S Coward
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IMF Mission and Antigua and Barbuda Reach Agreement in Principle on US$125 Million Loan
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- International Monetary Fund
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March 18, 2010 -- “The Antiguan authorities and an IMF staff mission have reached agreement on a program that the mission will recommend the IMF support through a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for SDR 81 million (about US $124 million) over 36 months.
Dominica among 20 Caribbean countries to participate in Caribbean ICT Roadshow in August, 2010
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Computer/ IT
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Roseau, Dominica – March 18, 2010 -- Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Ms. Bernadette Lewis has underscored the importance of the greater use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) by Caribbean countries as a mechanism to foster greater economic development in the region and to mitigate some of the challenges the region faces.
IDB Fund Expands Training and Employment Program for Youth in Latin America & Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Inter-American Development Bank
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March 18, 2010 -- FOMIN’s Donors Committee approved on March 10 a $3.6 million technical assistance program to support training and employment programs in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Haiti.
OECS National Statistics Offices to benefit from Technical Cooperation for Statistical and Data Management
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
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Castries St. Lucia -- March 18, 2010 -- The OECS Secretariat says a recent meeting of OECS Directors of Statistics will serve to inform critical approaches towards Statistical and Data Management.
Cayman Islands: Talks with the FCO begin 22nd March
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Financial Crisis/ Recession , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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March 18, 2010 -- An economic team from the FCO will visit Cayman during the week of 22
March to conduct an economic review. They will also discuss with the
Financial Secretary and his team the production of a draft three-year
plan to deliver sustainable public finances, which could be presented
with the budget for 2010/11 in April.
Earthquake Pushed Haiti's Poverty Levels Back a Decade; Opens Way to Rebuild Better
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- ECLAC , Haiti Earthquake
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St. George's - 18 March 2010 -- "Recent natural catastrophes such as hurricanes and earthquakes have only aggravated an already critical financial and economic scenario in a number of Caribbean nations. Disaster assessment is vital in the process of building back better," said ECLAC Executive SecretaryAlicia Bárcena.
St. Maarten: Air Berlin Interested in Flying to St. Maarten
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Airlines/Cruiselines
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Philipsburg -- March 18, 2010 -- Commissioner of Tourism and Aviation Frans Richardson says Air Berlin
is very interested in flying between St. Maarten and Berlin, Germany.
St. Vincent: Two new constituencies coming
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Kingstown - March 18, 2010 -- The Dr.
Ralph Gonsalves-led ULP administration successfully used its two-thirds
majority in Parliament on Thursday, March 4, to ensure the passage of
a Bill that raises the number of electoral seats in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines from 15 to 17.
Turks & Caicos: Wage cuts for civil servants
- By S Coward
- Published Yesterday
- Financial Crisis/ Recession
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Providenciales - March 18, 2010 -- (tciweeklynews.com): Civil servants are to have their salaries and allowances slashed by 10
per cent in a desperate bid to curtail expenditure following the
collapse of fiscal remedy plans.
March 18, 2010 -- The SA is silent as to quantum, which would seem to mean that the group will enjoy unlimited access to taxpayers’ funds...Indeed, it seems clear that the cupboard is bare and that this CLF group has no unpledged assets of any value...No mention of interest at all.
We are therefore now advancing an unlimited quantum of taxpayers’
funds, for which no security has been provided and those funds are
being advanced at ZERO interest...