MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and CEO of BMR Energy Bruce Levy will meet this week with energy industry and government leaders from across the Caribbean to discuss renewable energy development following the recent hurricanes in the region. The destructive impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria have been felt across the Caribbean […]
Bridgetown, Barbados – Regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean has seen an increase in its overall support for charitable causes across the English and Dutch Caribbean, according to its latest Social Annual Report. The bank’s charitable arm, The First Caribbean ComTrust Foundation, recently released its Social Annual Report 2016 which revealed that it gave over USD$1.2 million […]
During his recent short visit to Grenada, the OAS Secretary-General, H.E. Luis Almagro, accompanied by Mr. Paul Spence, Political Advisor, met with a delegation of representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSO), led by Ms. Judy Williams, at the OAS Grenada Office on September 20th, 2017. The Secretary-General advised the CSO representatives that the OAS accorded […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 15, 2017. Over 100 industry leaders from the public and private sectors across the region are expected to converge in Jamaica this December to discuss how best to attract more business from international companies to the Caribbean in areas such as call centre operations, website and animation design, and legal and accounting […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, SEPTEMBER 12 2017 – GIS: – With just weeks to go before the official opening of the newly constructed wing at the Spiceland Mall International, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has recently visited the much talked-about premier shopping center to see firsthand the level of investment and expansion that has taken place at the mall. Dr. Mitchell and the […]
Implementation of the project started in Costa Rica where experts shared their knowledge on this topic to enrich learning materials and revise the results after the initiative concludes. San Jose, 28 August 2017 (IICA). A new initiative, promoted by three important international organizations, seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of the results of projects […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Friday, July 07, 2017: The Central Statistical Office, OF THE Ministry of Finance and Energy, is preparing to design a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) as part of its efforts to strengthen the Grenada National Statistical System (NSS). This is being done with technical assistance from the Partnership in […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, May 8, 2017 – GIS: Qatar, one of the most advanced Arab states, is seriously considering the construction of a sports village and mega yacht marina in Grenada. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell made this disclosure after meeting with Qatar’s minister of finance during a recent overseas trip. The meeting was held […]
On the second day of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, government representatives presented their experiences regarding voluntary national reviews to achieve the worldwide initiative’s objectives. (April 27, 2017) The strengthening of institutions, especially through improved construction and measurement of national statistics systems’ indicators, as well as […]
