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WTO: Tourism confronting the Economic Downturn
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Mar-09
- Travel/Tourism , Associations
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World Bank Approves US$5 Million Grant for Emergency School Reconstruction in Haiti
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Mar-09
- Associations , Education
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Washington -- March 6, 2009- The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a US$5 million grant to the IFC Financing to Help First Global Bank Serve Needs of Jamaican Businesses
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Mar-09
- Associations
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Statement by the Secretary-General of the ACP Group at the 3rd Regional Meeting of The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Feb-09
- Associations , Financial Crisis/ Recession
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Officials at ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Express Concern Over Global Financial Crisis
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Feb-09
- Financial Crisis/ Recession , Associations
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See also: http://www.guyanachronicle.com/topstory.html#Anchor--------------16246
Grenada: World Bank Approves US$3 Million to Reduce Youth Unemployment
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Jan-09
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Washington -- Jan. 26, 2009 -- The World Bank Board of Directors, on Jan. 15, approved a US$3 million zero-interest credit to increase youth employment in Grenada by providing private sector-driven training.
EU & Grenada review the country�s project portfolio
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Nov-08
- Associations , Economy, Trade & Investment , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Roseau -- Nov. 7, 2008 -- The Delegation of the European Commission in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will meet with government officials who administer EC-funded projects in Grenada on 6 November 2008 as part of a comprehensive Country Portfolio Review (CPR).
Caribbean Utility Regulators Meet in Belize
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Nov-08
- Associations
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Belize -- Nov. 6, 2008 -- Floyd Phillips, President, Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators, OOCUR: "The purpose of this meeting really is to pull the various regulators to try to discuss the possibilities of a common regulatory framework throughout the Caribbean and that is the theme of this conference and this is what we've been pushing for from the time we decided to form OOCUR."
Communique Issued at 8th AGM/ Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV & AIDS (PANCAP), Jamaica
- By S Coward
- Published 05-Nov-08
- Health/Medical , Associations
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CARICOM, Guyana -- Nov. 5, 2008 -- Under the theme, Leadership: Uniting Vision and Purpose, the Eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) was held on 29 -31 October 2008, in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
1st CARIFORUM - EU Business Forum 24-25 Nov,2008 - Barbados
- By S Coward
- Published 05-Nov-08
- Economy, Trade & Investment , Associations
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Bridgetown -- Nov. 5, 2008 -- The Caribbean Export Development Agency, in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) and the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) will be hosting the 1st CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Business Forum in Barbados on November 24-25, 2008 at the Barbados Hilton Hotel, Bridgetown.
Inter American Investment Cooperation & ICWI Sign Agreement that will Benefit English Speaking Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 05-Nov-08
- Economy, Trade & Investment , Banking/ Finance , Associations
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Washington, D.C. - On October 8, 2008, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and Jamaica’s ICWI Investments Limited signed an agency agreement under which ICWI will operate as the IIC’s agent in Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
ECLAC Report: Latin America and the Caribbean Focus More on Signing Trade Agreements than Achieving Regional Integration
- By S Coward
- Published 29-Oct-08
- Economy, Trade & Investment , Associations , ECLAC
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Oct. 29, 2008 -- In the midst of an uncertain international context, countries in the region are striving to advance towards trade agreements that reduce associated transaction costs.
Latin America and Caribbean exports rise in face of global crisis, reports UN
- By S Coward
- Published 29-Oct-08
- Associations , Economy, Trade & Investment
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Otc. 29, 2008 - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean are on track to grow at an estimated 23 per cent this year, despite the global financial crisis, according to a report released today by the United Nations office for the region.
St. Kitts and Nevis elected to serve on UN�s ECOSOC
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Oct-08
- Associations , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Basseterre -- Oct. 23, 2008 -- St. Kitts and Nevis was among 18 nations elected on Wednesday by the United Nations to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Countries to Strengthen Development of Statistics On Information Technologies at ECLAC Conference
- By S Coward
- Published 17-Oct-08
- Associations , Economy, Trade & Investment , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations , ECLAC
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ECLAC -- Oct. 17, 2008 -- Experts and officials from several Latin American, Caribbean and European nations will gather in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from October 22-24 for the Eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee of ECLAC's Statistical Conference of the Americas, to review progress in the implementation of the biennial programme of regional and international cooperation 2007-2009.