- Food & Oil Crisis en-us http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com N/A http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com 20 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4135/1/IMFs-Regional-Economic-Outlook-Says-Caribbean-Latin-America-Prepared-to-Face-Current-Global-Shocks-but-Risks-Persist/Several-priorities-for-region.html Washington -- Oct. 23, 2008 -- The ongoing global turmoil represents a confluence of negative shocks for Latin America and the Caribbean, but the region is expected to deal with the current global shocks better than in previous crises, according to the most recent Regional Economic Outlook (REO) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3636/1/St-Kitts-and-Nevis-to-get-assistance-from-the-FAO/Help-for-small-farmers-and-vulnerable-households.html Basseterre -- July 11, 2008 -- A call by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas at last month’s World Food Security Summit in Rome for the FAO to assist Member Countries with seeds, fertilizer and other inputs to assist the farmers to carry out a rapid production of agricultural products has not fallen on deaf years. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3597/1/IDB-Caribbean-hardest-hit-by-food-and-energy-price-shocks/Negative-net-impact-is-54-percent.html St. John's -- July 4, 2008 -- Rising food and oil prices are hitting the Caribbean more than any other region in the Western Hemisphere, Inter-American Development (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno said in Antigua. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3596/1/Trinidads-Central-Bank-Governor-on-the-Impact-of-Global-Events-on-Caribbean-Economies/Tourism-arrivals-continue-to-be-strong.html July 4, 2008 : Economists and policymakers are facing similar challenges as we realize that, in the current global environment, the traditional analyses no longer fit as well as before and the traditional policy prescriptions don’t seem to work as well as they once did. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3574/1/Air-Canada-drops-Trinidad-Tobago-route-After-60-Years.html Port-of-Spain -- June 29, 2008 -- Air Canada will stop flying to T&T at the end of August, ending 60 years of uninterrupted service on the Toronto-Port-of-Spain route.When the airline ceases flights after August 31st, it will retrench 13 local staff and transfer its customer service manager in Trinidad, Wayne Joseph, to another country. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3573/1/Fuel-Surcharge-Increase-Expected-in-St-Vincent-Soon/VINLEC-spends-over-25m-in-fuel.html Kingstown -- June 29, 2008 -- (thevincentian.com): Consumers of electricity in this country have been forewarned of another increase in their electric bills, beginning at the end of this month. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3552/1/Greenspan-Bullish-on-Regional-Tourism.html June 24, 2008 -- Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday said Caribbean region tourism could prosper despite the damage caused by high oil prices leading to sky-rocketing airfares and withdrawn flights. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3550/1/AirTran-Airways-Announces-New-Service-From-BaltimoreWashington-to-San-Juan.html Orlando, Fla. -- June 24, 2008 --  AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. has announced that it will add nonstop flights between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport beginning December 20, 2008. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3544/1/Oil-Fueled-Catastrophe-in-the-Airline-Industry-Would-Cripple-US-Economy-and-Eliminate-American-Jobs/Tourism-would-be-devasted-in-the-US.html Radnor, PA -- June 24, 2008--The skyrocketing price of aviation fuel will have devastating implications far beyond new surcharges for checked bags and in-flight beverage services according to a new study prepared by the Business Travel Coalition (BTC). admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3538/1/Trinidads-Inflation-at-100-REPO-Rate-Stays-at-825/Bank-intensifies-level-of-open-market-operations.html Port-of-Spain -- June 23, 2008 -- The latest data on inflation released by the Central Statistical Office indicate that headline inflation rose to 10 per cent on a year-on-year basis to May 2008 from 9.3 per cent in the previous month. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500