ECCB To Issue Commemorative Coin
Basseterre, St Kitts, 29 January 2009 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will issue a new one dollar ($1) coin in February 2009 in commemoration of the Bank’s 25th anniversary, which was celebrated on 1 October 2008. This issue of this coin is limited to 500,000 pieces. The coin is round with ribbed edge and [...]
HISTORY AND HERITAGE WEEK 15- 21 February 2009
“Reclaiming Our Roots: Our Heritage, Our Environment, Our People”. That is the theme of this year’s History and Heritage Week of Activities, to take place from 15 to 21 February (although some events will take place before and after). This annual programme of activities, held during the third week in February, seeks to promote wider [...]
Moravian Conference Breakfast 31 January 2009
The Moravian Church, St.Kitts Conference will be hosting a fund-raising Breakfast in aid of the 2009 SYNOD to be held in Basseterre. The Breakfast will be held on Saturday 31th January 2009 from 05.00am at the Ferry Terminal, Basseterre. There will be selection of local dishes and drinks for sale to the public. All are [...]
ECCU 2008 ECONOMIC REVIEW
NEWS RELEASE Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Basseterre, St.Kitts ECCU 2008 ECONOMIC REVIEW Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir K. Dwight Venner will present the 2008 Economic Review of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) on 29 January 2009 at 8:00 p.m. The review will be broadcast simultaneously on radio and television in [...]
TIME FOR CARIBBEAN AGGRESSION
For over a decade, the Treasury Departments of the countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the OECD itself have imposed rules on developing countries that they have themselves ignored. The financial services sector of the Caribbean has been a victim of the OECD’s unilaterally made rules that have been administered [...]
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