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OPINION: Developing economies increasingly vulnerable in unstable global financial system
In this column, Yilmaz Akyuz, chief economist at the South Centre in Geneva, argues that emerging and developing economies have become more closely integrated into an inherently unstable internatio
Opening Remarks Mr. Nigel Romano Vice President Of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank Special…
Good morning ladies and gentlemen .
New St. Kitts-Nevis Cabinet sworn in
St. Kitts-Nevis new Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris has announced a nine-member Cabinet of Ministers to administer the affairs of the twin-island Federation.
Women’s issues in focus at Barbados forum
Directors and coordinators of the Women’s Gender Bureaux from Member States of the
Haiti’s President leads ceremony to honour carnival accident victims
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Evans Paul led thousands of mourners in the country’s main public park on Saturday to honour the 16 victims of the carnival float accident.
Chikungunya thrives with climate variability in Caribbean
Jenny had gone to bed feeling well, but an hour into her sleep she suddenly awoke with a "stiff, cramping pain" behind one knee.
St. Kitts-Nevis joins International Mother Language Day observance
A day aimed at developing a fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions around the world as well as promoting unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism
CARICOM saddened by Haitian Carnival deaths
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended the Community’s condolences to families of the p
Bahamas PM urges continued IDB support for the Caribbean
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says Caribbean countries are still suffering from the effects of the recession but were continuing to put in place measures to e
PM Harris Receives Best Wishes From Across The Region
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 20, 2015 (SKNIS): Prominent leaders across the region have extended congratulations to the new Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.
Agriculture Minister Expects Growth To Continue
KINGSTON (JIS) -- Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is expecting the agricultural sector to continue its recovery during this quarter.
CARICOM Heads of Government meet in The Bahamas next week
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon.
Saint Lucia’s Private Sector to Get a Financial Boost from Caribbean Export
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has awarded some €303,000 in financial assistance to seventeen (17) successful grant applications via the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (
Jamaica launches National Cyber Security Strategy
The Government’s effort to secure citizens using the internet and to make the country safe for business operation by way of a National Cyber Security Strategy, has received international commendati
CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-IDB seeking projects from Caribbean countries
WASHINGTON, Feb 18, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will provide up to seven million US dollars in grants to finance regional public goods (RPGs) projects in Latin America a
Jamaica embarks on $54.4M measles prevention campaign
The Government is to spend $54.4 million to implement a Measles Prevention Campaign, which will run from February 16 to May 8, 2015.
Regional finance ministers meeting in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 18, CMC – Caribbean finance ministers will meet here from Thursday for the Fourth Meeting of the Governors of the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development