Year: 2015
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“AgriKari”. Market place and platform to exchange information on agriculture
Young people are critical to the future of the agriculture sector, the young voice rubric gives a glimpse on what some of the young people contribute to the sector. An interview with Jeanvier Jong Loy, determined young Surinamese developer. Can you tell us about yourself? What inspired you to start the UniCode NV venture? I am Jeanvier Jong Loy. I live…
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CARICOM Secretariat wraps up workshop on financing biodiversity in the Region
A four-day workshop on financing biodiversity in the Region being held by the CARICOM Secretariat at theCity View Hotel in Antigua and Barbuda ended on Thursday. The CARICOM Secretariat has partnered with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean to deliver the workshop. Presentations were conducted by…
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CARICOM diversifying, widening links in response to global changes – Secretary-General
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is diversifying and widening its foreign policy thrust in response to shifts in balance of powers as well as the dynamic and fluid changes taking place in the global environment. While it was both challenging and necessary, the Community has also acknowledged and responded accordingly to the management of shared problems in an interdependent world, in the formulation…
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CDB President reiterates call for cooperation compact with international community
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – CMC – The board of governors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday reiterating a call for the establishment of a broad-based “Compact of Co-Operation” between Caribbean countries and the wider international community. CDB President Dr. William Warren Smith told the meeting that such a cooperation, which he first articulated in…
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Sol Petroleum makes significant investments in Jamaica’s youth
Sol Petroleum, the newest entrant to Jamaica’s petroleum energy industry has made a huge investment in the country’s youth. The investment comes in the form of the company’s Sol Scholarship programme, which awards students with academic scholarships to attend any of the University of the West Indies’ four campuses (Cave Hill, Mona, St. Augustine and Open Campus). Through the Sol…
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Barbados Internet Exchange established
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday May 21, 2015 – Three local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Barbados Internet Exchange (BARIX). Representatives of Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited, Digicel (Barbados) Limited and Columbus Barbados were all signatories to the document. Minister responsible for Telecommunications, Senator Darcy Boyce congratulated the companies on reaching consensus on the…
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Caribbean Development Bank suggests overhaul of regional airline industry
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Thursday May 21, 2015 – A study commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recommended a major rethink of the regional airline industry and the setting up of a CARICOM Airlines Association to identify opportunities to reduce costs, create greater synergies and earn more revenue. It has also proposed the creation of an Air Transport Reform…
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IMF approves almost $70 million for Haiti as earthquake recovery continues
WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday May 21, 2015 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$69.7 million three-year aid programme for Haiti to help its continued recovery from a devastating earthquake that claimed a quarter million lives five years ago. About US$10 million has already been disbursed under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) while the remainder…
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CDB study proposes multi-pronged thrust to cut high regional youth unemployment
A new Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study has proposed a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to tackle chronic youth unemployment in regional territories. The Study is entitled “Youth are our Future: The Imperative of Youth Employment for Sustainable Development.” The study, which was presented today at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis,…
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Focus more on TVET in schools – CDB study
[SKN] Specific challenges of giving youth the right training and tools for the labour market were examined in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study presented today at a seminar at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis, May 20-21. The report, entitled “Youth are the Future, the Imperative of Youth Employment…
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