Jonathan Kent, Business Editor May 28, 202 Butterfield Bank has agreed to acquire CIBC Caribbean Bank in a $1.8 billion deal. CIBC Caribbean, which operates in ten countries in the region and is headquartered in Barbados, is the Caribbean arm of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Butterfield will pay $1.09 billion in cash and $703 … Continue reading Butterfield agrees to acquire CIBC Caribbean in $1.8bn deal
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President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley holding their digital ID cards By Staff Reporter May 27, 2026 GUYANA and Barbados are moving to establish a new regional investment fund aimed at allowing ordinary citizens to invest in major development projects, as both countries prepare to officially roll out digital ID card travel … Continue reading Guyana, Barbados eye new investment fund –digital ID travel for July 1 launch
Statement of support for Cuba from CARICOM minus Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 20-21 May 2026. The COFCOR agreed to issue the following statement: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) expresses its … Continue reading CARICOM Statement on Cuba – minus two
The video from our May 21, 2026 webinar "Beyond SAGE"... Canada-Caribbean collaboration related to TVET is now available. SAGE is a recently concluded 6 year (2019 -2025) $18.75 million program implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and funded by the Government of Canada. It supporting demand-driven technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in … Continue reading Beyond SAGE: Canada-Caribbean Collaboration in TVET
Matthew Lee & Will Weissert Friday 22 May 2026 President Trump dramatically turned up the heat on Cuba Thursday, openly floating the possibility of U.S. military action against the communist island just one day after his administration slapped explosive criminal charges on former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump hinted he could be the president … Continue reading Trump threatens new Cuba crackdown as Rubio warns Havana
Gender on the Frontlines Conference 2026 Welcome to the submission page for the Tamùkke Feminists & University of Guyana Institute of Gender Studies Conference 2026: Gender on the Frontlines: Roles, Risks, and Urgency in a Changing Environment. Tamùkke Feminists, in partnership with the University of Guyana’s Institute of Gender Studies, invites academics, researchers, practitioners, advocates, … Continue reading Call for Abstracts – University of Guyana
May 20, 2026 “While reaching common positions from diverse national interests is complex, as we have demonstrated over the years, the ability to coordinate foreign policy positions demonstrates that the Community remains a most effective means of navigating an unpredictable global landscape. None of our small nations can effectively confront these challenges in isolation. Working … Continue reading CARICOM Secretary-General Opens 29th COFCOR Meeting with Call for Strategic Unity in Navigating Hemispheric and International Shifts
The Canada Caribbean Institute recently collaborated with Indiana University and Websder Corneille, Adjunct Lecturer at IU-CLACS who organized a webinar on the upcoming general election in Haiti. The April 30th, 2026 event featured IU-CLACS Director, Dr. Diana Ojeda and featured Dr. Robert Fatton (University of Virginia), Wolf Pamphile (Haiti Policy House) and Dr. Greg Beckett (University of … Continue reading Fair electoral process in Haiti will strengthen regional alignment
Canada-Caribbean collaboration for the future There is still time to register for this event May 21st, 1:00 pm EDT - SAVE THE DATE The Sage Program (Skills to access the Green Economy) was a 6 year (2019 -2025) $18.75 million program implemented by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and funded by the Government of Canada. … Continue reading Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean
Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Friday, May 15, 2026— The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), in tribute to the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD, who passed away on May 14, 2026. The University of … Continue reading Statement on the Passing of the Hon. Dennis Hugh Lalor O.J., LLD