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Jamaica’s Energy Market

November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Jamaica: Energy Market Overview Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola and is home to a population of 2.83 million people. The country’s largest contributors to the national GDP are the bauxite industry, the tourism sector, agriculture and the manufacturing sector. The tourism sector is an important source for foreign exchange. Jamaica … [Read more...] about Jamaica’s Energy Market

Suriname’s investment in ECD: A means to reap future benefits

November 15, 2013 by Ronald Jubitana Leave a Comment

The IDB, the Government of Suriname (GOS) and the Foundation for Human Development (FHD) signed a Technical Cooperation (TC) on 30 October 2013 to kick-start implementation of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Program in Suriname. Evidence has shown that if children are exposed early to comprehensive child development support services, learning outcomes are improved. The … [Read more...] about Suriname’s investment in ECD: A means to reap future benefits

Tree planting ceremony at the Point-A-Pierre Wildfowl Trust

November 14, 2013 by Dorri Agostini 4 Comments

  It was August 28th, 2013.  The sun playing hide-and-seek behind the clouds. A sense of peace and tranquility engulfs the IDB Team as they swan through the wetlands, navigating around two ponds and through the woody areas of the Trinidad and Tobago Point-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, discovering with every step the miracles of Mother Nature. … [Read more...] about Tree planting ceremony at the Point-A-Pierre Wildfowl Trust

The Caribbean has some of the world’s highest energy costs – now is the time to transform the region’s energy market

November 14, 2013 by Chris Barton - Autor invitado 15 Comments

by Christopher Barton, Lumas Kendrick, and Malte Humpert The high and volatile price of electricity is the most important issue in the energy sector. Electricity prices in the Caribbean are among the highest in the world, and they fluctuate greatly with the global price of oil. The primary cause of the high cost of electricity is that most Caribbean countries use diesel and … [Read more...] about The Caribbean has some of the world’s highest energy costs – now is the time to transform the region’s energy market

Caribbean Growth Forum: A Step in the Right Direction

November 13, 2013 by K. Mahy Leave a Comment

  In June of this year, IDB's President Luis Alberto Moreno delivered a thought provoking keynote address to the Regional Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF) Workshop that suggested the forecast for continued weak economic growth in the US and Europe was bad news for the Caribbean's tourist industry, and that the Caribbean "cannot depend on an improvement in external … [Read more...] about Caribbean Growth Forum: A Step in the Right Direction

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