Top official discards Haiti-Dom. Rep. energy link for now

Santo Domingo.- Energy Commissioner Enrique Ramirez on Monday debunked notions of interconnecting Haiti and Dominican Republic with power lines for now, “maybe down the line, say in 20 years.” His affirmation comes in the wake of a report by Haiti newspaper Le Nouvelliste, that Andress ...
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IMF and World Bank review B’dos finance sector

BRIDGETOWN—The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the Central Bank of Barbados said the two Washington-based financial institutions will conduct the financial sector assessment...
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IDB providing millions in funds for water project in Haiti

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is providing a US$35.5 million grant to Haiti for a programme to expand and improve drinking water services in the capital of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. It said the grant will support the secon...
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Cash Flow Woes At LIAT

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Following last weekend’s fanfare and celebration surrounding LIAT’s acquisition of the first of eight new ATR aircraft, cash flow problems resulting from the re-fleeting exercise have surfaced. LIAT management warned staff that June salaries may be paid ...
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US diplomat says CBSI having an impact on security in the region

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – United States Ambassador Brent Hardt says the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), now into its third year, is beginning to have an impact as a result of the many programmes implemented to fight crimes in the region. Hardt along with Home Affairs Minister Clem...
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Model draft legislations on EPA to be discussed in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Legislative drafters from Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries meet here on Wednesday to discuss draft model bills intended to give effect to measures contained in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union in 2008. The meeting is bei...
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Human trafficking challenges for CARICOM states

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -THE LATEST Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report by the United States Department of State, valuable as it is,  is a reminder that countries of the Caribbean region are back in that cycle of recurring admonition from Washington as lacking in vigorous commitment to combat this...
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Region discussing sustainable growth and development strategies

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Government and business leaders from across the Caribbean are gathered here this week along with international donor and lending agencies to take stock of how they have been collaborating on putting in place solutions to sustainable growth and development in the region. ...
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Bahamas PM warns crime and political agendas can hinder growth

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The prime minister of this archipelago of islands warns that crime, poor planning and the politicization of development agendas threatens the future viability of Caribbean economies. Addressing a gathering of leaders from the public and private sectors around the region...
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Former government minister dies

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former finance minister Sir Richard Christopher Haynes has died after a prolonged battle with throat cancer. He was 77. Sir Richard, a surgeon, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Sunday. The former opposition leader , who was once dubbed the second most power...
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