HAVANA, Cuba – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Qatar Fund for Development have signed a USD 4.5 million grant agreement to improve access for 2.2 million people to energy for cooking food and supporting safer water consumption for the Cuban population affected by hurricanes i
– Statement by Gail Teixeira M.P., Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and GovernanceGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Peoples Progress Party/Civic Government of Guyana presented on Monday the largest national budget in our country’s history, totalling $1.558 trillion. This 2026 budget is fully financed with
Infrastructure development programmeGlobal Mobility and ImmigrationBuilding networksEase of doing businessBy CNG Insight CASTRIES, St Lucia – The government of Saint Lucia has commenced an ambitious national development programme for 2026 and beyond, says Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, with the co
USA / KOREA – Agriculture in Korea couldn’t be more challenging: limited arable land, severe and unpredictable weather, and an aging rural population. These constraints led the country to adopt smart farming and transform its agribusiness. Today, Korea’s cereal yield per hectare is 6,615 kg, almost
USA/PANAMA CITY – The executive president of CAF —the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean — Sergio Díaz-Granados, and the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin, held a bilateral meeting today in which they agreed to strengthen cooperation be
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will begin on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, under the theme “Beyond Words: Action Today for a Thriving, Sustainable CARICOM.”Dr Terrance Drew, p
By CARICOM SecretariatGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community notes with great concern the internal turmoil taking place at the highest levels of the Haitian state at this delicate point in time when stability and level-headedness in decision-making, and prioritisation of the well-being of the
By Vanessa JamesKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The ministry of agriculture, fisheries and mining has launched several initiatives, including farmers’ markets and the accelerated implementation of cold-storage facilities, to address the surplus of certain crops currently on the market.Speaking during a r
USA / USVI – A former Commissioner of the US Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (SP&R), Calvert White, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for soliciting and accepting a bribe from a government contractor in exchange for assistance in attempting to obtain a $1.43 mil
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Panama, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), is debating the incorporation of ethanol into the gasoline used by vehicles as part of a strategy to decarbonise land transportation, develop its agro-industrial sector and generate
The operation seeks to improve urban mobility between West Panama and Panama City.The project is expected to benefit more than 500,000 people by reducing travel times and transportation costs.WASHINGTON, USA – IDB Invest is leading a $336 million financing package to support the construction of the
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – On 22 January, 2026, the government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago successfully completed the issuance of a USD 1.0 Billion Sovereign Bond in the United States (US) market. The bonds were oversubscribed by approximately 2.5 times, underscoring strong and diversified
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – On January 24, 2026, Salam Q. Ali Hassan, vice president of Dalil Technologies, paid a courtesy visit to senator Dominic Smith, Minister of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI), at the ministry’s head office located at Tower C, International Waterfront
WASHINGTON, USA – In a context of increasingly complex and unequal health systems, strengthening capacities and promoting spaces for articulation among institutions, teams, and experiences around shared challenges is essential. In this scenario, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been p
