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Australia to help Caribbean deal with climate change issues
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Australia will use its expertise in guiding the Caribbean adapt to climate change and manage its coral reefs. Coral reefs provide benefits to the Caribbean valued at over four billion annually. The reefs of the Caribbean are of great importance in providing shoreline protection, habitat for healthy fisheries and an essential attraction for the tourism sector,…
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ACCA Caribbean study: Credit crunch lowers confidence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Confidence is low among Caribbean businesses, with only the largest companies reporting signs of an upward swing in prospects for the future, according new research. The Global Economic Conditions Survey from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), which gauges the views of finance professionals across the world, revealed…
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IDB: Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean on the upswing
Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean grew less than 1 percent in 2012 but showed larger increases in countries more dependent on money sent home by migrants living in the United States, according to an Inter-American Development Bank study released Monday. Last year, the region received $61.3 billion in remittances — the money sent by migrants to sustain…
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IMF sees strong growth, lingering risks in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Caribbean and other low-income countries are among the fastest-growing economies in the world, but warn that many remain vulnerable to shocks and spillovers from advanced and emerging markets. “Low-income countries have worked to develop institutional capacity and build fiscal buffers that they were able to use during the crisis, and…
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REKINDLE VALUES OF ACTIVISM TO INSPIRE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCAP CHAIR TELLS CATALONIA PARLIAMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, the Rt Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas on Monday called for the rekindling of values that would inspire global development. Under the specific theme of From Barcelona to the Caribbean: Transforming HIV & AIDS Treatment from a Right to a Reality, the Prime Minister who is CARICOM lead Head…
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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the xivth international aids conference in the parliament of catalonia, 29th April 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is associated with such a spectacular history, dating back to the Eleventh Century. Your parliamentary history as we witnessed in the informative guided tour preceding this ceremony, included the Counts of…
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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the xivth international aids conference in the parliament of catalonia, 29th April 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is associated with such a spectacular history, dating back to the Eleventh Century. Your parliamentary history as we witnessed in the informative guided tour preceding this ceremony, included the Counts of…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIAL BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PURAN MAL MEENA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY. MONDAY 29 APRIL 2013, CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat. Allow me to also welcome the distinguished colleague from the High Commission of India in Georgetown, Guyana to the CARICOM Secretariat. Excellency, within this building itself is tangible evidence of the strong relations between CARICOM and India.…
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