Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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07BRIDGETOWN1420 |
BRIDGETOWN SUBMISSION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-13 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB AMGT XK XL USTR OECS |
08BRIDGETOWN587 |
HESS OIL, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GAINING GROUND IN ST. [...] (SBU) In mid-September, the St. Lucian press was abuzz with the rumor that Hess Oil CEO John Hess had visited the island and met with the PM to discuss its long-planned seven billion U.S. dollar oil refinery. Local Hess Oil managers, however, told poloff that the alleged meeting never took [...] |
2008-09-26 20:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OECS EINV ECON XL |
08BRIDGETOWN625 |
KUDOS TO EEB/CBA FOR SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-21 22:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OECS EINV ECON XL |
08BRIDGETOWN704 |
ST LUCIA CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST FREDERICK HEADS [...] (SBU) The long-running saga of the Minister Richard Frederick's corruption case appears headed towards a final resolution. Frederick lost his action for dismissal of charges against him relating to evasion of taxes for the importation of a vehicle, and the case is finally headed to trial. I [...] |
2008-12-02 20:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OECS POL PGOV PINR PHUM PINS XL |
08BRIDGETOWN706 |
ST LUCIA CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST FREDERICK HEADS [...] (SBU) The long-running saga of the Minister Richard Frederick's corruption case appears headed towards a final resolution. Frederick lost his action for dismissal of charges against him relating to evasion of taxes for the importation of a vehicle, and the case is finally headed to trial. I [...] |
2008-12-03 17:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | OECS POL PGOV PINR PHUM PINS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN62 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM OECS DIRECTOR GENERAL LEN [...] Please deliver the following message from OECS Director General Len Ishmael to President Barack Obama. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. President, It is with the utmost pride and humility that we of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States add our voice to the many throughout the world, in [...] |
2009-01-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP OECS XL |
09BRIDGETOWN623 |
GRENADA EAGER TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY -- BUT [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Energy and Environment Officials, senior officials from GRENLEC, the American-owned private utility company in Grenada, and the President of Grensol, a solar power provider, to assess the state of play of alternative energy development in Grenada. The consensus [...] |
2009-10-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OECS ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SENV XL |
09BRIDGETOWN624 |
COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP IN GRENADA GARNERS INTEREST, [...] (U) Emboff conducted a half-day workshop in Grenada on September 24 to promote USG programs that facilitate trade and investment. This was the fourth in a series of these workshops that the Pol/Econ section at Embassy Bridgetown has held. Previous workshops included Barbados, St Lucia, and S [...] |
2009-10-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OECS ENRG ECON ETRD XL |
09BRIDGETOWN625 |
LABOUR UNIONS STRUGGLING IN GRENADA AS RECESSION [...] (U) Labor unions are struggling in Grenada as the global recession is deeply affecting their members. Unemployment is estimated by the government at over 30 percent, but so far, large scale layoffs have been averted. Labor, the government and the business community are engaged in negotiating [...] |
2009-10-08 17:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OECS ELAB ECON XL |
09BRIDGETOWN73 |
GOB INFORMALLY POSTPONING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW [...] SUMMARY (SBU) In a January 29 meeting arranged by the Embassy at the request of San Diego-based PriceSmart, a warehouse-style shopping club, Director of Barbados' Consumers Affairs Department (DCCA) Terry Bascombe assured PriceSmart executives and econoffs that the GOB would not follow through [...] |
2009-02-04 21:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD OECS EINV ECON XL |
10BRIDGETOWN196 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN [...] Jake Aller is the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for telecommunications issues through July 2010. Mr. Aller may be contacted via email at AllerJC2@state.gov or by telephone at (246) 227-4274. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown covers Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis [...] |
2010-02-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON EINT OECS XL |
10BRIDGETOWN200 |
Barbados Employers, Unions Muddling Through Recession With [...] (U) Summary/Comment: Despite unemployment hitting 11 percent this year, Barbados has avoided large scale layoffs and appears to be weathering the economic downturn reasonably well. Mothballed construction projects are slowly coming back on track and tourist arrivals, while down, have begun to [...] |
2010-02-25 17:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EINT XL OECS |
10BRIDGETOWN34 |
Bridgetown 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund Request [...] Bridgetown has an aggressive commercial program planned for the remainder of this fiscal year and is requesting US$ 21,551 in BFIF funding to support the following proposed activities: We plan on conducting programs in each of the seven countries in our area of responsibility to include Antig [...] |
2010-01-14 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT ECIN XL OECS |