Guyana and Suriname will not become air hubs, says IDB report
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — A report commissioned by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) concluded that Guyana and Suriname will not in the near future become air hubs in the region. The report by Andy…
CCB/CCB Country Department Caribbean / 2016 Summer Internship Program, Washington DC
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) | 1300 New York Avenue, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20577, USA | Tel: (202) 623-1000 | Fax: (202) 623-3096 Organization: IDB – Inter-American Development Bank Country: United States City: Washington Office: IDB Washington United States CARIBBEAN…
Bahamas Minister outlines IDB Citizen Security Loan
From Bahamas Information Services Hon. Shane Gibson Remarks on IDB Citizen Security Loan Jan 28, 2016 – 6:51:02 PM Nassau, Bahamas – Remarks by Hon. D. Shane Gibson, M.P., J.P., Minister of Labour and National Insurance & The Public Service…
Energy cost greatest deterrent to growth in Caribbean – Simpson Miller
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the high cost of energy is the single greatest deterrent to economic growth in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Addressing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) sponsored 2014…
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival shows off costumes/IDB proposes new developmental policies to boost growth in Caribbean
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival shows off costumes From Bahama islands info NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie and Vice President of Administration and External Affairs at Baha Mar, Mr. Robert Sands, view the Costume exhibition for…
IDB study sheds light on financial behavior of Latin American and Caribbean
FromCaribbean360 The study, “Economic Status and Remittance Behavior among Latin American and Caribbean Migrants in the Post-Recession Period,” was commissioned by the MIF and carried out by the Inter-American Dialogue. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, CMC – A new study by…
1 Million USD awarded by IDB towards increasing foreign direct investment into Caribbean
From Caribbean Export Development Agency The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) has been awarded $1 Million USD by the Inter-America Development Bank (IDB) under a Regional Public Goods (RPG) Programme to execute a number of projects over the…
Business process outsourcing incubator for Montego Bay
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON: Jamaica, Thursday July 10, 2014 – Jamaica’s fast-growing business process outsourcing industry (BPO) is projecting a growth rate of 50 per cent in the next two years, and the creation of 7,000 new jobs. Some of that…
Trinidad & Tobago has third most inflexible expenditures in the Caribbean
By AleemKhan From Breaking News Trinidad & Tobago T&T has the third highest and most inflexible expenditures in the Caribbean, according to the latest available Inter-American Development Bank Quarterly Bulletin (May 2014). Barbados has the highest, and Jamaica has the…
T&T Energy Minister speaks at the IDB Natural Gas in the Caribbean Conference in Miami
June 8, 2014: The following is the speech delivered by the Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Senator the Honourable Kevin Ramnarine at the IDB Natural Gas in the Caribbean, Hyatt Regency, Miami on June 5, 2014: I have argued…