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Antigua: Five Pillars of Growth Identified for Tourism
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Jan-13
- Travel/Tourism
- Rating: Unrated
St. John's - Jan. 10, 2013 - Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation the Hon. John Maginley has identified the major areas of focus for his ministry in the year 2013. These were outlined in his recent contribution to the budget debate in the lower house on Tuesday.
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Port-of-Spain - Jan. 10, 2013 - CMC – A ruthless Trinidad and Tobago stormed to the top of the Caribbean T20 standings on Wednesday night after clobbering hapless Leeward Islands by 95 runs in a lopsided affair.
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St Kitts - Jan. 9, 2013 - South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field in the
2nd One Day International of the 5 Match ODI series against the West
Indies Women at Warner Park on Wednesday morning.
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Jamaica's debt hurricane - Greece of the Western Hemisphere
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Jan-13
- Economy, Trade & Investment
- Rating: Unrated
Jan. 9, 2013 - The Caribbean nation actually is in worse financial shape than Greece,”
the editorial said, noting that the island pays more in interest than
any other country. “It has tried to restructure its loans to stretch
them out over more years, at lower interest rates, with no success. Such
a move would be risky for its already nervous lenders.”
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Cayman Islands: Cruise Line Dropping Cayman
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Jan-13
- Travel/Tourism
- Rating: Unrated
Jan. 4, 2013 - Businesses dependent on cruise tourism are in for another rocky year after a decision by Carnival Cruise Line to reduce the calls its ships make to the Cayman Islands. The new tourism minister confirmed that he spoke to the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) by telephone just before Christmas and was informed that cruise passenger arrivals from Carnival are projected to fall by nearly a quarter of a million this year as ships by-pass Grand Cayman in favour of ports with cruise facilities.
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Trinidad - Petrotrin signs $b agreement
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Jan-13
- Environment/Energy
- Rating: Unrated
Port-of-Spain - Jan 4, 2013 -- The Ministry of Energy has awarded State-oil company Petrotrin two exploration and production licences for Trinmar acreages Trinidad Northern Areas Block (TNA) and the North Marine Block.
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Castries, St Lucia – Jan. 4, 2013 - Cricket lovers in St Lucia got the chance to secure their favourite seats as ticket sales for the Caribbean T20 tournament started on the island on Thursday.
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Jamaica: Tourism Minister Welcomes Inaugural Flight from Russia
- By S Coward
- Published 03-Jan-13
- Travel/Tourism
- Rating: Unrated
Jan. 3, 2013 - Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, welcomed 320 passengers of the Russian flight, Transaero Airlines, as it made its inaugural trip to Jamaica, landing at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, on January 1.
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Bermuda: Ex-MP Dodwell to run Tourism Authority
- By S Coward
- Published 03-Jan-13
- Travel/Tourism
- Rating: Unrated
Jan. 3, 2012 - (royalgazette.com): Veteran hotelier David Dodwell has been appointed chairman designate of a new Tourism Authority.
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Bermuda: Island’s Q3 tourism figures drop
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Jan-13
- Travel/Tourism
- Rating: Unrated
Jan. 2, 2013 - The Island’s third quarter tourism for 2012 slumped by nearly three percent in comparison with the year before.
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Jamaica: IMF Deal Close
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Jan-13
- International Monetary Fund
- Rating: Unrated
Kingston - January 2, 2013 - The Government is close to reaching a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, stating that discussions with the technical team "are virtually at an end".
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Antigua: Government to launch new social protection programme
- By S Coward
- Published 02-Jan-13
- Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
- Rating: Unrated
St. John's - Jan. 2, 2013 - With technical and financial assistance from the World Bank, Government is designing a mechanism that offers immediate but temporary economic relief to a disadvantaged group of the population.
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(Official Movie) THRIVE: What On Earth Will It Take?
- By S Coward
- Published 24-Dec-12
- Economy, Trade & Investment , Environment/Energy
- Rating: Unrated
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St. Kitts and Nevis elevated to “a high income country”
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Dec-12
- Economy, Trade & Investment
- Rating: Unrated
Basseterre - Dec. 23, 2012 - St. Kitts and Nevis has been upgraded to “a high income” country by the United States of America.
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New Manufacturing Company in Haiti to Initiate High-End Apparel Production with IDB Support
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Dec-12
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Rating: Unrated
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Dec. 23, 2012 - The new company Industrial Revolution II LP (IRII) will receive a loan of up to $1 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), allowing it to retrofit and equip a garment factory in Port-au-Prince and train workers living at the base of the economic pyramid in Haiti.
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Blogs by this Author
APD increases will harm Caribbean tourism, critics say
- By S Coward
- Published 26-May-11
Blog by Claire TuckerMay 26, 2011Critics have lashed out at proposed changes to the British air passenger duty scheme, saying that they will have a detrimental effect on economies both in the UK and a...