UNDP report says crime biggest challenge to regional economies
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:15 -0800
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Crime has become one of the main challenges threatening economies and livelihoods in Caribbean countries, but the right mix of policies and programmes can halt the problem, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 launched here yesterday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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BP Trinidad to spend US$1.1 billion in 2012
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:59:09 -0800
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - BP Trinidadand Tobago (BPTT) plans to spend US$1.1 billion this year in theCaribbean island which will include ocean bottom seismic surveysin its existing acreage, ...
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The Oil Off Cuba: Washington and Havana Dance at Arms Length Over Spill Prevention
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:20:00 -0800
On Christmas Eve, a massive, Chinese-made maritime oil rig, the Scarabeo 9, arrived at Trinidad and Tobago for inspection. The Spanish oil company Repsol YPF, which keeps regional headquarters in Trinidad, ferried it to the Caribbean to perform deep-ocean drilling off Cuba -- whose communist government believes as much as 20 billion barrels of crude may lie near the island's northwest coast. But ...
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