ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port of Spain

Economic development and integration

The economic development and integration of the Caribbean are critical elements of the ECLAC mission. Priority is given to understanding and addressing the challenges of the Caribbean through research and analysis, as well as the delivery of technical cooperation interventions to members Sates.  

Activities

9 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 14:00 | Monitoring committee

Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.

8 Dec 2025, 08:00 - 17:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation.

20 Nov 2025, 09:00 - 17:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.

30 Oct 2025, 09:00 - 17:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.

News

1 Oct 2025 | Briefing note

T&T Planning Minister: Building Ocean Economy & Protecting Marine Ecosystems Can Lead to Sustainable Development

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, Kennedy Swaratsingh, says developing the national and regional blue economy can contribute to a more robust and diverse economy, create jobs, and build the country and region’s capacity in ocean affairs. Minister Swaratsingh was speaking at the opening of the conference Ocean-Based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy Advancement in Trinidad and Tobago and the Wider Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago.

25 Sep 2025 | Briefing note

For Climate Finance, Caribbean Countries Must Link Climate Finance with Sustainable Development

Caribbean countries must be able to make the connection between climate finance and sustainable development to receive much-needed funding for climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation. That is the view of ECLAC Caribbean consultant Cathal Healy-Singh, on how Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) can tackle what has emerged as one of their main development challenges.

22 Aug 2025 | Briefing note

ECLAC Supports Aruba with Roadmap to Develop Financial Tech and Artificial Intelligence

ECLAC Caribbean has completed and handed over to the government of Aruba, a strategic roadmap with actionable recommendations for the development of the fintech (financial technology), artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.

11 Sep 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Executive Secretary: Road to Caribbean Sustainable Development not Easy, ECLAC Here to Support… T&T Elected Chair of Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

In the 30th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Caribbean ministers, ambassadors and development specialists discussed solutions to pressing development challenges.