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Haiti: IDB Approves $4 Million in Loans for Garment Company Expansion

Above: Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff South Korean firm Willbes Co, Ltd will be expanding its facility in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince with up to $4 million in loans approved by the Inter-American Development Bank. The facility at […]

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Tobago Eyes Solar Lighting Project

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago has received a $100,000 allocation from the Inter-American Development Bank for a renewable energy programme, according to Natacha Marzolf, who heads the IDB’s team on green energy. Marzolf recently visited Tobago for […]

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Haiti: United States Has Disbursed $2.5 Billion Since 2010 Earthquake

Above: the Caracol Industrial Park (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States has disbursed more than $2.5 billion in Haiti since the earthquake in January 2010, according to a State Department release issued Wednesday. That number […]

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Haiti Receives $17.5 Million Grant to Promote Investment, Exports

Above: an atelier in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $17.5 million grant to promote investment and development in Haiti, the Bank announced. The grant aims to strengthen […]


Haiti Receives $50 Million IDB Grant for Children's Education

Above: the Academy for Peace and Justice, a free secondary school in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon receive a $50 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to be used for children’s education, the Bank announced. […]


Survey: Latin American, Caribbean Banks Plan to Increase Credit for SMEs

Above: downtown Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Around 77 percent of banks in Latin America and the Caribbean expect to increase credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a survey conducted by the Inter-American Development […]

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Haiti: IDB Planning $17.5 Million Grant for Road, Bridge Reconstruction

Above: flooding in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo: Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank expects to approve a $17.5 million grant to help Haiti’s government finance the reconstruction of roads and bridges destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The […]


Haiti Receives $53 Million IDB Grant for Upgrade to National Highway

Above: road works in Haiti (IDB Photo/Peter Bate) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will receive a $53 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank for an upgrade to the country’s principal highway, Route Nationale #1 (RN1), the bank announced […]


Belize PM Heads to Washington

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has left for Washington, DC for a series of high-level talks with multilateral institutions, his office said in a statement. Barrow, who departed Thursday, […]

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Haiti Begins Training Public Officials on Management of State Assets

Above: The office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) has launched a programme aimed at strengthening management of government assets By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Office of Human Resources Management launched a training seminar this week aimed at […]


Barbados Receives $17 Million IDB Loan for Smart Energy Initiative

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will soon receive a $17 million loan for the country’s Public Sector Smart Energy programme, following the loan’s approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. The programme will also be receiving […]


Suriname Receives $13.7 Million IDB Loan to Improve Education

Above: Suriname (IDB Photo/Willie Heinz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname will soon receive a $13.7 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve the quality of education in the country. The loan, which has been approved by the […]


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