The World Bank Group has appointed Jamaican national Judith Green as its new Country Manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States, a portfolio that includes the Commonwealth of Dominica. Green will take up the post on September 1, 2026, and will be based in Barbados, according to a World Bank press release.
The appointment places Green at the helm of the Bank's engagement with a grouping of small island states that face shared development challenges, including climate vulnerability, economic diversification and recovery from successive weather shocks. The Eastern Caribbean portfolio covers countries that are members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, with the World Bank financing projects across areas such as disaster resilience, education, health and infrastructure.
Green, a national of Jamaica, brings extensive experience in development finance and country programming to the role. Her career at the World Bank Group has included work on lending operations and policy dialogue across several regions. The Bank's Country Manager serves as its principal representative in the field, coordinating with governments, civil society and regional institutions such as the OECS Commission and the Caribbean Development Bank.
For Dominica, the World Bank has been a significant development partner in recent years, supporting reconstruction following Hurricane Maria and financing climate-resilient infrastructure, including housing and road projects under the island's build-back-better programme. The Bank has also backed initiatives in geothermal energy development, education reform and social protection.
The appointment comes at a time when Eastern Caribbean states are pressing international financial institutions to improve access to concessional financing. Regional leaders have repeatedly called for development metrics that go beyond gross national income per capita, arguing that small island states face unique vulnerabilities from climate change and economic shocks that are not captured by traditional income classifications.
Green succeeds the previous Country Manager for the sub-region and will lead a team that manages a growing pipeline of projects. Her mandate will include advancing the Bank's new country partnership frameworks and supporting the region's recovery and long-term resilience agenda.
The World Bank's Eastern Caribbean operations are part of its broader engagement with the Caribbean region, which also includes lending to larger economies such as Jamaica and Guyana. The Bank has described the Eastern Caribbean as a priority area for climate finance, given the frequency of hurricanes and the high cost of disaster recovery relative to the size of national economies.
Green's appointment is effective at the start of September 2026, and she will be based at the Bank's office in Barbados, which serves as the hub for its Eastern Caribbean operations.
