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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
The entire Board of the Jamaica Tourist Board has resigned amidst the
country’s struggles with the tourist industry, its main foreign
exchange earner.
The resignation sent shockwaves throughout the nation despite reports
that the Board voluntarily tendered their resignation to allow Tourism
Minister, Edmund Bartlett to select a new team to lead the tourism
ministry in addressing the challenges the industry now faces.
Meanwhile, Bartlett is coming under fire from the Opposition Spokesman
on Tourism, Dr Wykeham McNeill, who has been demanding a state of the
tourism industry report to the nation from Bartlett, along with plans
for the upcoming winter tourist season which begins December 15.
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Busy week ahead for CARICOM officials |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Education, external trade, the implementation of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) and
the impact of the global economic crisis on the region, will be among
the areas of discussion when CARICOM officials hold three key meetings
over the next week.
The 17th Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development
(COHSOD) will be held here under the theme "Accelerating the
Implementation of the Education Agenda" starting next Monday.
The two-day COHSOD meeting will focus on several issues including
functional cooperation in education; the development of cultural
industries and its implications for the education sector; the
Implications of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for education
and an assessment of the achievements and implementation gaps in the
regional education agenda.
Meanwhile, trade officials and ministers will discuss progress with the
CARICOM Development Fund, the Competition Commission and the Free
Movement of Skills, when the Council for Trade and Economic Development
meets this week.
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Golding's latest crime worry |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
KINGSTON – Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Haiti is a major source of
worry for Jamaica in the fight against crime and he plans to approach
the United States for help in stemming the illegal "guns for drugs"
trade between the neighboring countries.
Golding made the disclosure at the close of his party’s 65th annual
conference here on Sunday, which was marred by two shooting incidents
that resulted in one death and several injuries.
In view of the debilitating crime situation that has already resulted
over 1,400 murders this year, Golding has expressed serious concern
about the criminal link between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
countries.
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TT Governor issues economic warning |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago economy is expected to record a
decline in 2009, Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams said Monday,
warning that both the energy and non-energy sectors would contribute to
the slowdown.
Delivering the second quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR), Williams
said that projections were for real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to
decline to about two per cent in 2009 and that "could have some impact
on employment" in the country.
He pointed to a sharp decline in oil and gas prices and falling demand
for energy-based products including oil, steel and petrochemicals.
"The Central Bank's projection is for slowdown of real economic growth
to 3.5 per cent in 2008 down from 5.5 per cent in 2007. Most of the
slowdown is coming from the energy sector as the non-energy sector
continues to do relatively well. Unemployment remains low at 4.6 per
cent with persistent labor shortages mainly in construction and
manufacturing".
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Let's not be complacent, warns PM |
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
BASSETERRE - Prime Minister Denzil Douglas says though the St. Kitts
and Nevis economy remains resilient for the time being, the country
must remain watchful of the global financial situation.
“I am delighted that the cruise ships are still coming to our shores
and our hotel reservations are still looking very promising. This, I
believe, testifies to the robustness and the resilience of our economy
in St. Kitts and Nevis. However, we must not be lulled into a sense of
complacency,” the Prime Minister said here on Wednesday.
“We are a part of the global community, and if the roof of the global
economy falls in, we too could get wet when the rain comes pouring in,”
he warned.
The Kittitian leader was at the time addressing a ground breaking
ceremony for the construction of the 18-hole championship golf course,
which has been designed by world famous Tom Fazio.
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