Carla Barnett new VP of Caribbean Development Bank

Former Caricom Deputy Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett has been appointed as Vice-President (Operations) of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

A statement from the CDB said that  Dr. Barnett, a Belizean, is a Consultant Economist with extensive experience at the executive level of the public service in Belize and in the CARICOM region. Her work experience includes service as Financial Secretary and Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of National Development, Belize; Deputy Secretary General at the Caribbean Community Secretariat, Guyana; and Deputy Governor/Acting Governor at the Central Bank of Belize, among others.  She has also served as a Director on the CDB Board of Directors.

The release said that as Vice-President (Operations), Dr. Barnett will have primary responsibility for, inter alia, the formulation of the Bank’s assistance programme for each borrowing member country and the management of the Bank’s portfolio of capital and technical assistance projects.