BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Thursday May 21, 2015 – A study commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recommended a major rethink of the regional airline industry and the setting up of a CARICOM Airlines Association to identify opportunities to reduce costs, create greater synergies and earn more revenue.
WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday May 21, 2015 – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$69.7 million three-year aid programme for Haiti to help its continued recovery from a devastating earthquake that claimed a quarter million lives five years ago.
About US$10 million has already been disbursed under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) while the remainder will be phased in, subject to semi-annual programme reviews.
A new Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study has proposed a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to tackle chronic youth unemployment in regional territories. The Study is entitled “Youth are our Future: The Imperative of Youth Employment for Sustainable Development.”
[SKN] Specific challenges of giving youth the right training and tools for the labour market were examined in a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) study presented today at a seminar at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors in St Kitts and Nevis, May 20-21.
[Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis] Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, has suggested that Caribbean countries should take a fresh look at a more integrated approach to tackling the region’s development challenges.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), he proposed what he called an integrated regional approach to the production and distribution of alternative energy, be it blue or green energy.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 18, 2015: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, is pressing for a regional approach to growing the Caribbean tourism market.
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 20, 2015 (SKNIS): The representatives of the 27 member-states attending the 45th Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) were encouraged to undertake productive deliberations to assist in the development of the region.
Acting Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency S.W. Tapley Seaton Q.C., delivered the welcome remarks.
A study commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recommended a major rethink of the regional airline industry and for the setting up of a CARICOM Airlines Association to identify opportunities to reduce costs, create greater synergies and earn more revenue. It has also proposed the creation of an Air Transport Reform Authority to address longer-term strategic issues at the regional level.These were among the steps identified to place the industry on a firmer footing to facilitate its re-launching into the global marketplace as a stronger competitor.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – May 20, 2015…………..Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne has told his colleague governors of the Caribbean Development Bank that there are challenges that need addressing as a matter of urgency if they are to consolidate their gains and secure their futures.
Education and Science and Technology Minister the Hon. Michael Browne will on Wednesday present Antigua and Barbuda’s position on Gender Equity in Education at the World Education Forum being held here in the Republic of Korea under the theme, “Equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030. Transforming lives through Education.”