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Barbados and Hong Kong sign air services agreement
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 10, 2015 – Barbados and Hong Kong have inked an Air Services Agreement. The deal “provides the framework for the provision of international air services between Hong Kong and Barbados and opens new doors for cooperation in tourism and trade between the two countries”, according to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Barbados to the People’s Republic of…
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PM Breaks Ground for First Solar Energy Power Plant in Jamaica
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Thursday (July 9) broke ground for the development of the first utility-scale solar energy power plant in Jamaica, which upon completion will be the largest and most sophisticated solar electricity facility in the Caribbean. Spanning some 160 acres of land in Content Village, York Town, Clarendon, the Content Solar Project being implemented by WRB…
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Changing international perception of Caribbean via Tourism
One of the challenges we face in the region is how to change the perception of the Caribbean as being that of a destination solely for vacation tourism”. This was the view of President of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), McHale Andrew, of Invest Saint Lucia last week during a study tour to Columbian Investment Promotion Agencies…
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Regional Cultural Committee meets in Haiti on CARIFESTA XII
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) is currently in Haiti for its twenty-third meeting from 8-9 July, 2015. The main topic for discussion is preparation for the Twelfth Caribbean Festival of Art (CARIFESTA XII) which will take place across five cities in Haiti from 21-30 August, 2015. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Programme Manager, Culture, at the…
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Dominica moving full steam ahead on geothermal project
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jul 9, CMC – The Dominica government says it is holding talks with a group of French companies on the second phase of the geothermal energy project. Energy Minister Ian Douglas said that the discussions with the French Investment Consortium (FIC) are proceedings well and “they are to form a joint venture company with the government of Dominica…
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Suriname signs trade agreements with CDB
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jul 8, CMC – Suriname has signed two agreements with the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) that will improve the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country’s implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The CDB said that the two agreements signed with the Ministry of Trade and Industry will assist in…
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Regional conference on development of education being planned
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Caribbean leaders have endorsed a three-day meeting to discuss the development of education in the region. Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell said the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles had made a major presentation to regional leaders on education during their annual summit that ended here over the…
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Saint Lucia to table legislation to make CCJ final court
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it will soon table legislation that will allow for the island to make the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final court, replacing the London-based Privy Council. Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony said that St. Lucia has a provision in its Constitution that is identical to a provision of the…
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Montserrat continuing move towards CARICOM Single Market and Economy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 7, 2015 – Montserrat is continuing to take steps towards the full implementation of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas that governs the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the British Overseas Territory’s premier Donaldson Romeo has assured. He said the island is continuing its engagements to ensure the timely completion of the processes to this end. Romeo…
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CARICOM Summit Deemed A Success
Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, has deemed the just-concluded 36th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, held in Barbados from July 2 to 4, a success. Speaking during the closing press conference on Saturday night at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Mr. Stuart said he and his colleagues focused on three major areas: energy; bolstering education systems to build the…
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