CARIF Updates

The Power System in the Eye of the Storm: The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in the Caribbean

October 16, 2016

This was written not long after Hurricane Matthew barreled through the Caribbean. It wreaked havoc across the east Caribbean islands, pounded Cuba and Jamaica, and had a devastating effect in Haiti, where nearly 1,000 people have tragically lost their lives.  Unfortunately, hurricanes and tropical storms are a common occurrence that Caribbean countries have to endure. […]

Caribbean innovators urged to take advantage of World Bank funding project

October 11, 2016

The Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) and the World Bank’s Entrepreneurship Programme for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) encourage entrepreneurs in the Caribbean to access funding for projects involving energy and mobile innovations. Areas of interest include clean technologies in energy, water, agriculture, and transport; the initiative is designed to help local innovators access opportunities […]

Suriname to invest US$1.287 billion in energy and infrastructure

October 4, 2016

While still in recovery from a deep balance of payment crisis in 2015, Suriname will now receive a US$1.8 billion soft loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and invest $1.287 billion to finance a series of more than 40 projects in energy and infrastructure. As part of the “Framework for the Stabilization and Restoration […]

Ben Moody, President and CEO, Pan American Finance to speak at the Caribbean Infrastructure Finance Forum

September 21, 2016

New Energy Events in partnership with IJGlobal and title sponsor First Caribbean International Bank, are pleased to announce that Ben Moody, President and CEO (Pan American Finance) has joined our roster of industry leading stakeholders speaking at the inaugural Caribbean infrastructure Finance Forum. Ben has over 30 years of experience in M&A advisory, project finance, debt & equity capital […]

Port Authority of Jamaica Confirms for CARIF

September 16, 2016

Elva Williams-Richards, SVP for Finance and Corporate Planning at the Port Authority of Jamaica, has confirmed she will participate in the inaugural CARIF in Nassau in December. The Government of Jamaica recently announced that it is moving to convert the shipping ports in Montego Bay into a regional multipurpose port. At a recent press conference Dr. […]

Deputy Prime Minister of Bahamas Confirms Role in CARIF

September 16, 2016

The organizers of the Caribbean Infrastructure Finance Forum (CARIF) are proud to announce that Hon. Philip E. “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Works and Urban Development, has confirmed he will participate in the inaugural event in Nassau this December. In 2015, the Deputy Prime Minister asserted a commitment to developing national infrastructure […]

IJ Global, New Energy Events, & FirstCaribbean Join Forces to Launch Caribbean Infrastructure Forum

September 15, 2016

Global infrastructure publishing and event powerhouse, IJ Global, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Caribbean specialists New Energy Events, the organizers of the annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), to launch an event focused exclusively on the financing of critical infrastructure projects in the Caribbean. CIBC FirstCaribbean, one of the region’s […]