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Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Energy for All, Rachel Kyte, delivers the William G. Demas Memorial Lecture, during the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 46th Annual Board of Governors Meeting at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput, St. James on May 17.

UN Ready to Help Region Secure Clean Energy Future

Chief Executive Officer of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Energy for All, Rachel Kyte, says her organisation is ready to partner with Caribbean governments and institutions in securing a clean, affordable and reliable energy future. She was delivering the William G....

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens to a point from President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith (right), at the opening ceremony of the CDB’s 46th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on May 18. At centre is Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe.

Public-Private Partnerships Critical for Growth – Minister Shaw

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), listens as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, addresses the closing press conference of the 46th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on May 19 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

Finance Minister Pleased With Outcomes of CDB Meeting

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Warren Smith, addresses the 46th annual CDB Board of Governors meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James on May 18.

Jamaica Emerging as Shining Example – CDB President

General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett, addresses the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Special Delegates Luncheon at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Montego Bay on May 17.

Caribbean Urged to Unite to Address Challenges

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

CDB Head Says Region Needs Higher, Sustainable Growth

President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, is urging member states to pursue strategies that will promote higher and more sustainable levels of growth in order to successfully transform their economies. Dr. Smith was addressing the 46th annual meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James yesterday (May 18). He...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 46th Annual Board of Governors Meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on May 18.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Take Advantage of Low Oil Prices – Minister Shaw

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the countries in the region should take advantage of the relatively low oil prices to implement meaningful reforms in the energy sector that will increase the resilience of their economies to oil price shocks. These reforms, he said, include increasing investments in renewables and energy-efficiency and conservation projects. Minister...

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceWorks / Construction

Road Safety Markings Must be Approved by NWA

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising communities and civic groups making plans to paint pedestrian crossings and other road safety markings on Labour Day that they must obtain authorisation from the agency before undertaking any such project. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, told JIS News that the agency has to approve the site...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening ceremony of the 46th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (May 18).

10 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

PM Urges CDB to Give Priority to Debt Management

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to give priority to addressing the problem of high debt, which, he says, is impeding growth in the region. He said that while regional leaders “have made some bad choices in fiscal management and economic affairs,” the high debt being carried by Caribbean states “cannot...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, highlights a point during EPOC’s monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office in New Kingston, on May 17.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Surpasses Primary Surplus and NIR Targets

Jamaica has surpassed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Primary Surplus and Net International Reserve (NIR) targets for the January to March quarter. The Primary Surplus was $120.8 billion, $1 million over the $120.7 billion target for the period, while the NIR amounted to US$2.4 billion, surpassing the target of US$1.5 billion. This was noted by the Economic Programme Oversight Committee...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Financial Secretary Looks Forward to CDB Deliberations

Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe, says he is looking forward to the deliberations at the 46th annual meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Board of Governors, now underway in Montego Bay, St. James. The meetings take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre as well as at the Ziva Hyatt and Zilara and Iberostar Resorts in St. James. Welcoming participants...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

CDB Meeting Underway

The 46th annual meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors is underway at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Heads of States, Ministers of Finance and High Level Representatives of 28 countries are meeting from May 16 to 19. The CDB will release its annual report which will provide an overview of the...