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Jamaica to improve education with IDB financing
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Mar-10
- Inter-American Development Bank , Education
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Washington -- Mar. 1, 2010 -- The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $45 million in financing to improve Jamaica's education system and expand compulsory schooling from 16 years to 18 years of age.
IDB, UK discuss Compete Caribbean and Aid for Trade Programs
- By S Coward
- Published 07-Feb-10
- Inter-American Development Bank , Economy, Trade & Investment
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Bridgetown, Barbados (Feb. 7, 2010 ) – The United Kingdom Department of International Development (DFID) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) discussed Feb. 5 progress made in joint trade support and in the preparation of projects to promote private sector development and competitiveness in the Caribbean.
IDB launches business plan competition for tourism projects in the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 14-Dec-09
- Inter-American Development Bank , Travel/Tourism
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Dec. 14, 2009 -- The Inter-American Development Bank will hold a business plan competition for Caribbean tourism projects involving low-income communities in their value chains. The contest, organized by the IDB’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative, is open to companies based in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
IDB: Crisis Harming Latin America & Caribbean Long-Term Growth Prospects
- By S Coward
- Published 31-Mar-09
- Financial Crisis/ Recession , Inter-American Development Bank
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March 31, 2009 -- The global financial crisis will have important negative economic
effects in Latin America and the Caribbean even if rich nations start
to recover in 2010, according to a study by the Research Department of
the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
IDB to help Jamaica Build & Repair Schools & Improve Primary Education
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Dec-08
- Inter-American Development Bank , Education
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Kingston -- Dec. 18, 2008 -- Jamaica will build and repair schools and improve the quality and
efficiency of its primary education system with a $14 million loan
approved Dec. 17 by the Inter-American Development Bank.
Suriname to Decentralize Government Operations with IDB Support
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Dec-08
- Inter-American Development Bank , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Dec. 13, 2008 -- Suriname will empower local governments to take direct initiative and
accountability over basic fiscal functions as well as the delivery of
core public services with an Inter-American Development Bank $13.5
million loan.
IDB to unveil action plan to improve road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Mar-10
- Inter-American Development Bank
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March 10, 2010 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will present a comprehensive
Action Plan to improve road safety and reduce mortality rates in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
IDB considers additional Haiti debt relief
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Jan-10
- Inter-American Development Bank , Haiti Earthquake
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Jan. 23, 2010 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the largest multilateral source of assistance and debt relief for Haiti, is considering a mechanism for the further alleviation of Haiti’s $441 million debt to the IDB in the wake of the destruction caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Jamaica gets $21 million IDB loan to increase public security, fight violence
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Dec-09
- Inter-American Development Bank , Crime/Security
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Dec. 18, 2009 -- Jamaica will improve public security with a $21 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The facility will finance crime prevention and strategic interventions to address risk factors that lead youths into a path of crime and violence.
IADB Approves $15 million Loan to Provide Housing in Suriname
- By S Coward
- Published 08-Dec-09
- Inter-American Development Bank
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Dec. 8, 2009 - The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $15 million loan to provide housing solutions to approximately 3.000 Surinamese households, both along the coast and in Suriname’s interior.