Apr./May 2006 – Number 2 A bimonthly newsletter for the Caribbean Region
1. What is coming next, by Caroline Anstey, World Bank (WB) Country Director for the Caribbean
2. WB Approves $16 Million Grant to Improve Roads and Basic Infrastructure in Rural Areas in Haiti
3. Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance, Workshop organized by the WB in Jamaica
4. New WB report: Social Resiliance and State Fragility: Haiti Country Social Analysis
5. Juventud es el tema principal de la Feria del Desarrollo en Santo Domingo
6. Guyana: WB Approves $9.6 Million Grant to Strengthen Economic Governance and Reduce Poverty
7. Life Long Learning Forum for the Caribbean in St. Lucia
1. Dominican Republic Poverty Assessment Report; the 25th Anniversary of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS); and a Ministerial Donors Conference in Port-au-Prince are some of the activities that Caroline Anstey, WB Country Director for the Caribbean tells us about in what is coming next. More 2. A $16 million grant to Haiti will finance road rehabilitation and maintenance of important transport corridors by connecting two key regions: the Dondon-St. Raphaël region and the Thiotte-Anse à Pitre region. More 3. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility will provide client governments of the region with immediate liquidity if hit by an adverse natural event such as a hurricane. More 4. Social Resiliance and State Fragility, a new WB report examines Haiti's conflict-poverty trap from the perspective of a triangle of key factors. read 5. Juventud: Innovemos y Crezcamos! La Feria del Desarrollo en la República Dominicana organizada por el Banco Mundial y la Unión Europea ha dejado claro que los jóvenes tienen mucho que aportar al desarrollo del país. Mas 6. A $9.6 million grant for Guyana aims to improve transparency, accountability and efficiency with which resources are used across the public sector, including by strengthening the role of Parliament in fiduciary oversight. More 7. Recognizing the critical role that skills play in growth and competitiveness, the World Bank joined forces with the OECS Secretariat and other partners to organize a Life Long Learning Forum for the Caribbean. More See also: * NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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