HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Modifications to laws governing self-employment came into effect last Friday in Cuba, as part of the policy to improve the legal framework under which 13 percent of the Cuban workforce operates as self employed. Such workers or who wish to begin can go to the processing offices to start the process […]
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By Sheena Forde BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — The coconut industry in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean should soon be receiving a further boost because the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) will be financing a second coconut project in the region. Word of this came from programme manager, Delegation of the European Union to […]
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Uma Ramakrishnan visited Kingston from December 3 to 7, 2018, to take stock of progress on Jamaica’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). At the end of the visit, Ramakrishnan issued the following statement: “Positive developments continue to […]
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By Cathy Buffonge Caribbean News Now contributor BRADES, Montserrat — Now in its tenth year, Montserrat’s Literary Festival, the Alliouagana Festival of the Word, was held during November, with the theme Understanding Legacies, Celebrating Achievements, Embracing Tomorrow. The Festival is organized every year by head of the local Open Campus of the University of the […]
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Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, has expressed sincerest thanks to every single member and supporter of the ruling United Workers Party (UWP), who have stuck with the party in good and trying times. He has promised not to let them down. “We promise that we will not let you down and we remain committed to making […]
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By Spence M. Finlayson Public speaking for me is one of the gifts from my Creator. In addition to speaking successfully as an international conference speaker, I have also been blessed with the gifts of writing and hosting my own television and radio shows. I have been honoured to give 5,000 speeches and presentations in […]
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By Melanius Alphonse At the November 20, 2018, sitting of parliament, the government of Saint Lucia borrowed EC$13 million from the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) for consultants to conduct implementation workshops and to set up a Performance Management and Delivery Unit (known as Pemandu), reaffirming that the entire policy focus and socio-economic agenda of the […]
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By Drexwell Seymour Introduction I believe the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) had good intentions of ensuring that the employees in the hospitality industry get 100 percent of the 10 percent service charge by December 1, 2018. Unfortunately, the day before the implementation, a press release was released to announce that that […]
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