WASHINGTON, DC — February 26, 2021 — Today, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center kicked off its Caribbean Initiative programing with a high-profile event featuring Dr. the Hon. Keith Christopher Rowley, prime minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and current chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Caribbean Initiative, which was introduced in September 2020, will lead a targeted effort to highlight the geo-strategic importance of the Caribbean region to the US and the hemisphere. Its immediate portfolio will include the development of the Financial Inclusion Task Force — composed of bankers, international financial institutions, and leading experts — to identify innovative solutions to the underbanked region and serve as an ongoing forum to address financing for regional climate change adaptation.