St. Kitts and Nevis
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PM Spencer says he is awaiting Court ruling before setting Antigua election date
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 21ST 2014 (CUOPM) – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister the Hon. Baldwin Spencer says he will await the ruling of the High Court in Antigua before setting a date for general elections. The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) reports that Prime Minister Spencer says he is anxious to set a date for general election but his hands…
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Eastern Caribbean Ministers of Finance meet in St. Kitts this weekend
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 12TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Ministers of Finance from the Eastern Caribbean will be in St. Kitts this weekend for a series of meetings. Ministers of Finance will attend the 78th Meeting of the Monetary Council, which will be followed by a meeting between Ministers of Finance and officials of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund…
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PM Douglas was expected to meet with Presidents of Brazil and Venezuela
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 29TH 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was expected to meet with the Presidents of Venezuela and Brazil during the margins of the Second Meeting of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean (CELA) in Havana,Cuba. Dr. Douglas in his meeting with the President of Venezuela,…
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ECONOMIC PROSPECTS OF REGION DISCUSSED BY GOVERNOR VENNER
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2014 (SKNIS): While the region faces unprecedented “economic stagnation”, the outlook for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) in 2014, is said to have a positive growth. In his presentation on the Currency Union recently, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Honourable Sir K. Dwight Venner spoke of the present situation, where the Currency…
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMIES OF THE ECCU REVIEWED
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2014 (SKNIS): Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (E.C.C.B.), the Honourable Sir K. Dwight Venner presented a review of the performance of the economy of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the initiatives that have been taken to spur and sustain economic growth. At Tuesday’s (January 28) presentation, Governor Venner gave a…
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CARICOM TARGETS JOURNALISTS TO SPREAD INTEGRATION MESSAGE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 28, 2014 (SKNIS): Encouragement to provide factual information on Caribbean regional integration was the message put forward by the CARICOM Secretariat which hosted a Broadcasters Regional Integration and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in Antigua recently. To this end, the CARICOM Secretariat with funding from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) invited approximately 30 Caribbean…
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Professional Statisticians’ association launched
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Association of Professional Statisticians (CAPS) whose motto is `Promoting Statistics for Sustainable Development’ was launched on Monday in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. The Association was launched during the opening ceremony of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS), and the Twenty-third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating…
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Demystify statistics – Ministers tells practitioners
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Practitioners in the field of statistics have been challenged to demystify the field to young people in the Caribbean and find imaginative ways to expose them to all that is intriguing about pursuing a career in the field. The charge was delivered Monday morning by the Honourable Nigel Carty, Minister of Education of St…
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Remarks by The Honorable Nigel A. Carty Minister of Education Government of St .Kitts & Nevis On the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) (28-30 October 2013) and Twenty-Third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (23rd RCCC) (31 October 2011) Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis October 28, 2013
It is with sincere appreciation that I accept the invitation to make a few remarks at the opening ceremony of the series of meetings with regional Directors of Statistics, organized by the CARICOM Secretariat’s Statistics Division in collaboration with Member States. In fact, our hosting of this event is testament to the essential work of the CARICOM Secretariat and the…
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Opening remarks by Dr. Philomen Harrison Project Director, Regional Statistics, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat At the Opening Ceremony Of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) (28-30 Octo
Theme: Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Education and Appreciate It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) and the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (23rd RCCC),…
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