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The Caribbean is considered a relatively youthful subregion. For every five persons in the Caribbean, two are under the age of 25. Nearly 7.5 million youth between the ages of…

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is supporting member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in their efforts to build capacity to develop robust climate change projects for…

Jamaican farmers will be getting a £16.7 million boost to help them increase productivity and gain greater market access. This has been made possible through a grant from the United…

St. Maarten received seven distinctions in USA Today’s 2019 Ten Best Caribbean Readers’ Choice Awards. The Friendly Island and several of its stakeholders were acknowledged across six categories, including “Best…

U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) until 2030. Since 2000, CBTPA has allowed for…

The Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada has been selected as the venue for the fifth regional meeting of the Caribbean Internet Peering and Interconnection Forum, CarPIF, set for June 12…

Examining the current offerings available to the wellness traveler and discussing ways to increase the destination’s presence within the vastly growing wellness travel and tourism market, will be high on…

Eleven hospitals and health centers and a laboratory in Belize will be retrofitted to make them safer, “green” and able to continue operating during emergencies and disasters as part of…

At a press conference at the conclusion of the heads of government meeting in St. Kitts last month, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St.…

The technology company Wärtsilä has been awarded an integrated 6 MW energy storage project contract for the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) hybrid energy project…

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Arizona State University presented a study showing that treating violence as an epidemic and intervening to prevent its transmission can be an effective…

Government, civil society, and private sector stakeholders from various economic sectors in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) participated in the first national consultation on December 11, 2018, to develop…

Jamaica will need approximately 49,000 teachers, 12,000 doctors, and 37,000 nurses by the year 2040. This is what “Education and Health: The Sectors of the Future?,” the second issue of…

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is ramping up its research activity to help regional governments better tackle challenges related to environmental sustainability, economic and fiscal resilience, and implementation. CDB’s Director…

St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) Complementing your every move   Business View Caribbean interviews Daren Cenac, Acting GM/CEO/Chief Engineer of the St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports…