BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 3, 2012
High level trade officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have ended a two-day meeting here validating the draft of the Caribbean Community Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy ahead of the upcoming Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) meeting.
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November 2012
SAN JUAN November 1st 2012
The World Bank and IFC, in partnership with the Australian Agency for International Development and the Canadian International Development Agency, hosted an international event to exchange ideas and find solutions to strengthen trade logistics, port operations, and regional integration in the Caribbean.
International Finance Corporation
November 2012
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Thursday, October 15, 2012
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries could benefit as the United States considers whether to designate them eligible to receive benefits under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA).
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October 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday, October 25, 2012
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has revealed that Barbados has set up a select committee to determine whether Barbados should enter an intergovernmental agreement with the United States government on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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October 2012
OTTAWA, Canada, Friday October 26, 2012
While Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s first official visit to Canada ended prematurely as Hurricane Sandy bore down on her country, it nevertheless proved to be productive.
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October 2012
LONDON, England Friday, 26 October 2012
Two weeks ago, Barbados’ Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, pointed to an issue that ought to give pause for thought across Caricom.
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October 2012
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Thursday October 18, 2012
Key players in the Caribbean tourism industry are warning that it's time to shift gears away from the region's threatened coastlines and instead promote inland attractions like biodiversity.
by Desmond Brown
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October 2012
October 22 2012, Ottawa , Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces initiatives to foster economic growth in the Caribbean during Prime Minister Simpson Miller's official visit.
Read article here:http://www.pm.gc.ca/
October 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Future Centre Trust has received a US$150,000 grant from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, to strengthen its Green Business Barbados initiative.
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October 2012
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday October 12, 2012
With approximately 16 million inhabitants in its 15 member states, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has an annual food import bill of more than US$4 billion
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October 2012
Friday October 2012
Earlier this month the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest forecast for the world economy. It suggested that global economic recovery had suffered new setbacks, and the prospects for growth were clouded in uncertainty.
By David Jessop
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October 2012
Tuesday October 9, 2012
Leading Caribbean agriculturist Dr Arlington Chesney, executive director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), has highlighted the opportunities the Caribbean's mainland territories such as Suriname, Guyana and Belize offer in the matter of food security.
(CMC)
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October 2012
Friday October 5 2012
The Jamaican Standard for the Production of Processed Foods - utilising the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) Principles - will assist all food handlers with the various aspects of producing food items in accordance with international standards.
by Sacha Walters-Gregor for the Jamaica Gleaner
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October 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 4, 2012
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Moreno has called on Latin America and the Caribbean to promote the development of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) if the region is to make progress in its poverty reduction efforts.
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October 2012
Port of Spain, Trinidad
P.J Patterson, the formere Jamaican prime minister, delivered the second Caribbean Academy for Law and Court Administration (CALCA) lecture on "International Law, World Trade Organisation (WTO)- Interface with the Economic Partnership Agreement.
by Peter Richards, Interpress Service.
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October 2012
September 15 2012
VITACURA, Santiago, Chile
Foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer from the economic slowdown that started in the second half of 2011.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Report.
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September 2012
September 25 2012
Most commodity prices dropped Monday as worries about global economic growth bubble back to the surface (AP)
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September 2012
September 25 2012
The St Kitts-Nevis government is seeking an extension in implementing certain measures under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries signed with Europe in 2008, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has said.
September 2012
LONDON, England
All Caribbean governments are faced with a conundrum: how to stimulate growth at a time when they know they have little option but to cut public expenditure, reduce their indebtedness and introduce tough austerity measures.
By David Jessop
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September 2012
September 14 2012
The importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries acting jointly to address their development needs has become acute.
by Sir Ronald Sanders
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September 2012
BELMOPAN, Belize, September 20, 2012
Belize officially defaulted on its international debt obligations yesterday (September 19) when it failed to make the US$23.5 million interest payment that it had outstanding on its sovereign bonds.
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September 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 20, 2012
A US$2.7 million technical cooperation program is to provide individualized capacity-building training to 15 microfinance institutions in the Caribbean from the end of this month.
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September 2012
London, England, September 21, 2012
In recent months there has been little media coverage in the Caribbean about the contentious issue of the United Kingom's AIr Passenger Duty (APD).
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September 2012
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (OECS)
The OECS Secretariat in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean States’ (ECS) Brussels Mission brings together experts from the regional private sector and a number of international organisations to discuss opportunities for investments in “green technologies”.
Caricom Secretariat. Read article here: http://news.caribseek.com/index.php/caribbean/caribbean-news/oecs-news/item/25094-oecs-private-sector-to-discuss-green-economy
September 2012
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday, September 17, 2012
The government of Guyana is making no apologies about the fact that it is buying pirated textbooks for public schools as a cost-saving measure.
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September 2012