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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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St Kitts PM calls for more integrated approach to region’s challenges
[Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis] Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, has suggested that Caribbean countries should take a fresh look at a more integrated approach to tackling the region’s development challenges. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Board…
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CARICOM extends condolences to Guyana on mining tragedy
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to the Government and people of Guyana following the mining disaster in Konawaruk on Sunday, 17 May, that claimed the lives of at least ten miners. The Community has also wished a speedy and full recovery to miners who were injured. Please see below full text of the message of condolence: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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Mcneill Wants Regional Approach To Caribbean Tourism
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 18, 2015: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is pressing for a regional approach to growing the Caribbean tourism market. “Our regional governments must continue to work together to strengthen our ties with meaningful cooperation as we build a strong, multi-destination industry,” said Minister McNeill ahead of going to Haiti on Tuesday (May…
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Productive Deliberations Encouraged At CDB Board Of Governors’ Meeting
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 20, 2015 (SKNIS): The representatives of the 27 member-states attending the 45th Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) were encouraged to undertake productive deliberations to assist in the development of the region. Acting Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency S.W. Tapley Seaton Q.C., delivered the welcome remarks. “Each…
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CDB Launches Study on Regional Air Travel – At Annual Board Of Governors’ Meeting
A study commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recommended a major rethink of the regional airline industry and for 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 Authority to address longer-term strategic issues at…
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Education Minister Michael Browne to present nation’s Position on Gender Equity in Education at World Education Forum
Education and Science and Technology Minister the Hon. Michael Browne will on Wednesday present Antigua and Barbuda’s position on Gender Equity in Education at the World Education Forum being held here in the Republic of Korea under the theme, “Equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030. Transforming lives through Education.” Minister Browne, speaking ahead of…
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PM Browne tells CDB Governors to Address Challenges now to consolidate gains and secure future
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – May 20, 2015…………..Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne has told his colleague governors of the Caribbean Development Bank that there are challenges that need addressing as a matter of urgency if they are to consolidate their gains and secure their futures. He said that one of the challenges that need…
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Logistics and Youth Entrepreneurship Focus of #CDBBoG45 Seminars
Industry leaders in regional air transport, educational professionals, economists and development partners from across the globe will gather to discuss solutions to the main constraints to Regional air transport growth and development, and youth unemployment, during the 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (#CDBBoG45) in St. Kitts and Nevis from May 20-21,…
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Caribbean fisheries ministers ink regional Spiny Lobster Declaration
In a milestone development for the region, Fisheries Ministers recently endorsed a new Declaration on Spiny Lobster—a highly traded marine species in the Caribbean—at the 9th Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), which concluded on Friday, 15 May 2015 in Grenada. The declaration, which is a non-binding roadmap for closer regional collaboration, was signed…
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