Recently added articles from Caribbean Update:
Brazil-Guyana bridge.(THE REGION)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The leaders of Brazil and Guyana inaugurated a border bridge that is expected to boost trade between the two nations, reports AP (Sept. 15, 2009). The US$5 million Takutu River Bridge, paid for by Brazil, opens a trade route between landlocked areas of the country's interior and Guyana ....
MSC Cruises prepares.(THE REGION)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... MSC Cruises prepares for a 2009-10 Caribbean season that includes the arrival of MSC Poesia in North American waters, special theme cruises and itineraries, reports Caribbean Net News (Sept. 15, 2009). The Italian, a family-owned line is bringing the MSC Poesia to Ft Lauderdale for a ...
Concrete products.(THE REGION)(MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. acquired rights of IMCO Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Toronto-based MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. on Oct. 9 said it has acquired from IMCO Technologies Inc. the exclusive rights to distribute IMCO's products designed to protect the performance ...
Gearing up for health authority.(THE REGION)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health, meeting in Washington DC, at their 18th Caucus, endorsed the timetable to establish the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA) in 2010, reports Caribbean Net News (Oct. 1, 2009). CARPHA will merge public health functions previously ...
Cyber-forensic lab.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... On Sept. 25, Charge d'Affaires Dr D Brent Hardt of the US Embassy to the Eastern Caribbean and Antigua-Barbuda's Minister of National Security Dr Errol Cort were scheduled to open a regional cyber-forensics laboratory, reports Caribbean Net News (Sept. 23, 2009). The lab is a partnership ...
Business support.(ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)
Nov 01, 2009; ... A loan from the Caribbean Development Bank is for a Strategic Review of Information Technology Framework. Part of the funds are for consultants to Support Business Requirements and Improve Operational Efficiency and Commercial Viability. Deadline to prequalify: Nov. 16, 2009. Details: (1) ...
Flights from Brazil.(ARUBA)(GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. on Sept. 28 said it received permission from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to operate new flights starting Oct. 4. Flights depart Sundays from Sao Paulo, arriving in Caracas, Venezuela, then continuing to Aruba. Details: Investor ...
TIEA with Monaco.(BAHAMAS)(Tax Information Exchange Agreement)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The Bahamas and Monaco have concluded a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA), reports BIS (Sept. 22, 2009). Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing and Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco Gilles Noghes signed the agreement. Laing said this is ...
Locair flights from Florida.(BAHAMAS)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Locair, an Air Taxi Airline based in Ft. Lauderdale, on Sept. 30 announced new passenger & cargo service from South Florida & Tampa Bay to the Out Islands of The Bahamas ....
TIEA with France.(BERMUDA)(information exchange agreements)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Finance Minister Paula Cox, said Bermuda signed an agreement with France that provides for a full exchange of information on criminal and civil tax matters, reports Caribbean Net News (Oct. 12, 2009) ....
Rose & Sky flagship strategy.(CAYMAN ISLANDS)(Rose & Sky Investments (Cayman) Ltd.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Rose & Sky Investments (Cayman) Ltd. on Sept. 22 announced that the Rose & Sky Europe Fund was launched on Aug. 31. Registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), the Fund is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange offering investors daily liquidity and a daily ...
Russian joint venture.(CUBA)(Inter RAO joint venture with Union Electrica)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Russian electricity trader Inter RAO plans to set up a 50-50 joint venture with Cuban state company Union Electrica by November, Inter RAO's CEO Yevgeny Dod said, reports Reuters (Sept. 18, 2009): The sides agreed in January to allow Inter RAO to upgrade the Maximo Gomez heat ...
No more free lunch.(CUBA)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... President Raul Castro is taking a bold gamble to ease a cash crunch by eliminating a government lunch program that feeds almost a third of the population every workday, reports AFP (Sept. 28, 2009): In a country where workers earn the average of US$17 a month, and state ...
Enlace Cuba.(CUBA)(Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Jose Luis Rodriguez, President and CEO of Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network, on Oct. 7 announced the preview and launch of a new HITN series; Enlace Cuba, a program series dedicated to artists living and working in Cuba. The series of seven programs ...
Cuba-Brazil sign 2 accords.(CUBA)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Cuba and Brazil signed two agreements to facilitate fighting of crime and the rendering of services in order to reach legal security between the two countries, reports ACN (Sept. 25, 2009). Cuban Justice Minister Maria Esther Reus and Brazil's Justice Minister Tarzo Genro signed a document ...
US$40.5 million World Bank loan.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... On Sept. 17 the World Bank Board of Directors approved US$30.5 million for the Second Phase of the Health Sector Reform Project (PARSS2) and US$10 million additional financing for the existing Social Protection Project, reports DR1 Daily News (Sept. 21, 2009). The Health Sector Reform ...
$ for Puerto Plata.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... President Leonel Fernandez met in Puerto Plata with tourism sector officials, and committed funding for projects on the province's development agenda, reports DR1 Daily News (Sept. 17, 2009). It was agreed that the government would fund reconstruction and expansion of four lanes on the ...
Trees stripped for charcoal.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)(Bahoruco Mountain Range National Park)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The Bahoruco Mountain Range National Park is under attack by Haitians and Dominicans who are stripping the mountains of their trees to make charcoal for the markets in Haiti, reports Hoy (Sept. 28, 2009). The Forum on Protected Areas is complaining that these virgin forests are being ...
Transmission lines.(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
Nov 01, 2009; ... A World Bank loan is for an Emergency Recuperation Project and Risk Effort for Natural Disasters (No. 6546-DO: Project P109932). Part of the funds are for Reconstruction of 69 KV Transmission Lines. Deadline: Nov. 5, 2009. Refer to: SI-LPI-01-09-ETED. Details: Corp. Dominicana de Empresas ...
Judicial modernization.(EL SALVADOR)
Nov 01, 2009; ... A World Bank loan is for a Project to Modernize the Judicial Organ (No. 7135-ES: Project No. P064919). Part of the funds are for Supply of Security Equipment, Audio-Video Recording, Office Computer Equipment. Deadline: Nov. 11, 2009. Refer to LPI No. 01/2009. Details: Edif. ...
