By Caribbean Business Report Construction is advancing steadily in Dominica on a 10-megawatt geothermal power plant to become the second in the OECS and the first in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with a targeted completion date of Christmas Day December 25, 2025. Hon. Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, […]
By Caribbean Business Report The President of the Executive Council of Martinique, Serge Letchimy, visited the Caribbean Export Development Agency in Barbados February 21st, 2025. The visit coincided with Martinique’s significant milestone of signing an accession agreement to become an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). During discussions at Caribbean Export, President Letchimy outlined […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders | Photo of The Organization of American States flag The campaign for the position of Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has been tainted by misinformation and political distortion, particularly on social media. A misleading narrative has emerged, falsely framing the election as a geopolitical battle between the […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders | Editorial credit: Fokke baarssen / shutterstock.com A rules-based international trading system has long been a foundation of global commerce, providing stability, fostering investment, and ensuring fair competition. Though imperfect, it has helped to underpin economic growth worldwide, benefiting major economic powers particularly, but with some benefits to smaller states as […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders Two Executive Orders issued by U.S. President Donald Trump have sparked concern across the Caribbean, much as they have in Central America and beyond. One mandates the removal of illegal migrants from the U.S., while the other shutters the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an institution that has long been […]
The CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA) will be in focus at the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 19 – 21 February 2025, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. Transportation is one of the key items on the Heads’ […]
By CARICOM (CARICOM Secretary-General, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – Dr Carla Barnett, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, has commended Dominica’s leadership in regional integration, as the Community navigates the goal of free movement within CARICOM. This was highlighted during the virtual accreditation of His Excellency Gerard Jean-Jacques as Dominica’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. “Dominica’s leadership in […]
By Caribbean Business Report | Photo credit: Ms. Barbara D’Adrea Adrian, Chief of the International Trade Statistics Section Regional governments should increase investment in trade enabling initiatives which strengthen both competitiveness and efficiency, says Ian Durant, the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB, the Bank) Director of Economics. Speaking at the joint Regional Workshop on Measuring Digital […]
By Caricom.org The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to play a significant role in supporting Haiti, including advocating with the international community for increased funding for security and humanitarian relief in Haiti, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations within the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Elizabeth Solomon has said. In an interview ahead of the 48th […]
Photo credit: Caricom.org (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Wednesday, 29 January, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, met with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dominican Republic Office, to discuss future CARICOM-JICA cooperation. The delegation included Mr. Kota Sakaguchi, Chief Representative of JICA Dominican Republic […]