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May 21, 2015
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CDB study proposes multi-pronged thrust to cut high regional youth unemployment

A new Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study has proposed a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to tackle chronic youth unemployment in regional territories. The Study is entitled “Youth are our Future: The Imperative of Youth Employment for Sustainable Development.” The study, which was presented today at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis,…
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May 21, 2015
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Focus more on TVET in schools – CDB study

[SKN] Specific challenges of giving youth the right training and tools for the labour market were examined in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study presented today at a seminar at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis, May 20-21. The report, entitled “Youth are the Future, the Imperative of Youth Employment…
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May 20, 2015
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Productive Deliberations Encouraged At CDB Board Of Governors’ Meeting

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 20, 2015 (SKNIS): The representatives of the 27 member-states attending the 45th Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) were encouraged to undertake productive deliberations to assist in the development of the region. Acting Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency S.W. Tapley Seaton Q.C., delivered the welcome remarks. “Each…
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May 20, 2015
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PM Browne tells CDB Governors to Address Challenges now to consolidate gains and secure future

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – May 20, 2015…………..Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne has told his colleague governors of the Caribbean Development Bank that there are challenges that need addressing as a matter of urgency if they are to consolidate their gains and secure their futures. He said that one of the challenges that need…
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May 20, 2015
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Logistics and Youth Entrepreneurship Focus of #CDBBoG45 Seminars

Industry leaders in regional air transport, educational professionals, economists and development partners from across the globe will gather to discuss solutions to the main constraints to Regional air transport growth and development, and youth unemployment, during the 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (#CDBBoG45) in St. Kitts and Nevis from May 20-21,…
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May 19, 2015
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St. Kitts and Nevis hosts CDB’s 45th AGM

Barbados – St. Kitts and Nevis will host the 45th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on May 20 and 21 at the Marriott Resort in Basseterre. The Opening Ceremony will be at 10am on Wednesday, May 20. The Meeting will be live streamed at www.caribank.org. CDB Governors and President deliver key statements during this forum.…
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May 19, 2015
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Caribbean food production industry to receive US$469,000 in additional support

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has pumped an additional US$469,000 into the region’s specialty food sector via a supplemental grant to the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) under the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration (CARTFund) Programme, which is funded by Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID). The region’s specialty foods include a range of…
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May 12, 2015
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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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May 12, 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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April 4, 2015
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St. Kitts and Nevis youth unleash spoken word potential

‘Vybzing with the Youth’, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) hosted a spoken word exercise, at the Sweet Lime restaurant on Saturday, March 28, entitled ‘Vybzing, St. Kitts and Nevis Spoken Word Workshop’. Held under the theme, ‘Creative Industries and Youth: Unleashing Potential and Growth’,…
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