Year: 2014
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Finance Minister: No effort spared to safeguard integrity of financial systems
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE stability and strength of any financial system are an indispensable prerequisite for the overall health and well-being of an economy, says Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and the current Administration has spared no effort in safeguarding the integrity of local financial systems. Addressing the matter Monday during his Budget 2014 presentation to the House, Dr…
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JAMAICA-ECONOMY-IMF pleased with economic reform programme
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), resident representative to Jamaica, Bert Van Selm, says despite a front loaded adjustment programme, the economy has seen some growth over the first year of the programme. Van Selm, made the comment in an address to persons attending a Financial Services Commission seminar here on Wednesday. He asserted that Jamaica's economic…
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GUYANA-POLITICS-President reiterates need for opposition to ensure passage of anti-money laundering bill
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has reiterated the need for the opposition parties to support the anti-money laundering legislation which he said is part of the international initiative to deal with terrorism and money laundering. The opposition parties – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) – control 33 of the 65-seats in…
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Ending the Cuba embargo: How Caricom can help
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer- WE welcome the latest call by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for an end to the 54-year-old United States embargo on Cuba. But even as we acknowledge the correctness of the position, we must admit that Washington has, over time, softened its policies toward Havana, especially after former President Fidel Castro stepped aside and transferred power to his…
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CARIBBEAN-REPARATION-CARICOM chairman to address reparation conference in United States
NEW YORK, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will address an international forum in reparations in the United States next month. Gonsalves will deliver the feature address at the April 19 forum titled “Revitalizing the Reparations Movement,” organized by the New York-based Institute of the Black…
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Caribbean ICT Roadshow comes to Belize City
AARON HUMES Reporting: Belize City hosted the second leg of the third annual Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Roadshow at the Radisson Hotel in Belize City today. ICT is basically the use of modern technology such as computers, cellular phones and so on to link with software and other tools to more effectively access, store and transmit information. The…
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Environment, ICTs focus at Statistics workshops
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Environment and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be the focus of separate workshops that will be held in St.Vincent and the Grenadines in early April. The workshops, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will deal with statistics and indicators in both sectors, and are funded by the European Union (EU) under…
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Kamla to talk food security at Chogm
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar arrived in Australia yesterday ahead of the 22nd sitting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which takes place from October 28 to 30 in Perth. The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Surujrattan Rambachan, left Trinidad last Wednesday. Commonwealth leaders will discuss, among others, issues related to food security, sustainable development and…
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