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CDB Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship among St. Kitts And Nevis Youth
Young men and women from across St. Kitts and Nevis will be exposed to the business opportunities in the creative industries as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Youth VYBZING Outreach Programme. The exposure will take place at a workshop entitled ‘Promoting Creative Entrepreneurship,’ which will be held at the Ocean Terrace Inn from May 13 – 15, 2015.…
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CDB & DFC Project to benefit MSMEs, Housing, Education Launched in Belize
[Barbados] The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is providing funding to the Development Finance Corporation of Belize (DFC) to: better support the productive sector, including small business; to assist students to access tertiary level and skills training programmes; and families to acquire or improve their own homes. Officially initiated today at the CDB-DFC project launch workshop in Belize City, the programme,…
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Accreditation and Metrology Services Given a Boost in The Bahamas
As the newest standards bureau in the region, The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) is now well on the way to enhancing its offering of accreditation and measurement standardisation services with the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) recently. Minister of Financial Services, Hon. C. V. Hope…
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Caribbean Leaders Sign off on Climate Change Declaration
The document makes a special appeal to the conscience of the world’s richest countries to do their part to help small island developing states. Caribbean heads of state are hoping that the ‘Declaration of Fort de France’ will result in a unified voice to the unique challenges and solutions to climate related issues in their region. The tourism-dependent countries have maintained…
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Redesign climate change architecture to promote development in developing countries: CARICOM Chairman
The region’s challenge associated with the on-going Climate Change negotiations is that even if the goal to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2°C is achieved, the Caribbean will experience severe adverse impacts for which stronger programmes of adaptation would have to be implemented. We most strongly advance the view that in this current situation the global architecture on Climate…
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Caribbean Leaders prepare for major global climate change talks
Heads of Government and organisations from the Caribbean gathered in Martinique Saturday to discuss the impact of climate change on the nations of the region. The Caribbean Climate Change Summit, chaired by French President Francois Hollande, gave the region an opportunity to further advanced its policy position on climate change ahead of the 21st Conference of Parties, also known as COP…
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Haiti’s President among regional Heads for Saturday’s Climate Change Summit
Haiti’s President H.E. Michel Martelly arrives in Martinique to take part in the regional Summit “Caribbean Climate 2015, on Saturday 9 May 2015. The Summit, to be hosted by French President Francois Hollande is expected to attract over 40 heads of state, government and Caribbean organisations to discuss the impact of climate change on the Caribbean. The Summit’s goal is…
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Attitude Change On Environmental Issues Fostered By Youth Ambassadors
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 08, 2015 (SKNIS): Minister responsible for Education and UNESCO Honourable Shawn Richards has placed the onus of changing society’s attitude toward the care of the environment on the youth. This was noted at the launching ceremony of the UNESCO Youth Ambassadors for Climate Change, on May 08. The minister noted that youth are “best positioned” to take…
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St Lucia tightens cyber security after hacking of SVG site
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Concerned about the recent attack on the official website of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government, the administration of Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is taking steps to strengthen its own cyber security. In a statement issued yesterday, the government said the incident in the neighbouring island appeared to be part of…
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Financing for Development critical – CARICOM tells UN SG
Adequate financing is critical to our region’s sustainable development. Hence, we look forward to the July 2015 third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa to deliver actionable commitments and a robust framework on development financing and means of implementation. While we are prepared to do our part, the United Nations system itself must lend its weight to…
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