📢 Starting June 17th: Build stronger grant proposals that get funded! The Caribbean Development Bank's Basic Needs Trust Fund and partners Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and@High Commission of Canada in Jamaica are launching a new FREE online course on Grant Proposal Writing in the Caribbean Context! Designed for civil society organisations, community groups … Continue reading Build stronger grant proposals that get funded!
Category: International Organizations
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are sending shockwaves through the global energy system. Vulnerable economies are on the front line: of 75 economies – least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) – 65 depend on imported oil. For these countries, rising energy prices will translate into higher costs and difficult trade-offs … Continue reading Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: The burden of oil price shocks on vulnerable economies
Join us online via Zoom on Friday, June 5th, 2026, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (AST) for our SRC Lunchtime Chat Webinar under the theme “After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order.” Now that the dust has settled following the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon this past March, our panelists will explore … Continue reading SRC Lunchtime Webinar | After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order
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
Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh By Staff Reporter April 2, 2026 GUYANA is intensifying its advocacy for continued access to concessional development financing, even as the country’s per capita income increases, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has said. Speaking during a recent discussion on Guyana’s development … Continue reading Guyana continuing advocacy for concessional financing as world bank partnership evolves
March 9, 2026 By C Justin Robinson. Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. The US no longer wants to be the guarantor of the world order. It’s time the rest of us take this responsibility On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran. The US-Israeli attacks came without … Continue reading It is time for the world to move on without the United States
Violence continues to create cycle of suffering as number of children joining armed groups soars PORT AU PRINCE/NEW YORK, 12 February 2026 – The number of children in Haiti recruited and used by armed groups has skyrocketed by an estimated 200 per cent in 2025 reflecting a growing reliance on the exploitation of children, amid ongoing violence by armed groups, UNICEF said today, commemorating Red Hand Day. The … Continue reading Child recruitment in Haiti surges threefold in just one year
Front, left and right, CARICOM officials at the OAS Consultative Meeting on Haiti, 2 February 2026, Washington, D.C. (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG), comprising former Prime Ministers Dr. Kenny Anthony (Coordinator), Bruce Golding, and Perry Christie, participated in a Consultative Meeting on Haiti convened by … Continue reading CARICOM EPG participates in OAS meeting on Haiti, and other engagements in Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2026 Every child and adolescent has the right to grow up free from fear, neglect and violence. Yet across Latin America and the Caribbean, far too many still face violence in their homes, schools, communities and online. These acts are not isolated. They are part of a wider pattern that harms children, families … Continue reading Violence against Children and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean: New data and solutions
Grenada must return to its key fiscal rule by 2027 to safeguard debt sustainability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, after the country temporarily suspended the measure in 2024 to fund recovery from Hurricane Beryl. The IMF, concluding its annual Article IV economic assessment, said the temporary suspension of the primary balance rule … Continue reading Grenada must reapply fiscal discipline by 2027, IMF says after hurricane relief