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Rambarran urges IMF to tackle Caribbean debt
debt PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran has called on the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde to move quickly to address the debt challenges and low economic growth issues facing Caribbean countries. Governor Rambarran made the call at the 2013 Caribbean Breakfast Meeting with Lagarde at the Annual Meetings of the…
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Antigua Reclassified As High Income
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In its publication on remittances released last month, the World Bank said Antigua & Barbuda has regained its status as a high income economy, leaving the majority of regional developing states behind. The reversal comes after the island of 89,070 residents finalised an International Monetary Fund programme. Alessandro Legrottaglie, the World Bank's senior country officer for Antigua,…
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Manufacturers call for revision of Value Added Tax
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC- Manufacturers here have urged the Government to reexamine issued related the Value Added Tax (VAT) that was introduced one year ago. The manufacturers state that with empirical data and stakeholder feedback now available, the Government is in a position to make the necessary revisions to help deliver stability, jobs and economic growth. President of the St.…
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Prime Minister calls for implementation of growth and transformation agenda
WASHINGTON, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has called for the implementation of a growth and transformation agenda coupled with his administration’s efforts to strengthen the Grenadian economy. Addressing a protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mitchell alluded to the transformation of the OAS and the importance of considering new communication…
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Gender equality policies to be discussed in the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – Gender inequalities in the digital economy will be examined here this week at the 12th Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The October 15-18 intergovernmental meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of the Dominican Republic, will be…
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Energy security high on agenda of CELAC meeting
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Regional energy security is among the many issues to be discussed at the second meeting of the ministers of Energy of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), on October 24 and 25. The two-day meeting is scheduled to take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.Jamaica is the first English-speaking country chosen to host…
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UN caused deadly cholera in Haiti, covered it up, lawsuit says
Survivors and family members of nearly 700,000 Haitians who have contracted cholera are suing the United Nations for billions of dollars, accusing the U.N. of covering up its role in starting the worst outbreak of the deadly disease in modern history. “They have to help us because there are so many kids that are orphans now, that lost their mom,…
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Farm Up Jamaica To Grow Organic Foods, Save Money
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Farm Up Jamaica, a bold and innovative agricultural private-sector programme designed to significantly boost the organic production of selected crops in Jamaica was launched last Thursday evening at the Kimberly Hotel in New York City. Farm Up Jamaica is the brainchild of New York-based businessman and entrepreneur Neil Curtis. The initiative aims to assist farmers in Jamaica…
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