Kent Vital is a practicing economist with a BSC in Economics from the University of the West Indies and an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. With more than 25 years of professional experience, he has a thorough knowledge of the economies of CARICOM countries. He has had direct responsibility for monitoring […]
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St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris (L) with Citizenship by Investment Unit CEO Les Khan BASSETERRE, St Kitts — In his budget presentation in parliament last week, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris touched upon the abuses recently uncovered in the country’s citizenship by investment programme (CIP), including allegations […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has mobilised more than US$85 million to increase the region’s energy security through geothermal energy development. On Thursday, CDB’s board of directors approved acceptance of further financing under the Sustainable Energy Facility (SEF) for the Eastern Caribbean from IDB, […]
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St Croix will welcome additional flights this winter ST CROIX, USVI — The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has embarked on a marketing initiative with Seaborne Airlines and Cape Air to promote new flights between San Juan and St Croix, helping to meet the demand for travel to the island this winter season. On […]
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Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Hugh Riley BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — On the heels of the past year’s successful Year of Rejuvenation, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has declared 2019 the Year of Festivals in the Caribbean. Throughout 2019, the region will celebrate the unique rhythm and tempo of each CTO destination. “The […]
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has invited the competent authorities of the Bank of Nova Scotia to a meeting by January 7, 2019, to discuss the purchase of the bank’s branch holdings in Antigua and Barbuda. The invitation is contained in a letter sent on December 13 by […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — During 2018, the Canadian government-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project launched two protocol series, one entitled: IMPACT Justice Protocol Series: Working with Children in the Eastern Caribbean Justice System and the other entitled: IMPACT Justice Protocol Series: Working with Persons with Disabilities in the Eastern Caribbean Justice […]
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Frank Comito MIAMI, USA — The Caribbean’s private sector has a unique opportunity to generate strong profits in the new year with the unprecedented quantity of airlift coming into the region. Director general and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Frank Comito, encouraged regional stakeholders to get ready for what the association […]
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GENEVA, Switzerland — Antigua and Barbuda has officially intervened in the ongoing discussions concerning the reform of the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This intervention was made by the country’s permanent representative, Colin Murdoch, during the December sitting of the organisation’s General Council (GC) meeting, Antigua News Room reported. In his […]
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and Microsoft have held discussions to explore strategies and harmonised approaches to accelerating digital transformation in the Caribbean. The talks centred on opportunities for CTU and Microsoft cooperating to educate Caribbean stakeholders on and encouraging adoption of cloud-based solutions for transforming government operations. According to […]
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