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CDB hosts Public-Private Partnerships ‘Boot Camp’ workshops for 40 regional participants
In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently hosting the first of three PPP Boot Camps at its headquarters in Barbados. The Boot Camps are part of the US$1.2 million Regional PPP Support Program, which was launched in May 2015, in partnership…
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IDB and CDB fund Sustainable Energy Facility for Eastern Caribbean
FLORIDA, United States, Tuesday October 20, 2015 – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have signed off on the Sustainable Energy Facility, a US$71.5 million loan and grant package that will fund renewable energy and institutional capacity projects in six Eastern Caribbean countries. The signing by Presidents Alberto Moreno of the IDB and Dr. William…
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CDB hosts Public-Private Partnerships ‘Boot Camp’ workshops for 40 regional participants
In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently hosting the first of three PPP Boot Camps at its headquarters in Barbados. The Boot Camps are part of the US$1.2 million Regional PPP Support Program, which was launched in May 2015, in partnership…
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Alba Summit welcomes new members, Grenada and St. Kitts-Nevis
Havana, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) After approving a final declaration of 43 points read by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the 13th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) was pronounced closed. The one-day meeting held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, attended by representatives of a dozen countries, marked…
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Grenada to host renewable energy workshop
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — A renewable energy workshop sponsored by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) will be held in Grenada on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Representatives from both public and private sectors have been invited to participate and contribute valuable insights on issues surrounding renewable energy deployment in Grenada. The workshop is an outcome of a European Union funded…
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Greater attention needed to statistics
– Caricom high-level forum hears Participants at a high-level meeting on Monday underscored the need for increased advocacy for more official commitment to statistics and the mobilisation of additional resources for the field. Those were among the issues that stakeholders in the field of statistics identified as critically important to the overall development of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). Senior Government…
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Remarks by Mr. Crispin Gregoire Chief for the Caribbean Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC) At the Opening Ceremony of the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics St. George’s, Grenada 26 May, 2014
On behalf of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, I would like to extend my thanks to the CARICOM Secretariat for hosting this very timely High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics: Strategizing for the Development of Statistics in the Caribbean Community in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. I wish to also thank the Government and people of Grenada…
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Keynote Address by Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith C. Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada At the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics Monday, May 26th, 2014 Radisson Grenada Grand Beach Resort Grenada
I am delighted to warmly welcome everyone to the Isle of Spice and especially to this important Forum. This High Level Forum, made possible by your presence today, signifies the importance of the role of statistics and its further development for the advancement of our people. As a person trained in this field myself, I do feel a heightened sense…
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Opening remarks by Dr. Philomen Harrison Project Director, Regional Statistics Second High Level Advocacy Forum On Statistics Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Grenada 26 may 2014
On behalf of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, I am happy to deliver these Opening Remarks on the occasion of the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics. The opportunity of this Forum has been used to hold a number of meetings and events, including: the Census Symposium, a Regional Statistics Seminar and the…
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