Basic learning has been the top priority of education ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean as they gathered in Bogota, Colombia to reaffirm their commitment to "promote urgent educational recovery. The World Bank reported that the meeting aims to discuss and agree on concrete measures
Release - The World Bank has provided more than 40 million US dollars under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Regional Health Project, to improve health facilities and laboratory capacities, strengthen public health systems and emergency management, institutional capacity building, project management and coordination, and
The Commonwealth of Dominica's Ministry of Education is exploring the possibility of implementing remedial programs to address a number of "academic weaknesses" in primary and secondary schools. In an interview with Kairi FM, Dominica's Minister for Education, Octavia Alfred, revealed that primary school curriculums lack certain
A total of 57 families received the keys to their climate-resilient houses in Dominica, and they come just in time to provide safer shelter for a possibly "above-average" hurricane activity this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a 65 percent chance of
OECS Release - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved the US$30 million Saint Lucia COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Resilience Development Policy Credit. This quick-disbursing credit aims to help mitigate the negative economic impacts of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable Saint Lucians. It also
Press Release - On the heels of the highly successful SDM 2020 – Blue Economy Investors Roundtable, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is set to host the third and final in its current Blue Economy webinar series. This webinar entitled Healthy Oceans for current
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the regional Caribbean Digital Transformation Project for a total of US$94 million for four Eastern Caribbean countries: Dominica (US$28 million), Grenada (US$8 million), Saint Lucia (US$20 million), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (US$30 million), and the Organisation of Eastern
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a series of Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Projects in four countries for a total of US$159 million, to enhance regional connectivity by improving the safety of air transport and the resilience of the airport infrastructure to natural disasters. These
