BVI to host inaugural OECS environmental sustainability meeting

ROAD, TOWN, BVI -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) ministers responsible for environmental portfolios will meet in Road Town, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands this week for their inaugural meeting since the Revised Treaty of Basseterre came into force in 2011. The meeting...
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EU, Spain, IDB to help Caribbean develop renewable energy

NEW YORK, Sept 29, CMC – The Inter America Development Bank (IDB) says it is prepared to work with donor organizations and countries to avoid duplication on projects as the Caribbean seeks to reinforce collaboration in the field of renewable energy. “Our long and close relationship wit...
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Youth in Agriculture Farm Programme growing

For the first time in the three year history of the Youth in Agriculture Farm Programme, hosted by the Inter American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture, (IICA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, and The Technical and Vocational Education and...
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Praedial larceny undermining agricultural sector

PRAEDIAL larceny has proven to be a constant disincentive to agriculture production, says CEO of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul. The BAS is therefore appealing to the authorities to move quickly in introducing legislation to address this issue. Furthermore, the BAS feels the...
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CARIFORUM and EU discussing projects for funding

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 28, CMC – The Steering Committees of the CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME) and CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Standby Facilities are considering proposals for eight projects for funding. The two-day meeting, which begins here on Tuesday, is bein...
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IMF warns of possible changes to PetroCaribe arrangement

Montego Bay, St James — A director, Western Hemisphere department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Alejandro Werner says the dip in the price of oil will benefit much of the region's current accounts, so long as it doesn't inadvertently lead to the end of the PetroCaribe arrangement...
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New study urges the Caribbean to do more to facilitate trade

WASHINGTON,USA - A new study by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) is urging Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to do more to facilitate trade in order to boost exports. "Three years of sluggish growth in the exports of Latin America and the Caribbean make it urgent to implement policies...
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