agriculture and Food Security in the Caribbean:…
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CARICOM SG urges trade ministers to explore new trade markets as COTED meets in Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday urged regional trade ministers to deepen existing markets, explore new ones, and diversify economic relations in response to evolving geopolitical and tariff challenges.Speaking at the opening of the 60th Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on June 10,…
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Remarks delivered by Dr Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the opening of the 60th Regular Meeting of COTED | 10 June 2025 | Georgetown, Guyana
Honourable Kerrie Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and Chair of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED); Other Ministers and Heads of Delegations joining us in Georgetown and Online; Heads and Other Representatives of Community Institutions. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, Caribbean Community…
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