Areas of Work
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Bahamas-China Visa Exemption Agreement Officially Begins
The new mutual visa exemption agreement between the Bahamas and China has officially taken effect. The agreement, which was signed in December 2013, allows Bahamian and Chinese citizens to travel to one another’s country visa-free for up to 30 days. It does not allow the holder to engage in gainful employment, to study or reside in that country, however. The…
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP KEY TO PERSONAL ENRICHMENT AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
BAHAMAS (February 14, 2014) -The path to personal and national economic growth, for the most part, is the same, according to a leading financial specialist. Former Bahamian Finance Minister Zhivargo Laing says the key is “entrepreneurship” and he urges people to “look to the wealth of knowledge, experience, creativity and innovation they have to generate ideas that have the force…
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Regional airlines identify areas of functional cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana) Government-owned air carriers in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have held their second meeting on how they can collaborate to provide more efficient, effective and safe transportation in the Region. Caribbean Airlines (CAL), led by Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Phillip Marshall and including its CEO (ag) Captain Jagmohan Singh and Consultant Mr.…
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PM Douglas and Australian High Commissioner hold talks
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 13TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Renewable energy, agriculture, light manufacturing, tourism and matters related to aid were among issues discussed by St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and Australia’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Ross William Tysoe. High Commissioner Tysoe presented his credentials to Prime Minister Douglas and made courtesy calls…
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New project will strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary regulations in the Caribbean
EU initiative to be implemented by IICA is designed to strengthen the legal framework governing the sanitary and phytosanitary standards applied in the region. San Jose, Costa Rica, February 13, 2014 (IICA). With a budget of 11.7 million Euros, implementation is under way of a project aimed at raising the productivity of the agricultural and fisheries industries of 15 countries that…
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Regional Energy Officials seek to advance moves towards renewable energy
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A four-year, euro 5.02M project to assist Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to move towards renewable energy technologies is the focus of discussion over the next two days at CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Guyana. Representatives of Member States and other key stakeholders in the Community’s energy sector are charting the way forward for a renewable…
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CARICOM takes steps to improve trade performance under Bilateral Agreements
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The establishment of effective trade facilitation offices, both at national and regional levels has been recommended as a key to the Region taking greater advantage of trade agreements with third countries. Recommendations are contained in a draft report from a study commissioned “to identify and assess the underlying reasons affecting CARICOM’s weak trade performance…
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Caribbean Export Facilitates Policy Dialogue on the Renewable Energy and the Waste Management Sectors
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 21, 2013. Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in cooperation with the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the Government of Haiti and the Government of the Dominican Republic organized a meeting of senior officials to discuss a “Policy Dialogue between Haiti, Dominican Republic and the Regional Council of Guadeloupe on the Renewable Energy and Waste Management…
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