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St. Kitts-Nevis joins International Mother Language Day observance
A day aimed at developing a fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions around the world as well as promoting unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism and multiculturalism; International Mother Languages Day, will be celebrated on Saturday February 21. The day is observed annually by the National Commission for UNESCO as part of its mandate to raise awareness…
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Bahamas PM urges continued IDB support for the Caribbean
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says Caribbean countries are still suffering from the effects of the recession but were continuing to put in place measures to ensure their future socio-economic development. Christie, who is also the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, told the opening of the opening of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean…
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PM Harris Receives Best Wishes From Across The Region
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 20, 2015 (SKNIS): Prominent leaders across the region have extended congratulations to the new Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, congratulated Dr. Harris on his appointment and expressed her desires for working with him. “I look forward to working with PM Harris, as…
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Agriculture Minister Expects Growth To Continue
KINGSTON (JIS) — Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is expecting the agricultural sector to continue its recovery during this quarter. The Minister said that since 2012, the sector has experienced both “highs and lows,” beginning the recovery in 2013, which continued into the first two quarters of last year, with growth rates of 18 and…
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CARICOM Heads of Government meet in The Bahamas next week
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, on Wednesday provided updates to the House of Assembly of The Bahamas on the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting which he will host next week. The Meeting will be held on 26 and 27 February in Nassau. Prime Minister Christie told the House of Assembly that…
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Saint Lucia’s Private Sector to Get a Financial Boost from Caribbean Export
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has awarded some €303,000 in financial assistance to seventeen (17) successful grant applications via the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) in Saint Lucia. Additionally a further three firms were awarded just over €29,000 in funding via a special call for proposals for food safety all , as part of the Regional Private Sector…
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Jamaica launches National Cyber Security Strategy
The Government’s effort to secure citizens using the internet and to make the country safe for business operation by way of a National Cyber Security Strategy, has received international commendation. One of those hailing the move was United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, who pointed out that cyber crime was a global challenge, and the fact that Jamaica…
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CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-IDB seeking projects from Caribbean countries
WASHINGTON, Feb 18, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will provide up to seven million US dollars in grants to finance regional public goods (RPGs) projects in Latin America and the Caribbean this year. It said the projects are aimed at resolving shared challenges and seizing opportunities for development through regional cooperation. The IDB said that the…
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Jamaica embarks on $54.4M measles prevention campaign
The Government is to spend $54.4 million to implement a Measles Prevention Campaign, which will run from February 16 to May 8, 2015. Ministry of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, made the announcement at a press briefing held on Monday, February 16 at Jamaica House. He informed that the money will be used to procure additional doses of the Measles…
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Regional finance ministers meeting in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 18, CMC – Caribbean finance ministers will meet here from Thursday for the Fourth Meeting of the Governors of the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The two-day meeting will discuss a number of issues including proposals for the organisational structure and capitalisation of the IDB’s private sector agency, and long-term financial policies of…
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