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Economists respond to Dookeran on new plan for regionalism
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Despite the economic hardships Caribbean countries face, it is important that regional countries work together to overcome the difficulties, said Dr Dillon Alleyne, economic affairs officer and deputy director, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac). “The Caribbean economies are at a crossroad and the global system of production and distribution has changed…
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Phillips, IMF defend ‘strenuous’ fiscal target for Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner- The fiscal conditionalities of the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement are strenuous, but necessary, IMF mission head Jan Kees Martijn and Finance minister Dr Peter Phillips argued Tuesday, amid scepticism that Jamaica can hold to its targets this time. The IMF team also introduced the new IMF Resident Representative for Jamaica, Bert Van Selm who will…
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PM leaves for African Union summit in Ethiopia
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner- PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller was scheduled to leave the island yesterday for Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, where she will attend the Special 50th Anniversary Summit commemorating the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union. Simpson Miller is accompanied by Foreign Minister A J Nicholson; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Onika Miller; Jamaican High…
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IMF pleased with Jamaica’s progress
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner- SENIOR INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) mission representative to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn, yesterday said the Fund is “encouraged by the steady progress being made” by the country under the extended fund facility (EFF). “We have found a strong resolve to implement the programme and that is indeed critical because we all realise that there are serious challenges…
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ST. KITTS-VISIT-PM on official visit to Kuwait ST. KITTS-VISIT-PM on official visit to Kuwait
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas started an official visit to Kuwait holding talks with that country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AL-Hamad Al-Sabah as the two countries seek to increase bi-lateral relations and boost cooperation in several areas. A government statement Wednesday said that the two leaders also discussed co operation in the economic,…
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ST. KITTS-POLITICS-St. Kitts –Nevis PM comments on death of Taiwanese fisherman
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday said it was ‘saddened” at the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Pilipino Coast Guard, in the southern part of the ROC Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) earlier this month. The Philippines coast guard says its crew acted in self-defense, believing the Taiwanese fishing boat was trying to ram…
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