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The Caribbean Development Bank is projecting gross domestic product growth of 9.1 percent across its 19 borrowing member countries in 2022, accelerating the regional economic recovery that started last year. …
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A planned solar P/V microgrid project in Paraquita Bay could serve as a model for similar renewable energy products throughout the Caribbean, according to Daniel Best, the Caribbean Development Bank’s …
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The Virgin Islands experienced the fourth-highest decline in gross domestic product of the Caribbean Development Bank’s 19 borrowing member countries in 2020, according to the CDB’s Regional Report: 2020 Review …
The Caribbean Development Bank projected two percent overall economic growth across its 19 regional borrowing member countries this year, as well as 2.2 percent growth specifically in the Virgin Islands, …
The Ministry of Education and Culture, led by Minister Myron Walwyn, broke the law when constructing the incomplete perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt High School in 2014 and 2015, overspending …
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The Caribbean Development Bank held procurement workshops in the Virgin Islands and throughout the Caribbean in September and October to help ensure that governments get good value for money. The …
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Cabinet has approved the hiring of New Zealand native Paul Bayly as the Recovery and Development Agency’s new chief executive officer. As head of the RDA, Mr. Bayly will be …
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The Disaster Recovery Coordination Committee hopes to finalise and submit the territory’s recovery plan to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith by the end of June, according to DRCC Chairman Brodrick Penn. …
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Douglas Fraser had just begun explaining the nuts and bolts of contract tendering: who is eligible, what constitutes a conflict of interest, what sets of rules dictate the selection process, …
