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Pilot shortage hits Caribbean Airlines
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday January 8, 2015 – Caribbean Airlines is said to be experiencing a shortage of pilots at its Piarco and Norman Manley International airport bases in Trinidad and Jamaica, which “will have a serious, negative impact on the airlines’ services in 2015.” A report carried by News Day’s business magazine out of Trinidad says the shortage…
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WTO extends programme to help Caribbean trade
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The World Trade Organisation (WTO) says the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), a multi-donor programme that helps the poorest countries, including in the Caribbean, will have its mandate extended into a new phase. The WTO said the EIF Steering Committee made the decision. “Trade can be an effective tool for economic growth and poverty reduction when the…
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CARICOM Chair meets Chinese President – China, Bahamas pledge to boost cooperation
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries as they met on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People. “China attaches great importance to ties with the Bahamas,” Xi told the visiting prime minister, who is in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of…
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Latin America and Caribbean growth to pick up slightly in 2015
Latin America and the Caribbean's economic growth might recover modestly to 2.2 percent in 2015, up from 1.3 percent in 2014, its lowest rate since last decade's global financial crisis. Despite the slowdown, the region has managed to maintain its gains against poverty, said Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno. In his year-end report to the Board of Executive…
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Jamaicans agree on CCJ as final court of appeal – Don Anderson poll
KINGSTON, Jamaica January 7, 2015- As the Parliament continues its debate on whether Jamaica should establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court of appeal, almost half the respondents in a recent Don Anderson poll, commissioned by the RJR Communications Group, feel the country should do away with the Privy Council and establish the CCJ. The poll result…
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Push for small ruminants
The production of small ruminants is poised to take off in the region and the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture’s Representative to Barbados and Management Co-ordinator for the Caribbean Region, Ena Harvey, believes that in Barbados, sheep in particular will be quite successful. Speaking with The Barbados Advocate recently, Harvey noted that there are a number of regional initiatives…
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China-CELAC Forum begins in Beijing on Thursday
China is preparing to welcome Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie and Heads of several Latin American countries for the China/CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries) Forum, January 8 and 9, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak at Thursday’s opening ceremony in Beijing, which will also be attended by the…
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Caribbean Youth and Unemployment
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As a member of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Civil Society Consultative Committee I was invited to present at the ‘XIV Reunion BID – Sociedad Civil’ in Nicaragua late 2014. The following are excerpts from my preparation pertaining to Caribbean youth and jobs. Regional Diversity The Caribbean, by whatever definition, is comprised of countries that…
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HIV programmes must be relatable to disabled
HIV programmes must be accessible and meet the needs of people with disabilities. This is according to a new report by UNAIDS, which shows that people with disabilities are often denied the opportunity to articulate their specific needs or be heard, owing to their marginalised position in society. The Gap Report states that people with disabilities should be fully included…
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New political head of CARICOM PM Christie to meet with President of China
The Prime Minster Perry Christie became the Chair of CARICOM, the Caribbean Community, on 1st January. The Foreign Affairs Ministry congratulates the Prime Minister on this occasion as a signal honour for The Bahamas. The first official duty as the Chair of CARICOM is to represent the region at the China/CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean countries) meetings in…
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