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CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) Signs US$ 1 million Contribution Agreement with Government of India
The Government of India and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Contribution Agreement on Saturday January 19th, 2019, in Paramaribo Suriname, which provides for a grant allocation of US$ 1 million to the CDF’s capital fund. India becomes the latest International Development Partner to have established formal ties with the CDF during its Second contribution and subvention cycle, which…
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Guyana signs open skies agreements
By Ray Chickrie NASSAU, Bahamas — During the ninth annual International Civil Aviation (ICAN) 2016 conference, which was held in Nassau, Bahamas, from December 5-9, 2016, Guyana signed open skies agreements with the Dominican Republic, India and South Korea. The agreement with India will allow an unlimited number of flights to six airports in India: New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad,…
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India moves to strengthen business relations with Caribbean
India has begun courting Caribbean states to expand trade although the Asian country’s current trade volume with the Caribbean stands at mere US$1 billion. On his recent visit to the United Nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate meetings with chiefs of several Caribbean countries, including Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenada. While China can use its dollar…
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CARICOM, India Ministers meet in New York
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Mark Brantley on Thursday joined his counterparts from CARICOM and India for the Second CARICOM-India Joint Ministerial Meeting in New York. The meeting was co-chaired by the Hon. Alva Baptiste of Saint Lucia, and the Hon. Swaraz Shushma of India. Minister Brantley was accompanied by Mr. Samuel…
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India seeks greater bilateral trade relations with CARICOM
Bilateral trade relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India have much room for growth with current figures in the region of $1 billion. This is the view expressed by India’s Vice Minister and Special Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, His Excellency Mr. R. Swaminathan at the opening of the inaugural meeting of the CARICOM-India Joint…
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St Kitts and Nevis, India Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
The governments of St Kitts and Nevis and India have signed a tax information exchange agreement. The agreement was signed by St Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Delano Frank, and his Indian counterpart, Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji. The agreement includes information “relevant to administration of domestic tax laws of each country in terms of assessment, tax claims…
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CARICOM, India affirm value of diplomatic cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India on Friday (3 October) affirmed the importance they attached to diplomatic cooperation as a new Indian envoy was accredited to CARICOM. During a short ceremony at the Secretariat, in which High Commissioner of India to CARICOM, H.E. Vankatachalam Mahalingam presented his Letters of Credence to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin…
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