Caribbean News # 20 - Apr.-May 2009

Apr./May 2009 – Number 20 A bimonthly newsletter for the Caribbean Region

1. LAC Regional Study: Early Childhood Development Helps Reduce Inequality in LAC
2. Caribbean Report: Fighting Poverty in the Caribbean Through Trade Integration
3. Haïti: 121 millions des dollars pour la nouvelle stratégie d'aide-pays (CAS) 2009-2012
4. Jamaica: World Bank LAC Vice-President Visits the Country
5. Guyana: New Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) 2009 - 2012
6. República Dominicana: US$ 27,5 millones para agua y saneamiento en zonas turísticas
7. Belize: World Bank Endorses Re-Engagement Strategy with the Country
8. OECS: Workshop on Accounting and Auditing, Standards and Codes

1. The new report: "The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues and Policy Options to Realize It" notes that more than 20 percent of people in the LAC region are poor read  

2. Accelerated trade integration seems to be the answer to boost growth, reduce poverty and create jobs in the Caribbean, especially considering the economic crisis impacting the region read

3. La stratégie d'aide-pays (CAS) pour Haïti est axée sur trois domaines généraux consistant à promouvoir la croissance et le développement de proximité, investir dans le capital humain (en particulier l’éducation) et réduire la vulnérabilité aux catastrophes naturelles lire

4. Well targeted youth-at-risk programs and "Aid for Trade" may cushion the counter-cyclical effects of the financial crisis and provide twin opportunities to spur Jamaican economic development. These key themes were addressed at the May 2009 three-day visit of Pamela Cox to Jamaica read 

5. The Bank’s program of lending, technical assistance and analytical work for Guyana supports the Government’s objective of accelerating and sustaining growth, and was developed in collaboration with the Government read 

6. El Proyecto de agua y saneamiento en zonas turísticas beneficiará a unos 128,000 dominicanos de zonas humildes en la zona de Puerto Plata, en el noroeste del país y brindará un impulso adicional al gobierno en la creación de un marco regulatorio y una estrategia nacional para el sector hídrico leer

7. The new Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Belize, outlines the Bank’s assistance over the next two years (March 2009 to June 2011), and supports the country’s strategy to spur economic growth and reduce poverty read

8. Over 60 participants from OECS governments, academia and donors participated in the workshop organized by the World Bank, in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), and the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC) read

See also:

* NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
* NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM THE WORLD BANK
* UPCOMING AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES
* JOB VACANCIES  

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