L to R: Minister of Finance for Grenada, Honourable Gregory Bowen and Chief Executive Officer, CDF, Mr. Rodinald Soomer. St. George’s Grenada. On Tuesday this week, the Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the Government of Grenada signed three financing agreements – two Loans and one Grant for a total value of US$ 5.02 million…
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2021, Belize City. The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Development Financial Corporation (DFC) to collaborate on implementing the “BELIZE ENTERPRISE REVOLVING FUND” (BERF) Project, financed by the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). This project aims to diversify the national economy of Belize by strengthening and…
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July 13, 2021, Barbados – The CDF and the CCCCC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow both agencies to collaborate in and facilitate the implementation of activities geared towards reducing disparities between Member States participating in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) generally and in particular to jointly support the…
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Regional Representative, USAID/ESC, Mr. Clinton White (left) and CEO, CDF, Mr. Rodinald Soomer show signed copies of the MOU which provides a broad framework for cooperation between the two entities Bridgetown, Barbados, June 21, 2021—The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission (USAID/ESC) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Memorandum…
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Mr. Rodinald Soomer, the Chief Executive Officer, CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signing the Loan and Grant Agreements for St. Vincent and the Grenadines The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSVG) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) completed the signing of loan and grant agreements totaling US$5.7 million (EC$15.38 million) on December 7, 2020…
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Mr. Rodinald Soomer, Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), signed a General Agreement for Technical Cooperation, which will establish a broad framework for collaboration on initiatives geared towards the advancement of agriculture development in the Caribbean region. While…
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Cooperation will support renewable energy and energy efficiency drive as Caribbean looks to transition away from fossil fuel dependency The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) to support a transition from fossil-fuel dependency to a more resilient and sustainable low carbon economic development model…
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The Board of Directors of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) at its 6th Extraordinary Meeting held on 18th May 2020, considered and agreed to a request to reallocate to the COVID-19 Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) of Belize, an amount of US$2,272,990 (BZE$ 4,545,980). The disbursement of these funds, projected to commence by early October 2020,…
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Honourable Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Mr. Rodinald Soomer CEO, CARIOM Development Fund signing the Grant Agreement On Thursday September 3rd, 2020, the CEO of the CARICOM Development Fund, Mr. Rodinald Soomer signed a Grant Agreement with Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Honourable Allen Chastanet, to provide a sum of US$935,663 or…
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From l to r: Honourable Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Immigration looks on as Chief Executive Officer, CARICOM Development Fund, Mr. Rodinald Soomer and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Honourable Gaston Browne sign the financing Agreement. Bridgetown, Barbados, February 18th, 2020 – The Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM…
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