Online Roundtable with IDB – Darryl White
We are delighted to invite you to join us for an online roundtable with Darryl White, the new Managing Director, Caribbean at the investment arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest. Darryl has had a distinguished career of over 40 years in leadership roles in banking institutions across the region. Darryl has kindly agreed to […]
Roundtable event with Tobago – Chris James
We are pleased to invite you to a members only round-table business meeting to discuss the current priorities for growth and opportunities for investment in Tobago. Our guest will be Chris James, Senior Advisor to Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, at the Tobago House of Assembly. Chris leads the Foreign Direct Investment Department. The event will take place from 3-5pm on the 3rd […]
BritCham Guyana Business Forum 2025
The Caribbean Council was pleased to support BritCham Guyana Business Forum at Chelsea FC, capturing the success, collaboration, and exciting opportunities ahead for UK–Guyana business. With over 250 business leaders in attendence, the event was hosted on Thursday, November 6th, 2025. This networking forum included government officials, private-sector leaders, and investors from the United Kingdom, […]
Recent Tobago Investment Event with Chris James
The Caribbean Council recently hosted an exclusive roundtable focused on investment opportunities in Tobago, examining developments in tourism, infrastructure, governance, and the wider economic outlook for the islands. The event, hosted at Charles Russell Speechlys, featured a presentation from Chris James, Senior Advisor to Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, at the Tobago House of Assembly. The discussion explored the […]
Round Table Event with New British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
The Caribbean Council was pleased to host an exclusive members-only roundtable with the new British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, HE Dr Carol Van der Walt, on 11th September. HE Dr Carol Van der Walt led an insightful discussion on the current political and economic climate and the growing areas of business opportunity in the Dominican […]
Exciting Business Mission to the Dominican Republic
Our UK business mission to the Dominican Republic has come to an end. As part of our exclusive business mission, our delegates engaged with Government and private sector opportunities across a range of well-established sectors such as tourism, agriculture, renewable energy, manufacturing, construction and professional services. We offer targeted programme of bilateral meetings combined with […]
BRITCHAM Dominican Week in the UK 2025
The Caribbean Council was pleased to support the 11th edition of Dominican Week in the United Kingdom, held from November 10 to 14, in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This important event, designed to strengthen bilateral ties and encourage investment, brought together a delegation of more than 100 business […]
Another Successful Jamaican Business Mission 2025
We’ve wrapped up another trade mission to Jamaica. From Oct 8-10, Kingston, Jamaica warmly welcomed top UK companies for the UK Business Trade Mission 2025 – driving strong business partnerships, dynamic collaborations, innovation and growth. We sincerely thank all our partners in Jamaica in helping to make this mission a great success. Our Mission PartnersThis […]
Round Table Event with UK Trade Envoys
Member’s Round Table Event with UK Trade Envoys Jessica Morden MP & Paulette Hamilton MP. The Caribbean Council was pleased to host an exclusive roundtable on September 9th – discussing opportunities and challenges in Latin America & the Commonwealth Caribbean with UK Members of Parliament. This event was generously hosted by Caribbean Council members’ Hogan Lovells and brought together acting trade […]
Roundtable Event with Trade Envoys
We are delighted to invite members to a roundtable with UK trade envoys for Latin America & the Commonwealth Caribbean – Jessica Morden MP and Paulette Hamilton MP. This upcoming event will be on Tuesday 9th of September at 10am. Location: Hogan Lovells office, Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2FG. Check your emails for registration or send us a message on team@caribban-council.org The […]
The Caribbean Council Joins APPG – Haiti Meeting in Parliament
The Caribbean Council’s Chris Bennett and members recently attended a Haiti event at Parliament with the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group). This meeting titled; “Haiti: A way forward? – Towards a Haitian-led programme of action”, looked at the current developments in Haiti and the necessary solutions to overcome them for the long-term with Haitian led action. […]
Member’s Roundtable with HE James Hooley OBE
Members of The Caribbean Council recently met with the British Ambassador to Cuba for a roundtable event ‘Opportunities and Current Business Environment’ on 3rd of July. We were pleased to be joined by HE James Hooley OBE from the British Embassy Havana to discuss the current climate in Cuba. The presentation included an overview of the foreign […]
Event with APPG on Haiti
We are pleased to invite you to attend a meeting convened in Parliament on Haiti by the APPG. This meeting is titled; “Haiti: A way forward? – Towards a Haitian-led programme of action”, the event will look at the current developments in Haiti and the necessary solutions to overcome them for the long-term with Haitian led […]
The Caribbean Council Joins APPG Meeting in Parliament
The Caribbean Council recently attended a Caribbean-focussed event at Parliament with the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group). Chris Bennett joined MP Juliet Campbell (Member of Parliament for Broxtowe) and Cara Haslam as a keynote speaker presenting the Caribbean Council membership and our involvement in promoting two-way trade and investment between the UK and the Caribbean. We are […]
Roundtable HE James Hooley | British Ambassador to Cuba & MINTUR – Tourism
We are very pleased to invite you to a round-table meeting with the new British Ambassador to Cuba – HE Mr James Hooley OBE. This roundtable will be followed by a second meeeting with Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR), Mr. José Pérez Lazo. The meeting will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd of July from 2.30pm to 5.30pm in Central London. There will […]
Another Successful Annual Reception 2025
We have concluded another successful networking event – Caribbean Council’s Annual Reception 2025 at the House of Lords. The Caribbean Council would like to take this opportunity to thank our insightful keynote speakers, attendees and sponsors for joining us. It was our honour to host our keynote speaker, Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic; the Hon. Luis […]
Roundtable: Briefing with VM Group – Jamaican Economy
We are delighted to invite you to attend a small roundtable meeting with senior executives from Jamaica’s VM Group – a leading and very long-standing Jamaican financial institution previously known as Victoria Mutual. VM Group are new members of the Caribbean Council and more information can be found about them here. The roundtable will take place on Tuesday 17th June […]
IDB Roundtable: Driving Innovation and the Impact of Regional Developments in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Council was pleased to host an exclusive members-only roundtable featuring the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at the offices of Sidara. We were delighted to have with us Luis Jiménez McInnis, IDB’s new European Representative to discuss IDB’s activities and priorities for the Caribbean. This discussion was also joined by Jesús Fernández Muñoz, who manages the relationships with UK entities and […]
Round-table Event | IDB and The Caribbean
The Caribbean Council is delighted to invite you to join our upcoming round-table in Central London, “The Inter-American Development Bank and The Caribbean”on Thursday, 1st May at 11:00am (for 11:15 start). The event will focus on how the IDB is promoting financing for projects in the region to drive economic growth and development; to upgrade energy […]
Recent Suriname Event – The Next High Growth Market
Last week the Caribbean Council hosted an online event focused on Suriname’s economic transformation, its preparations for commercial oil production, and the opportunities for UK companies. Our members were pleased to be joined by key speakers, including HE Jane Miller OBE, British High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Ambassador to Suriname; Kathleen Healy, British Honorary […]
Online Members Event – Suriname
New online event for Caribbean Council Members. Suriname – The Next High Growth Market. Wednesday, 9th April at 4.00pm (BST). We are delighted that distinguished senior business leader and British Honorary Consul, Kathleen Healy has agreed to make a presentation to our members together with her colleague, Patrick Healy, the Group CEO of Consolidated Industries Corporation; and to then join us […]
Online Members Event “El Salvador – A New Paradigm – Growth and Security”
The Caribbean Council was pleased to host an insightful members-only online event with Invest in El Salvador, presented by Beatriz Marquez Garcia. The presentation explored why El Salvador is increasingly becoming attractive to global investors and how Invest in El Salvador can support potential UK investors and exporters across a wide range of sectors, including, […]
Roundtable event with H.E. Judith Slater – Jamaica
The Caribbean Council was pleased to hold a members-only roundtable event with H.E. Judith Slater, UK High Commissioner to Jamaica in London yesterday. Discussions surrounded the tremendous opportunities which exist to uplift existing levels of UK-Jamaica bilateral trade via the benefits of the Economic Partnership Agreement. As Jamaica invests in infrastructure development across transport, energy, security, sanitation […]
Roundtable event with HE Tom Hartley – The Bahamas
The Caribbean Council was pleased to hold a members-only roundtable event with HE Tom Hartley, the UK Commissioner to The Bahamas. We discussed the huge opportunity for the UK and the Bahamas to massively increase their trade and investment relationship. High Commissioner Hartley noted that following the Caribbean Council’s business mission to Bahamas in November […]
Roundtable event with Guyana High Commissioner HE DR Rajendra Singh
The Caribbean Council was pleased to hold a members-only roundtable event with Guyana High Commissioner HE DR Rajendra Singh, on Wednesday, 3rd July in London. Discussions presented Guyana’s wealth of opportunities for UK organisations, investors and firms with important Government-led programmes of infrastructure and public services upgrades to improve roads, bridges, ports, hospitals, schools and energy […]
Bahamas Financial Services Board’s Wealth Briefing Panel Discussion
The Caribbean Council and its members were pleased to be part of the Bahamas Financial Services Board’s Wealth Briefing Panel Discussion – Bahamas Landfall: “A Resolute & World Class Jurisdiction”. An informative discussion led by senior figures in the Bahamian Government detailed Bahamas’ continuing successes as an international financial centre, the evolving international regulatory landscape as the […]
Meet the Minister Event Antigua and Barbuda
Join us for our next ‘Meet the Minister’ event on Thursday, 23rd November 2023 at 3pm. Meet and network with The Antigua and Barbuda Government, The Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Trade and Barbuda Affairs Government. During the event, Minister Greene will speak about the trade and investment agenda of the current administration including expanding investment in […]
A Virtual Business Matching Event: UK & Jamaica
You are cordially invited to join a unique and exciting upcoming online business networking event with the Caribbean Council, The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). Network one-on-one with members of The Caribbean Council and our Jamaica partners as they prepare in real time to maximise new commercial opportunities. […]
Guyana Diaspora Sustainability and Investment Summit, London
You are cordially invited to join a unique and exciting upcoming Guyana Diaspora Sustainability & Investment Conference Event. This 2-day conference will focus on investment opportunities and business relations in Guyana, with the support of the GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA and the Diaspora in the United Kingdom. This first of its kind in Europe Guyana Diaspora […]