U versity of Pu rto Rico Rio Piedras Puerto Rico 00931

INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES
U versity of Pu rto Rico
Rio Piedras Puerto Rico 00931
VOLUME 16, WJMB ER 10
REPUBLI CA
D O M IN IC fu~A
ISS N 0 5 76- 75 9 8
Oc tober, 19 82
Coverin g in thi s is sue:
El Gob ie r n o Domi nican o anuncio el 20 de o c t u b r e
Re publ ica Dominicana
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su d e ci i on d e acudir a l Fo n do Monetario I n t ernac iona l
Barbado s
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(f~I ) p a r a ob t e n e r re cu r sos p a r uno s $4 66.5 mi l lo n e s .
Puerto Rico
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Lo s rec u r s o s a que la Republica Dominicana dese a tener
St . Vincent
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ac c e s o as c i e nden a $4 50 mi llones de la c uot a de l pai s
Jamaica
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en e l F}lI , l os cuales se r a n d esembolsados t rimestralHaiti
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Grenada (Alister Hughes) . . 6
men t e d u r a n te un perlodo de tres anos, bajo la ventanil l a conoc i d a como " f a c i l i da d a mp.l i ada", cuyo man to f i Gua yana .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 8
nalen mon eda e s t a dou n i de n s e seria $4 0 4 millones debid o a
United States/Caribbean . . , 9
ue e l va l or de la unidad monet aria del FMI , lo s Der e Caribbean Development Bank . 10
cho s Es pe ciales de Giro, t i e n e n un c o st a ad i c ional por
Caribbean Associa tion of
e ne i ma d e l d o l ar. Ademas, b ajo la "fa cilidad compenIndustry and Commerce
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sa t o r i a " , par declinacion de los ingresos de exportaTrinidad and Tobago
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cio n, s e p ediran $4 4 . 9 mi l lone s , bajo la ve n t an i l l a
News in Brief
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de f i nanciamiento de e xistencias reguladoras y e n el
Recent Public ations
cas o es pe c l f ico del Acuerdo I n t e r n a c i on a l del Aziic a r ,
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(Neid a Pa g an)
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se so l i c i t a r a n $1 7 .6 mil lo n es , para qu e e l t ot a l de r ecurs os s e e l e ve a $4 6 6 . 5 mi ll one s .
~i la J un t a Direc tiva del FMI aprueba el p r o g r a ma d e compromisos ace p tad o por el Gobierno
Domin icano , los r e curs o s prov e nientes del f i n a n c iami e n to compe nsa torio y del de exi s ten ­
cia s r e g u l a d o r a s - - un total d e $ 6 2 . 5 millones-- se r a n entre gad o s al pa i s s e pa r a d ame n t e en
la fe c h a pre v is t a para e l pri mer desemb ol s o c on ca rgo al c r e di t o de $4 50 mill one s en di ­
c i e mb r e d e e s t e ana.
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Al h a cer se el a n un c io ofic ia l , s e in formo q ue e l F}lI no e xi gl rl a de s p idos ma s ivo s
ni r e comendarl a la devaluacia n de la moned a nacional c on relacion a su paridad ac t ua l
c on el dalar de l o s Es tado s Un ido s . Un a d e clar a c ion del go berna dor de l Banco Ce ntra l,
Be r n a r d o Vega, informo q u e el FMI comparte la apre ciacian de que el "nivel de ga st os del
secto r p ub l i c o dominic ano no es excesivo con rel aci6n a las ca r ac te r l s t ica s y dimensi ones
d e su economl a y que, co n s e c uen t e me n t e , el problema no era de un e x c e so de gasto sino de
una muy debil base tributari a". Consecuentement e, el deficit del s ect or publico deberia
c omb a t i r s e esencialment e; a tr aves de un a ume n t o de los ingresos fiscal es, ya que el
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g o b i e r n o e n l o s ultimo s do s mese s h ab ia t ornad o suf ic i e n te s me di das e n e l campo de la
aus t e r id a d e n los niv el es de g as tos d el sec to r p ublico " . Y, e n r ef erenc i a a l d eficit
g l o b a l d el s e c to r publi c o, incluyend o l o s o r ga n i s mos aut onomos, e l gobiern o dominicano
" r e c on o c i o q ue a l a umen ta r pau la ti namen te s u base tribut aria p odria r educir propor cio­
na lm e nte la emi sion inor ganic a d e din ero, q u e h a sido l a forma h a sta a h o r a de e n f ren ­
t a r d i c h o de f i.c i til .
La so l ic i t u d de as is t e nc ia f i nanc iera elevada a l FMI po r el gob i e rno es una ini­
c i a t iva h e r edada d e l a admi n is t rac i on a n ter i or, l a c ual f ue dada a co no ce r p or p rimera
v ez po r e l Pres id en te Jaco bo Majlu t a el 12 de ju l io p asado , como un med io d e bus ca r re­
c u r sos p a ra al ivia r la g rave c r isis cambiar i a que afec taba e l p a i s en ese mome nt a.
I n i­
c i a t iva c on la q u e es t aba d e a c ue r d o e l p re s id en te e l ec to Salva dor J o r ge Bl a nco, p ue s el
1 3 d e julio ca li f ico d e "pos i t iva s " l a s ge st iones au to rizadas e n ese sent ido y man i fes to
q u e " de s de hac e ti empo, h a b ia v e n i do p onderand o con su eq uipo e c onom i co un ac ercamient o"
con e l FMI y con e l Banco Mundia l .
El
a r t i d o Refo rmis ta suspen dio el 5 de oct ub r e al Li e . Fernando Al v a r e z Boga e rt y
a l o s d i p u t a d o s Jo s e Os v a ld o Leger, Alb e r to Cru z Eduard o y Lu i s Domi n g u e z y a n un c i o q ue
l o s somet e r& a un trib unal di s c l p l i n a r i o p ar a s u e xpulsi on def initiva.
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El p r e s i d e n t e Sa l v ad o r J o r ge Blanco y e l e mb a j a d or de lo s Es t a do s Un id o s Robe r t
And e r s o n fi rma r o n a f i n e s d e s e p t i e mb r e t y e s acuerdo s d e pres tamos e n f a v o r d el Es t a do
Domin i c a n o p o r un monto d e $46.8 mi l lo n es p a ra a p oya r l a balanz a d e p a go s .
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El pre s id e n te d e Me x i co, J ose Lop ez Po rti l l o . v isit6 a me dia do s d e o c t ub r e el
pa i s y fi r ma , j unt o can e l p r e s i d e n t e Sal vado r J o r g e Bl anc o , un ac ue r do que a mp l i a l o s
p r o y e c t o s d e n t r o del Ac ue r do San Jo s e . Lo p e z Po r t i l l o exp reso l a i n te nc i6n d e s u p a is
de c ompra r az u c a r domin i cana .
BARBADOS
Th e I nt ernati onal Mone t a r y Fund a pprov e d on Oc t obe r 4 l o a ns t ot a l l in g $47 . 2m to
a s s ist e c o n omi c deve lo p me n t i n Ba r b a d o s . Abo u t $33 .8m i s in t he fo rm o f a 20-mont h
s ta n db y fin anci al arran geme n t t h a t th e co untry can d raw a s n e ede d. Th e r e ma i n d e r comes
f rom t he I MF ' s Compe nsato r y Fin a n c i n g Fac i l i t y , whi ch n a t ions expe r ie ncing a re d uct io n
in e xpor t ea r ning s can u s e.
Th e IMF sa i d th e i ntern ati onal re cess i on h ad s e riously a f ­
f e cted the is land 's ec on omy, hitt ing sugar p r ices, and slowing the n umb e r of t ourists .
I n o rde r t o tu r n i t s economy a r o und , Barb a do s plans t o cu t i ts budget defici t th rough
re s t r i c t i o n o f sp e ndin g an d impos ing s t r ic t c ontro l s on t h e growth o f c u rren t expend i ­
tur e s . The IMF wi l l conduct a r e v i e w o f e conomic p rogress in Ba rba dos n e x t Au gust to
ensure t he co un try is me e tin g th e e c onomic p e r fo r manc e re q ui remen t s .
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Th e Ce n t ral Ban k of Ba rba do s announc ed on Oct ober 11 that it had a g ree d to the
resumpt io n of c red i t to Guyana und er CARICOM' s Mult i-la tera l Clearing Fac i l i t y .
(see
Vo l . 1 6 , No . 9 , Sept emb e r, 1 982 :9 )
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So me 127 l ocal c an ec ut t er s o f a t o t a l of 484 wo rki n g on the US f a rm labo u r p ro ­
gr a mme , left on Oc tobe r 1 2 for Fl o ri da , to ha rves t canes unti l abo ut March-Ap ril nex t
ye a r . Last year 's numb er of workers was 3 7 7 .
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Colomb ia is offering Barb a d ians a n umb er of t e chn i c al as we l l as pos t -g rad ua te
sc hol ar shi p s un d er i ts t e chni cal c o op e r a t i on p ro g r amm e fo r 1 98 3 .
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PUERTO RI CO
El gobe rna do r Carlo s Romer o Barcelo i nformo el 10 de s ep t i emb r e un programa de
incentiv os para la industria hotelera. La pr i me r a fase del programa consi ste en la
cre a c i on de un fo ndo de $10 millones qu e Ie pe rrnitira a lo s 21 hot eles de l are a metrop o­
li tana c r e a r plan t a s de vol taj e bajo y a Si cambiar s us tarifas de servicio primar i o a
se rv i c i o de t ransmis i on. En l a segund a fa s e del programa s e l e con cede a la indust r ia
ho te lera un a l l uea de cr e ditos de inve r s i on y pOI' dep r e c iac ion a c e l e r a da de S D e qu i po y
maqui n a r i a r ela cionada con la op e r a c i on de f a c i l i dad e s .
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El gobe rna dor Carlos Romero Barcelo anunc i o el 14 de s ep t iemb r e que l a firma Ame­
rica n Home Pr od u c t s , de produc to s fa rmaceut i co s, a r tlculos del ho gar, e tc . , s e es t a bl e­
c r a en Guayama . La emp res a c r eara 400 empl eos y hara un a i nversion de $75 mi l lon e s en
las f a cilidad es i ndus tri a les qu e an te r i ormen t e ocupab a la CGillpanfa Ch evron Corpo r a t i on .
POI' o t r o l a do , s e in f ormo que la emp resa de pr oduc t os e le c t r on icos Syke s Datatron i cs,
Inc. ini c i a r a operac iones en la Isla pr oxi mamente, con 10 0 empleo s y una invers i on en
maqui na ria y e quipo de un os $15 0 , 000 .
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El s upe rin tendente de la Pol ie l a , Des i de ri o Car t a ge na, de clar o el 8 de sep t iemb r e
qu e solici t ara a l Trib una l Supremo de Puerto Ri co un a revis i on de l a orden de la jue z
Carmen Sonia Za yas par a la ent r e ga de lo s do cument os a la Comi s i on del Se nado que inve s­
t i ga l os s u ce sos oc ur r idos en el Cerro Mar avi l la e l 24 de julio de 1 978. (veas e Vo l . 15,
Nos . 1 - 2 , Jan uar y / Fe b r ua r y , 19 81 , pags . 38 -3 6) . Cart agena habl a ob j et ado l a ent r ega de
lo s do cumen t os fundamen t an dose en el rie s go y l a segur i dad de las persona s env ueltas.
Por ot r o l ado , la Cort e Federal de t e rmi.nd que no exis t e evid en cia qu e es tab l ezc:a que el
gob e r n a d or Ca r l os Rome ro Bar ce l o tuviera con ocimiento , h ub i e r a notifica do 0 tuv ie r a algun
t i po de r e s pons ab i l idad. en los a e t os r e la cionado s c on e l Ce r r o Maravilla. El Gober na­
dor , p or s u part e , hizo pub l i ca la tr ans cripcion del re c or d de la deposic ion q ~e hic i e r a
s a bre lo s he chos del Cerro Marav i l l a e l 11 de junio en La Fortalez a, don de secons t i t uy o
el Tr i b una l Fe de r al c an e so s prc po s i t os .
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E1 Comi t e ~ene ral de l a Asa mb lea Ge ne ral de l a s Nacion e s Unida s r e ch a zo e l 22 de
sep t i embre l a i nc l usi on de l cas o de Puer t o Rico e n la agenda pa r a e s te periodo de se­
si ones. El res ultad o fu e a p e lado al plena r i o e 1 24 de sep r iembre y l a As amb l ea 10 de ­
rro t o po r vot acion de 70 en con tra , 30 a favor y 3 abst enciones.
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Los ult i mo s indo c ument ad os hai t i a no s alo j ado s en 21 Fuerte Allen par t i e ron el 6
octub r e h a ci a lo s Estados Unidos, p on i end o a s i fin a la presen cia en e s te c ampame nt o de
De los 795 h a i­
unos 795 r e fu giados . (v eas e Vol. 16, No.9, Se p temb e r , 1982, pag. 3)
ti an os, un 25 % r e gre s o a Haiti y 2 fa lle c ieron, uno de un a t aque al coraz on y otro po r
sui e i dio.
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La Co rp o r ac ion Azucarera in fo rmo qu e l a pro ducc ion de es te ano a s c en dio 11 2, 00 0
t on e l aja s de azGear erudo, a sea , 38 ,84 0 tone l adas menos que el pasa do ano . La agenc ia
dij o qu e por 10 t ardio de l inic io de l a zaf ra , s o l o s e lo graron r efinar 46 , 100 tone la­
da s y hubo qu e i mpo r t a r 33 , 5 00 t on elada s ref inadas (en 1 981 se imp ort aron 12.7 tone l a­
das de a zGcar ref ina da), y se vendi e ron en l os Es t ado s Unidos a lre de do r de 40 , 00 0 t one­
l a da s de az ucar c r udo . Est e ano se queda r on en pie un a s 450 ,000 t one l ada s de can a .
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E1 Ban co Gu be r n ament a l de Pue r t o Ri c o a nun cio e 1 1 6 de s ep t i emb re 1a venta de
$300 mil l on e s en bo no s pOI' el Gobierno de Pu er t o Ri co , l a p rimera venta de ob ligaci ones
ge ne r a l e s desd e un a e rnision pa r l a rnisrna ca n ti dad en marz o de 1980. El producto de l a
ven t a se us a ra para p2gar $200 rnil l ones en pag are s erni tido s en 1 981 y p r ov e e ran f inan­
ci a mi en t o par a mejoras permanent es . Los bonos f ueron vend i dos a un e osto neto de i ntere s
de 12.14% y man t uv i e r o n l a c las i f ic ac ion A po r St a nd a rd a n d Poo r l s y Eaa-l pa r
Mo o d y ' s .
La Oficina de l Ce n so de
r e sid e n en l os Estados Un idos ,
d e l o s mexicano s , que l l e g a n a
Lo s puerto r riq uen os de cl inar on
pe r o au rne n t a r on en Nueva J e r s ey
Estad o s Un i do s in fo r mo que 2 ,0 13 ,000 puerto rr iquenos
constituyen do a Sl l a segunda minoria hispana despues
8 , 740 , 00 0 . Lo s cub a n o s s o n 1a ter c er a c a n 8 03,0 0 0 .
del 64% a l 4 9% de l t o tal de l a p obla c i on de Nue v a York ,
y otros e s t a do s .
ST. VI NCENT
Trad e Mi n ist er Vincent Bea che a c c u s e d on Oc tob e r 1 3 b ig bus i nes s e s of mak i ng
h ug e p r of i t s a nd f unn eling th e mo n e y o ut of the co un t ry i n devious way . Hr . Beache 1 s
char ge came on th e s tat e - owne d Ra d i o St . Vincent as he commented on the cont r ov er s y
o v e r go v e r nme n t ' s 3% g ro s s r e t u rn ov e r Trader s T a x imp l e me n t e d l ast mon t h . The t a x is
c a l cul a t ed on trader s g ross monthly r e c e i p t s ab ov e EC$5 , 00 0 . Th e b us ine s s s e ct or c l o­
sed down fo r f our days l ast we e k t o p r ote s t the i mpo si ti on of the t a x , as wel l a s to
p r e s s fo r i ts r emov a l.
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The lef tis t Oppos i tion United Pe op l e~s Movement ele c ted s o c i a l wo r ke r Os car Al len
as i ts n e w p o l i t i c al leader t o r epla c e a t torney Dr . Ralph Gonsa l ves, who re si gne d last
month wi t hou t explanation .
(see Vol. 16, No . 9 , Sep tember, 1982 :11)
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A 2 5-acre onion p roduc tion scheme of the Mi n i s t r y o f Agri cul ture a ime d ult imately
a t ma k i n g S t . Vincent and the Gr e nadines sel f -sufficent in onion pro duc t i o n wi t h eno u gh
le ft over f or expo rt , was l aunch ed i n mid -Oct obe r .
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S t . Vi n c e n t ' s 19 8 1 - 8 2 a r r owr oo t crop h a d to be s o ld on the aver age a t 63i a
o un d , w i l e the 1980-81 c rop wa s s o l d a t 72. 5i a po und . Ar r owro o t, conve r ted i n t o
st a r c h, is one of th e i sland's p r imary e x p rt p r oduc ts.
J AMA I CA
Pr i me Minister Edwa r d Se a g a o r d e r e d i n ea rly Oc tobe r a n inve st igati o n i n t o a
r e c e n t pu r chas e b y th e s t a t e - owne d Nat ion a l Commercial Bank (NCE) of Kings ton 's Te r ra
Nova Ho t el for J$6m o n ly two day s a ft e r t h e se lle r b o ugh t i t f or $4 m. The Gl e a n e r re­
p o rt ed that gov e rnment wa s n i ncensed and ang r y" ove r th e dea l wh i ch saw the US-firm
Memph i s Ca t e r i n g Lt d. gro s sing $2m profit in th e sale to t he NCB. In a s tatement on
Oc t o be r 1 0, the NCB Bo ard said :
" The Boa rd wi shes t o inform t he p u b l i c t h at i t wa s and
i s com~ l et el y sa t isf ied t h a t the nego ti atio ns tr a ding to the a c q u i s i t i o n of t he premis es
by t he b a n k , as au thorized by t h e Board , wer e car ried out af t e r pro p e r inve s tigation ,
c a r e f ul del ibera tion ... 1f
By mo n t h ' s end P rime Mi ni s t e r Sea ga s acke d th e NC B Boar d
a s i t h as " t a k e n a public p os i t i on be fo r e al l the fa ctors ne cess a r y fo r the proper
a s s e s s me n t we r e with i n the knowledge o f t h e Boa rd " . On Oc t obe r 29 , Pr i me Min i s t e r Se a g a
singl e d o u t Carlton Alexander as n ot p r e s e nt at any d i s c u s s i on s cf t h e NCB Board i nv o l v ­
ing t h e p ur c hase of t h e s har es of Me mph i s C ~ c e r i ng Ltd. and t h at Mr . Al e x a nd e r wi l l be a
memb e r of the new Bo a r d t o b e announ ced i n due c o u r s e .
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P rime Mi n i s t e r Edwa r d Se ag a t o l d a g r o u p o f ov e r 10 0 t op e x e c u t ives a t At l a n t a
of t h e bigges t manu f a c t u r ers i n the garment i n du s t r y o f a 5 - yea r pro g ramme, cos t in g
US$1 8m, t o es tab l ish 20 new facto ries of 25 . 000 s quare feet , st a ffe d wi t h p re-train ed,
s k i l led ope ra to rs an d rnanagers ,\vi ll be launch e d in earl y 19 8 3 . A sp ecial p ro g ramme t o
p re ~ t ra in 5 , 000 ~~ rkers as we l l as t e c hn i c i an s and s u pervisory staff requi r ed for t h is
compl ex i s to be und e r t a ken b y Ku r t Sal mon As s oc i a t e s and Singe r Sew i ng Mac h ine Co .
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Singer wi l l be responsible for t r a i ni n g machi ne mech anics . Kurt Salmon Associ ate s
will also be res pon sibl e for r ecruitin g manufacturers for the n ew f actories in c on ­
juncti on with t he Jamai ca Nati onal Investment Corp .
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Prime Mini s t e r Edwa rd Se a ga an nounc e d on October 30 t hat nego t i a tions r or the
Gov e r nme n t 's pur ch a s e of the Mon t ego Free port at a cos t of US$1 . 8m had been completed.
He s a id J S600,0 00 woul d be t aken off the pri ce to canc e l a debt owe d t o Governmen t by
Hon t e go F ee p ort . Thi s amoun t , Mr . Se a ga said, had t o be s e t aga inst total de bt s of
$l S . 5m owe d by t he c omp a ny , a min imum de b t positi on kn o\~ t o date. Th e firm was f or­
me r l y owu e d by US -based Prudent i al Gro up . Part o f t his de b t i nc lude s a $2 . Sm r e p r e s ent­
i n g a fur t her expendi ture relat i ng to a p r oper t y f or which Montego Fr eepor t has
co mrui tmerit s •
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Vac ude n t Caribb e an Lt d . , a sub s i d i a r y of US ~ b ased Va cud en t In terna t i on al,
s oon to as s embl e here seve r a l items of den t a l equipmen t .
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J ama i a ' s }~ n u f a c t u r e rs Ass o c i a t i on v i ce p r es i de n t , Mr . Paul Thoma s, dec l a r e d
t h a t t h e s ma l l an d me dium s i zed ma nu f ac t urers v i ew t he gov e rnment 1s struc tural a dj us t ­
me n t pro gr a mme f or t he ec onomy as a plan to put them o u t o f bu s iness "so t hat a f ew
l a r ge c ompan ie s c an i nh e ri t the sp oi l s" . He s a i d th e p r og r amme i n te nds to chan ge t he
orien t a ti o n o f the Jama i can man u f ac tur i ng sec t or frO ID t he lar gel y import s ubstit ut i on
model to t h a t o f being a maj or exp o r t pr odu c e r . Th e s tra tegy , wh i.ch has been t he re­ mo va l o f i mpo r t re stri c t ions on a number of i t ems, has hurt SOIlle produc e r s una b l e to
co pe wi t h t h e c ompe tit i on f r om the influx of che a pe r .i.mpo r t s .
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A Ba nk o f Jam a i ca (BOJ) spoke sman c onf irmed on Octob e r 8 that J ama ica in Aug uEt
s ough t a nd r e c e i v e d a US$21. 92m l oan from t he I nt e r n a ti ona l Mone t a r y Fund ( I MF) un de r
i t s Compens a t ory Finan cing Fa ci li ty , to Illee t shortf alls in exp or t e a r ning s ove r the
12-mon t h pe r i od end i n g i n Harch . Pr e vi ous l y un a nn oun c ed in J ama i ca , the l oan was
f i r s t di s c l os e d by the IMF .i n a news rele a s e dated August 26 . The r e l e a s e s a i d J amai ca ' s
pu rc h as e of 19 .4m Speci al Dr awi n g Bi gh t s o r $ 21.9 2m, wa s to make up fo r a s ho r t f a l l in
t h e a gg r e ga t e ear n ings from merch an di s e expo r t s and tour i sm. Th e niF said t ha t , a I t hou gh
t ouri s m i nc r e a s e d sharply, dur i ng t h e per i od , J amai c a's expor t earnings " l e ve l l e d of f "
owi ng t o a signi f i ca n t drop in the exp or t volume s of bauxite and a lumi na wh i ch accoun l
f o r 75% of t he a l ue of the coun t r y 's exp orts . This compens a t o r y fa cility wa s addi t iona l
t o t h e $48 m that J ama i ca r ec _iv ed from the I MF un de r the s ame f a cility in April 19 81 a t
t he t im e when the Government a ls o signed a $650m 3-y e ar Ex t end.e d Fund Fa cil ity Agree ­
men t wi t h t he I MF .
Meanwh i l e , the Ch airman and Managi ng Di recto r of t he Royal Bank Jamai ca, Rona l d
Sas s o , i nf orme d on Octob e r 2S th a t t he BOJ i s now en f orcing re stri c~i ons on loan s to
t he di s t r ibutive and pers ona l se ctors i n or de r to pas s the' ': e s t w.i t h the IMF . Be sai d
t hat this " c r i t i c a l de velopme n t" me an s tha t it migh t. be impos sible fo r companie s or in­
divi dual s to be gr a n t ed lo ans fr om the ir bankers to pur cha se co ns ume r go ods, and that
t h is " d i s t u r b i n g bu t ne eded devel opment" is int ended t o [:'21p t he Jamai can e con omy ou t
of th e r ec es s i on . Mr. Sa s s o n o te d . th at read y a s sistance has made Jama ic a ns c on t en t and
ther e f o r e s e em t o be La ckirig i n a pp r e c i ation of the f a c t t ha t it is ne cessary as an i u­
de pe nde n t nation to do mor e.
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? ub l ic and Tran sp ort Mini s ter Pearnel Char l es de clar ed in mi d -Oc t ob er that mOl t:
than 214, 000 J amaicans emi barated l ega l ~, t o the Un i t e d St a t e s an d Canada f r om 19 70 t o
1980 . Of that numbe r 70% or 15 0 .000, went t o the US; the remain ing 30%, r e pr e s en t i n g
64 ,000, emi g rated t o Calla da . He sa id the re was no way of t elling ~ h a t t he ille gal errci.­
gr a t i on t o t a l was, but it was sa f e to say t ha t i t to o, was hi gh.
Re lated item: The US Consul Michael Carpenter declared in early October that
the notion of the Brain Drain from Jamaica has been overstated as only approximately
10% of immigrants to the US came from professional, technica~ administrative or mana­
ge r i a l occupations. He said that over 50% of the Jamaican immigrants to the US "in
r e c e n t years have been unemployed adults and children" .
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Mr . Anthony Spaulding r esigned on September 27 as vice-president of the Opposi­
tion Peo ple's National Party (PNP). The surprise resignation, according to correspon­
de n c e made available here, was triggered by a personal quarrel between Mr. Spaulding
a n d party leader Mi c h a e l Manley. Th e former Housing Minister, who is MP for a strong
c o n s t it u e n c y in Kingston, has been identified wi t h the party1s left wing. However, he
ha s t a k en a strong anti-coIT~unist po s it ion wi t h i n the party. The release of the let­
t e r s by ~1r . Manley was to offset suggestio ns that the resignation was part of the de­
ba t e wi t h i n the PNP over its image an d ideolog ical orientation. The accep tance by a
s pe c i a l delegates conference on October 2 of the resignation is considered to be a
maj or v i c t o r y for Mr. Manley in his efforts to have greater control ove r party
d i s c i p l i ne .
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Th e Bank of Jamaica announced th a t a US$Sm suppliE~'s credit from Italy has
come on stream here for the pu rcha se of capi t a l and intermediate goods, as well a s
s p a r e pa r t s from that country.
P~<\I T I
Th e I n ter-American Bank ( I DB) announced the approval of a US$17,6m to help fos­
t e r i n t e g rat e d agriculture on app r o x i mately 4 , 0 00 hectares of land in Haiti~ by reha­
b i l i ta t i n g and expanding irrigation, drainage and service road infrastructure, provid­
i n g t e c h nic a l services to low income farmers, producing improved seeds and executing
a ca da s t r a l s u rvey. Th e loan was e x t e n de d t o the Banque De la Republ ique De Ha i ti and
t h e Val l e y De velopment Agency ( \~A ) to carry out the second state of the Artibo~ ite
riv e r v a l l e y agricultural development and irrigation system, and a rehabilitation and
e x p a nsion p r ogramme. In 1976 t he ID B extended a $Sm loan to finance the first stage
o f the programme, consisting of the rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure, farm
p l ot d e v e l o pme n t and in t r oduction of more appropriate cultivation techniques on
a p pro x i ma t e l y 3,000 hectares of the 32,000 hectares covered by the programme. The
e x e c u tion of the second stage of the programme will benefit an estimated 9,000 farm
f a mi l i e s a n d enable Haiti to become virtually self-sufficient in rice production by
inc r e a s i n g yields by an estimated 2~,OOO tons a year. The total cost of the second
s t a ge is estimated at $22.120,000 of which the loan will cover 79.6% and Haiti the re­
ma i nin g 20.4%. In addition to the loan, the IDB approved a $l.lm technical coopera­
t i o n grant to strengthen the institutional and operational capabilities of the VDA.
GRENADA
Finan c e Minister Bernard Coard disclosed on October 14 that the World Bank (WE )
had iss ued a favourable report on Grenada. Be quoted the report as saying that, after
i n h e r i t i n g a deterio r a ting economy, the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) now
f a c e s t h e task of laying foundations for future growth and assessment. According to
Mr. Co ard, the report says that, in the area of agriculture, the PRG has moved on se­
v e r a l fronts to upgrade extension services and technical assistance to farmers, and
h a s been providing mor e fin3ncial assistance for banana and cocoa rehabilitation. The
repo r t also noted significant improvement in feeder and main road development. Con­
ce r ning ag ro-industries, the report s~ys fruit and vegetables which are often lost
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thr ough spoilage can now be proce ssed in a new agr o~indu stri a l pl ant
the PRG.
"In the a r e a of t o u r Lsm'", Mr . Coard s a i d , "it (the report)
ing quote, "Th e Government is tryin g t o revive thi s sector by way of
tions c a mpa ign . The comp l e t ion in 1 983 or 198 4 o f the int ernational
t e r s upp l y con d i t ion s ' ''.
est ablished by
has the f ollo w­
a public r el a ­
a i rpo r t will a l­ The F i n a nc e Hi n i s t e r als o di s closed t h e f oll owin g qu o te fr om t he W13 report:
"The
e x p o r t o f f u r n it ure and pr o ce ssed foods has b een incr ea sing rap i d ly ove r th ~la st
t h r e e y ea rs, a l s o t he p r o duc t ion a n d e xpor t o f ga rm en ts h ave i n c re ase d i mpre ssively.
Cons t r uct i on h a s e x perience d th e h igh es t gr owth rate in t he e con omy s pu rr ed by pub l i c
i nve s t me n t p r o g r ammes, pa r ticula r ly t he con s t ru c tion of the i ntern ational air p or t a n d
t h e r o a d p r o gramme ", Mr. Coar d qu ot ed f r om the r ep ort, llconst ruct ion h as al s o b e en
s e p ped up i n e ducat ion a n d h ealth . " Hr. Coa rd sa i d the rep ort re co rd s t h at the PRG
h as sough t to e n c ou r a ge pr ivate sec tor con fidence in a n umber of a reas , and the rep o r t
s a y s Gr en a d a h a s on e o f t h e Lowe s t " d e b t s se rv i ce " r atio s in the worl d. Ex p la i n ing
t h is te r m, the Mini ste r of F i nan c e s aid t he debts s e rvic e ra tio of a c ou n t r y is ex­
p r e s s e d a s t he per cen tag e o f the f ore i gn exch ange earning s of the cou n t ry wh ic h mu st
b e used annu a l l y t o repay t he debts o f th e country. Mr. Co a r d qu oted the report as
s a y i n g t h a t Gr enada is one o f t he ve ry fe w c o un t r ie s in the West ern Hemisphe r e which
c o n t i n u e d t o e xperience cap ital growt h du ring 1981.
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Pol i c e Commi ssioner I a n St . Bernar d de c la re d on Oct ober 20 that th e ta sk o f
bu i ld ing the n ew Po l ic e Servic e is n ot an e a s y one , p a r t i c u l a r l y b e c au se, h e s aid , th e
Service h a s been mo ulde d f or y ears un der con d it i ons de s i gn e d t o gua r an tee the defen c e
and s up port o f on e p a r t i c u lar se ctio n of t he so c i e ty . Mr. St , Bernar d' s remarks wer e
mad e a t a ce r e mon y to " emul at e rt 14 member s of the Po lice Serv i ce fo r t h eir ou t s tan ding
wor k d u r i n g Se p t emb e r.
Th e Commi ssion er r efe r re d a lso t o the Po lit ical Dep a rtment
o f t h e Po l ic e Serv ice and s aid t hi s Dep artment i s de signed t o guaran t ee tha t t h e Po l i ce
Se r v i c e pro g r e ss es a l ong with e v e ry are a of the r evolution. HI want t o point out the
g r e a t resp e c t t h e of f i ce o f 'P olitic al Chief' mu s t be s e e n wi t h a n d mus t b e t rea te d " ,
he s a i d . " I wan t t o point ou t that, irresp ective o f how we may fe el or what the s i tua ­
t i o n migh t b e, t he o f f ic e o f 'p olitical Chie f of t he Gr e nada Po lice Servic e' must be
t r e a t e d wi t h th e gr e ate st r esp e ct, must be treated with t h e g r eate st i mpo r t a nc e ."
Mr .
S t . Be r Ha r d s aid a nyone who can think se r ious ly an d is intere st e d i n s e e ing the Po l ice
Se r v i c e move f o rward to transf orm i tsel f ittothe kind o f Se r v ic e that is wa n t e d , will
r e c o g ni z e t h e i mp ort ance o f a Po l i t i ca l De p artment in the Po l ic e Service.
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Ac c o r d i n g t o th e Cen t r a l Sta t is t i ca l Of f i ce , d ome st i c expo r t s de c l i n e d i n th e
Ja n u a ry t o Ju ly pe r io d by 29.7 % a s compa r ed wit h th e s a me p e r io d l ast y ea r . Expor ts
o f nutme gs fe l l 68 . 5% f rom EC$ 5.4m to $ 1 . 7m, b a n anas dr o pp i n g 19. 2% fr om $6 .5m t o
$ 5. 2 m a n d c oc o a d e c l i n i ng b y 29.7 % f rom $3 3. 0m t o $2 3 .2m . Durin g t h e s ame p e rio d, t h e
t ou r i s m sect or a l s o s h owe d a declin e with vi s i to r a r r iva l s fallin g b y 2 2% an d cru is e
s h ip s b y 1 9. 6 %. Private r emitt a nc e s in crea sed b y 30 .2 % fr om $ 23 .8m t o $31 . 0 m, a nd
Gov e r n me n t r evenue was u p b y 9.3% f r om $ 28 .3m to $3 0 .9m. The Re t a i l Pr ic e Index f o r
J u l y 1 98 2, wh ich h as a J anuar y 1 97 9 bas e o f 100 , stood a t 175. 9 points, a n incre a se of
6 . 8 % over the July 1 981 f igu r e of 1 64.7 points.
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Pr i me Minister Maurice Bi s hop l e ft the island on October 28 for an of f icial 5­
day v is i t t o Sur ina me . Lt . Col . Days i Bou t e r se , l eade r o f the mi l i ta r y a u t ho ri ty h ol d­
i ng the rein s o f Gov ernment in Su rin a me , p a id a l3-da y vis it t o Grenada l ast May.
( see Vo l . 1 6, No s. 5- 6, May/June , 1 9 8 2: 31-3 2)
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Rad io Fr e e Gr ena da in fo r med that t he USS R Amba ssa do r t o Gren ada , Mr . Ge n nady
Sa jin e v, d ec la re d t h at hi s coun t ry i s p repa r ed t o buy Gr enada 's t r adit i on al e x por t
cr ops , c o coa , nutme g s a nd b 3nan as.
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A p r o j e c t a i me d a t c on t ainment a nd e r ad i c a t i.on o f Na c o d iseas e .i.n t h e b a n a na p la n t a ­
t i o n s i n Gr e n ad a in pa rt ic ula r , a n d the loJin dwa r d I s l a n d s i n ge ne r al . wa s i ni t i a ted on
Gc t 8 b e r 14 . Th e Eu r o p e a n Dev e l o pment Fund pro v i de d a gra nt o f EC$80 0, OOO for the
p r o je c t.
Venez u ela in f orme d t h at i t h a s a gr eed to lo a n EC$ 2 . Sm t o Gr e n a d a t o be rep a y ­
a b l e o v e r 40 yea rs a t an int e r e s t r a t e o f 2%. The loan will be use d for e rec tion of
15 0 p refabr ic a ted hou ses wh i c h ar e a gift fr om Ve n e z ue l a a n d whi c h we re de live re d last
Augus t , va l ued a t US$ 3m a n d e ach mea s u res 72 sq u a re me t e r s . On Oc tob e r 1 2, the Gr e na d a/
Ve n e z u e la Coo pera t ion Ce nt r e wa s in a u g ur ate d . Th e centre i s t o c o n ce n t r a t e o n wo r k s hop s
covering aspects o f home economi ~ s , cu l t u r e a nd langu age s, a t no cha rge .
GU YANA
P r e s i d e n t Forb e s Bur nh a m a r r i v ed i n l ate Sep t e mbe r t o Sao Fa ulo an d was due t o
me e t Br a z i l i an P r esAd e nt J oao Fi gu e r e id o . He s ai d h e wo ul d ask Br a z i l fo r d ip l oma t ic
s u ppo r t in t h e Ve n ~ zuela -Guyana d i s pu te , n o t mi l i tary backing , t h o ug h his gove r nment
wa s n e got i a t i n g t o b uy Bra z i l i a n perso n n el car r i e r s a n d re con n a isance pl a ne s . Mr .
Bu r nh a m i nfo rmed th a t bot h gove r nments we r e d i s c u s s i n g t he bui ld i n g of a small h y d r o ­
el e c t r i c p ower plan t on th e i r c ommon bo r de r to p r od u c e t h r e e me ga wat t s , a n d t h e b u i l d i n g
o f a ro ad be t we e n Braz i l 's Ama z on ' s c i t y . Mana u s a n d G e o r g e to~~ , Gua y a n a ' s c a pita l . Mr .
Bu rnh a m s ai d that " i f the Cu b ans a r e pr e p a r e d t o h e l p . we wou l d a cc e p t Cuba n a ss is tanc e .
As a f r i e nd l y country and a fe l l ow me mb e r of t h e Non- Al i gn e d Mov e ment He h a v e d i s c u s s ed
th e b o r de r d is p ute wi t h Cub a . .. b u t vI e h a v e n o mili t a r y c omm i.t men t nor de fen c e t re a t i e s
wi t h th e m" .
Th e r e p u t e d Lat i n"-Ame r ican Week l y Re'p o r t (LAWR) o f 29 Octobe r s a i d th a t Cuy a n e s e amba s ­
s a d o r i n Br a s i l i a , Li onel Sa muel s , con fi rmed t h a t a l i ne o f c re d i t wor t h US$5 0 m is be i ng
n e g o t i a t e d b etwe en Bra z il a nd Gu y a n a , wh i l e oth e r s ou r ces af f i r me d t h e c r e di t h a s been
f i n a l is ed . LAWR st a t es tha t i t is l i k e l y $1 7m wi l l be u s e d t o buy mi l it ary e q uipmen t
t a l k e d a b o u t d u r i ng Burn ham's v i s i t , i n cl ud i n g En g e s a t YOOp ca r r iers a n d t h r e e Ba nd e i ­
r a n te r e c onn a i s ance pl anes . Th e r e s t o f t h e mon e y i s to be use d t o bu ild th e Boa Vista­
Ge o r g e t own r o a d l i n k c u t t i n g th r o u g h t he Esseq u ibo r e g i on . Th e c r e d i t i s a con ti n ua t io n
o f o n e fo r $40m g r an t e d i n 197 8 , wh i c h wa s u s e d t o b uy f a r m t r a c t o r s , ma c h ine r y a n d r oa d
b u i l d i n g equipmen t, whic h i s n ow almost exha us t e d . Th e n e w c r e d i t i s be i n g l ent f o r a
1 0- y e a r per i od, a t a n i nt ere st o f 2. 5 %.
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Th e week l y Catho l i c Stand ar d inf orme d t h a t t he U K~bas ed b a nki n g fi rm , Mo r g a n Gr e n ­
f el l , h a s be e n c on t ra c t e d b y govern~en t to he l p i t ob ta in u r ge n t l y needed l oa n s as par t
o f a "d e b t re s truc t u r i ng a n d re s our c e mob il i s a ti on pro g r amme . " The p r o g r a mme is b e i n g
c a r r i e d ou t wit h t h e as s i s ta nc e o f th e Un i t e d Na t i on s De v e l opme n t P r o g r a mme a nd Bri t a i n 's
Ov e rse a s Deve l o pme n t Admi nis t r a t i on.
Th e pap e r s ai d : "Mo r ga n Gr e n f e l l , h owe v e r, is c on­
ce n t ra t ing on prop erly t a bul at i n g an d r e s c h e d u l i n g o f the se c t i on o f t h e deb t d ue to
c omme r c i a l b ank s a nd i nd i v id u a l bi l a t e La l c r ed it or s su c h a s t he US . UK, Ca nada a n J Tr i ­
n i d a d a n d To b a g o, but n ot o f t h e multi l a t e r a l l o a n s ou t s t a n d i n g t o i ns t i t u t i on s s uch a s
the ~.Jo r l d Ba nk (WE ) a n d t h e I n t e r - Ame r i c a n De v e l o pme nt Bank . 11 A r e c e m::l y pu b l i s h e d Vi13
r e po r t said sch ed ul ed i n t e r e st paymenL s on Guyan a1 s fo r ei gn de b t s f or 1 98 2 ros e b y 25%
o ve r l a s t y ea r ' s fi gure t o G$3 00m o r 40 % o f c u r r e n t b u d ge t exp e nd i t u re, whi l e de b t p r i n ­
ci p a l p a yme n t s t hi s y e a r a moun t to an a d d i t io nal $ 133m.
Th e rul ing Peop Le ' s Na t i.o n a I Co n g r e s s pape r, l' e \\1 Na t i on , has l a un che d a se r ies o f
a t t a c k s o n the Ang l ic a n a nd ROi11dn Ca t h o Li. c c hur c h es s ay i n g t h a-t t h eir s e l f - i n t e r e st
"go a d s t h em on t o opp os e th e Gu y a na Gove rnme nt i n t h e f u t i l e expec tat i on t h a t t h e y wi ll
r e s ume t h e i r c olon ial p o s i t i.o ris as land lo r ds a n d owne r s of priva te p r oper ty . 11 A c ol umn ,
s i g n e d " b y Pa t r i.o r! ", cha r ged in e a r l y Octo b e r t h a t wh e n Guy a n a wa s a c o l o n y "these two
cro n i e s of Rome a n d Ca n t e r b u r y pra c t ic e d a ll th e s aid d i s crimina tion s of t h e c o l on i a l
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r ul e r s . " The la t e st attack fo l lmvs the publi ca ti on of t he name s of An sli can Bishop Ran ­
do lp h Ge or ge and Roman Catholic Bishop Benedict Singh , on a commit t e e i Ie defence of the
Ca t ho l i c Stand a rd as a res ul t of five l i bel s ui ts a ga i nst t he pap er , b ro ugh t by Presi­ den t Fo r be s Bur nham an d o ther t op gove r nmen t off i cia ls,
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Thou s a nds o f Guy ane s e formed i n mi d-O c tobe r l ong queu e s at governmen t and o ther
f ood o UL l et s a c r os s the countr y t o each obtain one f ive pound tin of t he firs t s upp l ies
of powde r e d mi l k t o go on sale in almos t a mon t h . Horse guar ds and po l ice h a d t o be
calle d Gu t at the Cen t ra l Government Superma r k e t of Guyan a St o r e s in Geo r ge t own on Oc­ t ober 18 t o mai n ta i n orde r and th e sa l e s of milk was h a l te d at Linden af te r unruly
c r owds dama ge d sup e rmak r e t ent rances in their eff or ts to obtain s up pl i e s . The supp l i e s
a r e p ar t of a c on si gnment of ov er 1 00, 000 tin s f r om Canada, which res umed shipments t o
Guayana rec ent l y a f t e r a break du e to Guyana ~ s inabi l i ty to make fo re ign ex ch ange pay­ me nts f or e a r l ier s hipments . Meanwh ile, the milk pa s t eurisati on plan in Geo r g e to~m ,
whi ch had be en mee t i ng abou t a quar te r o f the ci t y 1 s e s t i ma t e d needs of 12 , 000 ga l l on s
of milk daily, c l os ed down f or a 3·-we ek p er i od whil e it awa i.t s a de l ay e d s h i pmen t of
5 00 to nn e s of ski mme d mi l k us ed t o s up pl ement l oc al cow mi l k i n the pa s t euri s ed pLoc e s s .
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Conc e r ned doc~ o r s a re p r e s s i n g the Gove r nmen t a bout the de t er iora ting s t a t e of
h ea l t h se r v i c e s at Geor ge t o,vn 's ma i n Pub l i c Hospital , i n c l ud i n g an i nc r e a sing numbe r o f
The doc t ors met
de at hs f r om ma l nu t r i t i on amon g child r en- - l l having di e d i n September .
Hea l t h Mi n i n i s t e r Ri cha r d Van We s t Cha r l e s and li st ed amon g the ir c omp l a i n t s wor s en i ng
s hor La ge s of dr ugs and med i cal s upp l ie s.
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A Ca r i bbe an News Agen cy ( CANA) r epo rt i n f or med t hat f inal work on t he 25 bu i l d i ngs
ma ki n g up t he pr opos e d Guya na glass fa ctory co mplex, was don e t h i s ye ar, bu t off i c i a l s
are t i gh t lippe d a s t o i f and when a ctual pr od ucti on of gl a s s wi l l be gi n . A ma j or pro~
blern i s t o r a i se a n e s t i mat e d G$ 12m i n wo r k i n g capit a l nee de d t o ensure con st an t s up ­
plies o f bunk e r f ue l for gen e r a t or s and to co ve r s a l a r ies and items l i k e t h e i mpor t e d
s oda a s h t ha t ma kes up about Lf 5% o f t h e t ot a l co st inpu t s . One seni or of fic i al in f orme d
t ha t the p r o ce s s inc o r p or ate d i n t o t h e glas s fact ory wa s mos t inappropr iat e f or t he t ype
o f l ocal s a n d avai l a b l e .
The Europ e an Ec on omi c Commun i t y , t h r ough the European Dev e l opmen t Fund un der t he
s e c ond Lome Conv ention, has given Guy an a a g ra n t o f G$4 .4Sm co r ehabi l i tat e t he ce n t r a l
Ge o rge t or.vn sewe r a ge syst em. The t otal p r oj e c t cos t i s e stima te d a t $7 . 8m and wi l l be
s ha r e d h y t h e Guy an a an d th e EEC. Th e pre s e n t s ewerage system was co ns t r uc t e d in 1929 .
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UN I TED STATES/ CARI BBEAN
Domi n i c a s i gn ed in la te Se p t emb e r an ag reemen t f or a EC$4 . 7m gran t f r om t he US
Agen cy f or I n t e r n a t i on a l Developmen t to provide f und i ng f o r ess e n t ial co mmod i t i e s a nd
t e chn i c a L a s s is t an c e r equ ired by t he banana i nd ust r y , wh i ch acco un ts f or 70 % of t h e
i s l dnd ' s t ot al i ncome r even ue . The gran t wi l l p r ovide techn ica l ass i s t a nc e co a ss i st
gr o ups a nd i ndi vi dua l s i n managi n g banana box i n g p l a nts a s pr i v a t e en terprises a nd will
al s o be used t o a s ses s t he po t en cial for a ch i e vi ng o che r eff i c i encies t h r ough pr iva t e
s ect or p_rt i c i pa t i on i n the i ndu s t r y , a s we l l as des ign ways to imp r ov e c o~mun i c a t i o n
wa ys . About $13. Sm o f t h e gra n t wi l l pro vi de f or spray o i l an d fun gi c i de s fo r t he next
t wo y e ar s ,
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Pr i me Hi ni s te. r Edwar d Se a g signe d on Se p t ember 30 fo ur ag reemen t s with the
Un i t ed St a t e s , b r i nging J ama i ca a tot al of US$60 . 3m in a id , g r an ts and l oan s, i n clu ui ng
SSOm un de r t h e Caribbea n Bas in I ni t i a t i ve . The mon ey wi l l be dis bur s e d t h r ou gh the
f a cili t i e s o f t he US Agency f or I nt erna tiona l Deve lopme nt (USAr D) , a nd wou l d b rin g of ­
f i c i a l US de ve lo pmen t ass i s t anc e t o J am2i c a i n the US fi s c al ye a r t o nea r ly $ 144m o r
S450m in t he 26-y ear period s in ce AID came to Jam a i ca . The first ag reement co ve r e d the
CDI $50m dr awdown which Mr. Seag a s aid is avail a bl e. .irame d i a t e Ly und e r t he Ecc n omi c Sup­
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t h e s e c 0 nd-- a l e an o f $8 .5m- - wil l go to the Agri cultu r a l
po r t Fu nd ( ESF) of t he USAI D :
Cr e d i t Bank ;
the thir d inv olve s g ran t a nd J oan f un d s o f $1 .3 4m f or a Governmp.nt Hea lth
Ma n a g e me n t Imp rov eme nt Pro j ect and th e f ou r th i s a g r a n t o f $46 0 , 0 00 f o r t echni cal
as s i s t a n c e .irrvo Lv 'i n g t h e Puerto Ri can Government. Pri me Min si t e r Se ag a s t a t ed at the
s i gn i ng c e r e mo n y t h a t t h is v a s " t ho f i r s t s te p oL ch e p rac r i c a L i mple i"c-,ltat i o n o f t he
CEl . "
A
6 -memb e ~ t e a m fr om JaDa i c a
1
s Mi n i s t r y o f Mi n i n g and En ergy v i si te d t he Uni t e d
S t a t e s a s p a r t o f a pro g r a mme to fo rm u l a t e a n u pd a te o f t h e c o u n try ' s Na t i on a l En e r gy
P l a n . Th e p r og ramme is s pon so re d b y the US- b as e cl Argon n e Na t i ona I Lab o r a t o r i.es , whi c h
i s wo rk i n g as cons u l t a nts to the Min i s t r y . The c ou r s e i s e s t i ma t e d to c o st US$9 .G OO
a n d i s b ei n g f un d e d b y t he US Agen c y f o r I n ter n a tion a l De ve.l opme nt.
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Th e d ire c t o r o f the Ca r i b b e an Ce n t r e in Wa s h i n g t on , J ohn Ed d i e, inf ormed
Ea st e r n Ca r i t he a n is to re c e ive US$ 20m i n di re ct eco n omic aid u nde r P r e sid en t
(see Vo l . 16 , No.8 , Au gu s t, 1 9 8 2 : 7 ) He s a id t h at
Ca r ib be dn Ba s i n I n i tia t i ve .
o r igi n ally a l loca ted t o the Eas te rn Ca r ibb e an h a d "b een do ub l e d " b e c a u s e o f y our
i n t h e US suc h a s th e Ameri c an ca uc us " .
t h a t the
Re 2.g a n's
t h e $ l Om
fr i end s
CARI BBEAN DEVELORMENT BANK
Ca r i bb e a n Deve l o plnen t Bank (CDB) presid ent Willi am Dema s dec lare d in mid-Octo b er
h a t he wou l. d l ike t h e CDB to ti lt it s p r i o ri t ie s b alan c e away fr om infra structu re to the
mo r e r e prod u c t i ve s ectors o f the e conomy, s uc h as a g r ic u lt u re , manu fa cturin g a n d
i
~ ou r i s m .
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Th e Se v enty- F ifth Meeting o f th e Board o f Di r ect or s of th e Caribb e an Development
Ba n k (CDB) was held o n Oc tob e r 28 , 1982 . Th e Bo ar d a u t ho r i sed ~ r e s i d en t Wi l l i am G. De­
ma s to si gn a Contribut i on Agreement with Mexic o wher eb y that co u n t ry will c o n t r i b u t e
US$7m t o CDB ' s Speci al Dev e l opme n t Fu n d .
Th e Board no te d prior a pp r ova l by t he P r e s i den t
f r o m CDB ' s Te c h n i c a l As s i st a n c e Fu n d for th e f o l lowing :
(8 )
Tra i n i n g i n Fo o d Pro ce s sin g, Domini c a;
( b )
Improvin g a n d Strengthening Skill s in Co t t on Pro d uc t io n , S t. Ki t ts - Nevis
a n d Anti gua a nd Ba rb ud a ;
( c)
T,{o-Y e ar Attachme nt o f Gove r nmen t De vel o pment P r o ject Offi ce r, S t . Kitt s­
le v i s ;
(d )
P rov isio n o f Acc ount i n g Ad vise r, St. Vi n c ent and t he Gre na di n es:
(e )
Pa r t Fi nan cing o f CDB ' s Tr ainin g Cours e i n P roj e c t P repa r a t ion a n d Apprai s al.
and
Th e Bo ard co n d it i o n a l l y a pproved f i na n c i ng for t he foll owing p ro jec ts :
Cayma n I slan d s
Impro v ement s to Owen Robe rts Internati onal Airport,
Gran d Ca yma n
Jama ica
T21ecQrnmuni cation s Proj e ct
US$
5 ,00 0 , 0 0 0
8, 3 0 0 ,00 0
St . Lu cia
S t u d e n t Lo an Sch eme ( Th i r d Loan )
4 0 0,000
~
These a ppr ov al s bring CDB' s tot al f i nan c i ng ap p roved (loans, co nt i ngent loans,
eq ui ty an d g ran ts) t o $401,8 37 , 000 .
CA-RI BBEAN AS SOCI AT I ON OF I NDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Th e Barb ado s-ba sed Caribb e an Ass ociation of I ndust ry and COlJ'IDer Ce (CAl C)
announ ced the e stablishment of a new te chnical assi stanc e s ch eme for a s sist ing private
s e c t or bus ine s s , wh i ch is part o f the Te chnical Assis t ance Department recently an­
(s e e Vol .
noun c e d by CAl C and fund ed by the US Agency for I nt e rna t ional Deve lo pment.
1 6 , No . 8 , August , 198 2 : 8 ) The ne w sch eme c onsis t s of a Techn i cdl As s i s t an ce Fun d
f r ro. wh i ch short term advis o r y ser vic e s -expert i s e c ou l d be deployed t o a ss is t individual
c omp anies and commod i t y i n ter est group s i n n ee d . Un der th e pr ovisions o f the Fund,
pr i o r i t y as s i stan ce wou l d be given t o small and me dium~ si z e d manuf acturing bus i n e s s es
in a r e a s , s uc h as plant design and l a yout, wo rk fl ow ar rang eme n t s , pr eventive mainte­
nan c e , te c hn i c a l in-plant tra i ning , pr ocuremen t syst ems and quality control. The Fund
wi l l f a cilitate the ope r a tion of a CAlC Business Cons ul tin g Centre whi ch wil l o f f e r
sho r t t e rm e xp ert cons ultancy services to CAlC memb ers unab le to afford such ser v i c es
a t f ull ma r k e t r a tes. It is envi saged . t hat an intra r egiona l CAlC network of co ns u l t ­
a n t s wi l l be created , thus a l lowing e xperti s e from t he CARICOM MDC s t o be deployed in
t he LDCs . This n ew a ppor ach i s conc e p tua l ised a s on e for f os t e r i ng tech n ical co ope ra­
t i on a mong the nat ional and re giona l priv ate sect or s with the Fun d as t h e v i t al ingre­
di en t to supp or t t he de v e l opment of t he Caribbean i ndigenous private sec t or. I n this
wa y , aid i n the f o r m o f te chn i ca l as s i s tan c e can be f i l t e r e d down to " gra ss roots"
e nt r ep r ene ur s . The ta rg e t groups f or the new servi c e include national Chambers of
Comme r c e and Man u ~ a c t u r e r s l Associations, national and r egi onal production and s e r v i ce
i n t e re s t grou ps , an d individual companies.
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TRI NI DAD AND TOBAGO
Trin i da d and Tobago . o f f ic ially opened in ea r ly Oct ob e r its most modern veh icl e
a . s embly pl ant , a sp r awlin g TT$80m complex o\vued in the main by the l ocal conglomerat e
Ne a l a n d Ma s s y Ind us t r i e s Lt d . The I , 2 \'1 plant, wh i ch at f ul l production is expected
to as sembl e a 1 , 00 0 ca r s monthly, eUip l oy s 750 people, 50 % of whom were re cruited dur­
in g t he past six months. A st atemen t of the company s a i d it could be consider e d the
f i r s t industria l p r oject of its siz e to be conceive d , des i gn e d , engi neered , f i nan c e d,
p r oj e c t - mana ge d , construc t e d and star t e d by Tr i n idad and Tobago nat ionals .
~~ * * * * * ~'(* *
The nat i on a l ai r carr i er, BWIA. which i s expected t o lose more t han TT$60m t h i s
y e ar , i s t o un der go a r e s t ruc ture o f . i t s ope rati on s bo th at home and ab road . The air­
1 in e, wh i ch employ s mO'C2 th a n 2,45 0 pe op le, i nc lud i ng 1 . 000 techni ca l and eng i n e e r i n g
per s onn e l . h op e s to ach i eve it s objec t ive wi t hou t r e t r enchment. BWI A has s t r on gl y
pr o te st e d Government 's decision to gra n t a licence t o the Brazil ian ai r l i ne , Varig, to
pick u p passenger s in Miami. Over th e past 18 months , thre e major forei gn ai r l i ne s - ­
Ame r i c an Ai rl ines, Pan Am and Air J ama i c a-~have b e en g rant e d l i c en ces t o opera t e out
o ~ Tr i ni da d on r out es se rve d by BWI A.
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Re ga l Products, a lo cal manu f a cturer o f confe ct i on ar y, i cing and cas to r sugar,
c l o s e d i n mi d- Oc t ob e r , and the Trin idad a n d To bago Manufa ctu r e r's Asso c iati on blame d
Governmen t ' s r emov a l o f its s ugar s ubs idy and the high i n cid enc e of s ug a r based import s
f or t h e company ~ s ~ a,ilur e. Ano t he r majo r company~K. C . Con fectionary, c l os ed later in
t h e illonth fo r the sam e r e asons.
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Fe r t i l izers of Trini da d and Tobago (FERTRIN) r eve ale d that it s pro duc tio n capa­
c i t y for th e nex t th ree to f i ve yea rs has gU2 ra n t e ed c us tomers. FERTRI N produc ed
2 72 , 000 metri c t annes of ammo nia a t August 31 and of t hi s capaci t y , t h e c ompany h a s
f i l l e d or ders amounting t o 235 , 774 tcn ~es .
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BRIEF
CARI BBEAN GAPJ-tENT INDUSTRY
A tas k f or c e has bE: ETI s e t up ~ G .ie Lp t he C..:. r i b be.a' , : s ga r men t Ln du s t ry so l ve i t s
rnaj o r pr obl ems . The for c e wa s r ecomme nd ed by Ca r i bb o a n ap p a r e I ma ke r s who me t in Ba r­
ba dos 1 1 Ci t e Sept emb e r t o d i s is s r h e i r p r ob lems . Th e tas k f o r c e wi ll make ~: e c l)mmEnd ­
a io ~ on a n umber of ma tte r ~ , in c l ud i ng i l l e g~ ~ impor t s , Expan Sl on of the r e gi ona l
i dus t r y an d t he flow o f te c hn i cal i n f o r ma t i on .
D01>.lINI CA
Th e we e k l y New Ch r on icl e rep o r t e d t hat Cuba has a ga in tr ied t o meddle in Domi n i ­
's in ternal a f fa i r s t h r oug h t he of f e r of sch ola r s h i ps to Domi ni can nat i on als to s t udy
in Ha va na , a ga i n s t the Gove rnmen t ' s wishes . ( s e e Vo l . 15. No. 9, Sep t ember 1981: 45- 46 )
Th e pap e r sa i d i t ha d be e n r e l i a b l y informed tha t t wo more s cho larships had be en given
to Domi n ican s thro u gh t he Domi n i ca Liberati n Mo ve me nt All i ance in medic i n e an d e cono­
mi c s de s p i te Governmen t ' s de cis ion not to ac cept s ch ol a r s hi ps fr om Cub a .
C"
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Ve ne zue l a ha s gi ve n Domi ni ca just ove r US$561 , OOO t o ass ist in the r econ st ruction of 11
ki l ome t r e s of ro a d l i nt i n g t 70 vil l a ge s - - Po int e Mich e l and Sc ott 's Hea d- - i n t he sou th of
~ , e i l and .
A Ve e zue l a n co n s t r uc tion f i r m is expec ted l a t er in the ye a r t o s upervise
the work . The 0 e r a l l ro ad re hab i l it a tion prog rarr@e wi l l s e e the rehabilita tion of al ­
mo s t 96 mi l es of roa d a l l ove r t he island , at a n estimated cost of over $ 10 3m,
EA ST ~ R
CARI BBEAN REGIONAL SECURI TY
An t i gua / Ba r buda . Ba r bado s , Domi ni ca and St . Vi ncan t signed on Octobe r 29 a memo­
r a n dum of un ders t and i ng which b ring s in t o being wha t has become kno~~ a s t he Reg iona l
Se c ur i t y Sys t e m, by wh i ch t hey ag r e e t o prepare co nt i n ge n cy plans an d t o a s sist one
an o t he r on r e qu e s t in na t ional and o t h e r d i s ast ers, p reve n t ion of s mugg l i ng , s e a rch a nd
r e s cue , i mmi gr a t i qn c on trol , fi s hery prote ction, cus toms and e x cis e con t r o l , ma ri t i me
po l i c i n g duties , p ro tec t ion of of fs ho re in s t a l l a t i on s , polluti on co n t ro l and thre at s t o
na ti on a l s ecur ity. It make s provi s ion fo r plannin g and opera tio ns , co mmand and dis ci­
pl i ne , jur i s d i c t ion a nd claims , a nd in addi t ion , i t h as lai d dovro [ h e arrangement s
wi t h i n t he system f or t r aining , j o i n t p ro curement, maint enan ce of Reg ional Gua rc\ ves se l s
and fo r fi na nc i n g a nd cost sha ring . St. Lucia is expec ted to bec ome a s i gna t o r y on
t h e r etur n o f prime Mi ni s ter Compt on f rom hi s c ur r en t vis i t to t he Uni te d St at e s .
ORGANI SAT Ior OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
A p r o pos a l by the Or ga nis a t i on of Eas tern Car ibbean States t o apply as a bl oc
to Me x i co and Vene z ue la f or subsi di sed crude oil t o be r e fi ned by the West Indies Oi l
co pany in Ant igua received the formal backing of Dominica , Antigua /Barbuda , St . Ki t t s/
Nev i s a nd Mon t s e r r a t . Talks were un de r way to secure t he agreement of St. Vincent,
S t . Luc i a and Gren ada .
ST . KIT TS/NEV IS
Par l i ament vo ted i n ea rly Octobe r t o ask England fo r poli tical independence
s ome t i me n e xt y ea r . Wh ile t he rulin g polit i cal coa l i t i on of th e Peop le 's Act i on Mo ve­
ment Pa rty a nd t he Ne v i s Refo rm Pa r ty app roved t he r e s oluti on, th e Lab our Pa r ty op pos e d
th e r e soluti on by not . vo t i ng. I n c l u de d in the de bate wa s a white pap e r co n ta i ning p ro­
pos a l s for a new in dep end ent federat ion of St . Ki t t s/ Ne vi s . One of t he pr opo sa ls is t o
ha ve a Pr i me Minist er in St . Ki t ts and a Pr emier of Nevis.
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Government will l au nch it s f r e e lunch prq gramme ~Q r primary schQol children
betwe en the ages of 5 an d 12 from the mi ddle of this month.
SURI NAJ.'fE
Accord i ng to a Gr ena da Gov ernment In fo rma tio n Se r v ice re leas e, Suriname' s
mi l i t a r y- b a ck e d gov e r nmen t is probing an a ppa r en t, Holland-bas e d plot using me rc ena r ies
t o ove r throw the regi me , many of which ha s had experi enc e in the Congo an d Uganda.
St a nley J oeman, a s pec i a l envoy of Lt. Col . Da ysi Bouters e, in Grenada in of f ic ial
b us in e s s , s a i d the p l an invo l ve d some 15 mi l l ion Dutch gui lder s , wit h each mer cenar y
exp e c t e d to receive some 200,000 gui l de r s . He s t a t e d that a gro up called " Th e committee
f or t he re - e s t ab li s hme n t of human r ight s in Suriname" ha s been se t up and was ac t i ve ly
campa i gn ing for t h e ov e r t h r ow of th e r e volution. It is chai re d , h e a dded , by on e
Rob Wo rmer , who l e f t Suriname yea rs ag o and i s "no w at tempting t o create c onfusion " .
UNI TED LATI QNS DEVELOrMENT
PROG~~ /~ARIBBEAN
Prograrr@es e stimated to cos t US$ 49m over t he per i od 19 82-86 are planned f or the
CARI COM r e gion un de r the United Nations Development Pr ogramme .
UNIVERSI TY Of THE WEST INDIES
The Governing Body of t he Univer si t y of the We st Ind i es COWl) , t he Coun c il o £
t h e Un i vers ity a nd t h e Un i ve r s i ty Gr a n t s. Commi t t ee have a greed to pr opos a ls t o res truc ­
t ur e OWl . Agr eement was r e ache d at a mee t ing on Se p tembe r 20 and 21 he ld at t he Mona
J ama ic a campu s , an d a p r es s release st ates that a HWorking Party", a " Standing Commi­
t t e e " a nd " Commi t t e e of Lega l Ex pe r t s ll a re t o wor k out de ta i l ed a r r ang emen ts t o comp le t e
t he r e s t r uc t ur i n g exerc ise by 1 984 . Deta ils of the rest r uctur ing h ave n ot be en rel e a se d
bu t , s i nce 1 970 , t he Trinidad and Tobago Gove r nment has made demands f or a mo r e "utili­
ta rian " i n s t i t ut ion an d a White Pa per publi s hed by that Gov e rnmen t in 1 977 charged t h a t
UWI had not k ep t pac e with the gr owt h needs of Trin i da d and Tobago. The wnite Pa per
als o con demn e d th e 1>complica te d an d cumb e r s ome managemen t stru cture an d de c is ion maki ng
mach i ne r y " ot UWi. Ma j or rest r ucturing of the University is likely to cen t r e a round
t he f i nanc i ng of the t h r ee rn~1 campuses by t he h ost countr i es , Jamaica , Trinida d and
Toba go a nd Ba r ba dos.
wOR,LD · BANK/ CARI BBEAN
The Wo r l d Bank (WB)and it s af f i liate r or co nc ess ional l en ding, th e Int ernation al
Dev e l opmen t As s oc i a t i on" ap pr ov e d a reco rd US $1 92m for seven Cari bbean c oun t r ie s. Ja­
ma i c a r e c e i ve d t he b igg est s l i ce , ,.7i t h US $ 133 . 1m,~(Ihich r epr e sen ts a three- f ol d i nc r e ase
ov er t he pre vi ou s f i scal ye a r . Barbad os , Domin ica , Bel iz e , Guyana , Haiti and the Domi ­
ni can Re pub l i c a l s o r eceived loan s. A Dnite d Na tions bull etin, q uo t e d the ~m 1 982 r e ­
por t a s say i ng " No t only did the worl dv id e re c es s ion continue t o de c r ea s e the deman d
f o r t our i s m. t hei r p r i mary source of fo r ei gn exchange, b ut t h e i r other ma jor exports ­
sug a r , b a ux i t e ~ a l um i n a and bananas ~a lso exp erience d decl ining mar ket s . The documen t
not e d t ha t i n some r e gional e conomie s th e dome s ti c c os t of produ ci ng sugar was now
hig he r t han t he wor ld ma rke t pr ice . The WB s ays t he Cari bbe an Group f or Coop e ra tio n in
Economic De ve l opme nt co ntin ues t o be a c tive i n the ge ne r a t i on , a ll oc a t ion an d coord i na­
t i on o ~ a s s i st an c e to it s deve loping membe rs , which include the Commonwealth Caribbean,
t h e Domi nic an Republ ic, Haiti an d Suriname . The fi f th mee ting of the gro up in J un e
t h i s ye a r concl uded that the best hope f oY dealing wi t h t he se rio us bal ance-of-payme nts
p r o bl em fac ing t he Carib bean coun t ries was t o i n cre a se expo r ts outsi de t he r e g i on. At
t hi s me e t ing c l ose t o $80 0m was comm i t t.ed b y donor s for d i s b ur semen t in f i scal year
1983.
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NOW AVAI LAB LE! ! !
TRAN SIT I ON
(A PROGRESSI VE , MULTI-DI SCIPLI NARY J OUR AL
OF TR IP~ WORLD SCHOLARSHI P)
I s s ue 5, 19 8 2
Fr om Co lony t o St a t e CapiL a li sm
( A l t e r ~ at ive Path s to Devel opmen t in the Caribb e an )
CLI VE Y.
Th e Po s t Colonial St a te , Cla s s Formation a n d
o c i a 1 Tr a n s f or ma t i on .
A Re t u r n t o The ory
Se c t o r al Devel o pment in t he Caribbean Ec on omy
1960 - 19 79
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Nat i ona l Goals 2 ~ d Ba sic Social Ri ght s an d Obligations
i n t he Guy ana Constituti on
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RUDOLPH JA-MES
I s s ue 6 , 1982
Th e I MF and the Balance o f Payment Crisi s
in the Caribbean
J .A..,\1ES A. SACKEY
The Pr e s i den cy in the Constitution of the Cooperative
Repub l i c o f Guyana
. HAROLD LUTCHMAN
Rel ev an c e of the Marketing Con c e pt
Countrie s: Th e Cas e o f Guyana
. HEMCHAND RMID I N
t o Developing
Int en sive Devel opment Zones i n Ghana' s Agriculture
F. G. GERRAR
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EC$ 6, J $4, US$5, UKfl. 8 .
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The General Edit or, TRANSITI ON
Faculty of Social Science s, Univer sity of Gu yana
P .O. Box 10-1110, Geor get own
Guy a na , S . A.
THE CARIBBEAN MONTHLY BULLETIN i s a publi ca tion of t h e In sti tute o f Ca r i bbean Stu ­
die s , University of Puert o Ri co , Box BM, Unive rs i ty St a t i on , Ri o Pie dra s, Puerto Rico
00931 . Edit or : Humbert o Garcia . Pr ep a ration for off s e t : Car ol S . Sz alay. Sub s crip­
tion s : Ni t za Melen dez . Subscr i p t i on r ate s: In s tit ution s: US $16 . 00. Indiv i.dua l s:
USS12 . 00 . 25% discount for individuals re siding in ! he Carib bean Ar ea . Add US$10 . 00
if Ai rmail post ag e de s ir e d . Payment s hou l d a c c ompany all or der s . In de xe d by the Hi s­
panic Ame r ic a n Perio d i c al s I ndex .
I SSN 0576 -7 598
Al"\1NOUNCING
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Th e new, upda te d 1983 edition of the Caribbea n Databook
A concise , reada ble handbook that brin gs together in one place current, accurate facts on 23 countries of
the Caribbe an . ..
P o pula tio n, geograp hy, history, gove rnment structu re, current lea dership , communications, transporta­
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original Caribbean Databook has under gone continued
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Inv estm e nt Profile S eries on
" Investing in the Ca ribbea n"
The I S-bo o klet series p rofiles: Antigua
a nd Barb uda, Ba hamas, Ba rbados, Belize ,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, G rena da, G uya na, Ha iti
Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia , St. Vince nt a nd
the Grenadines, Trinida d and Tobago
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Contains info rm atio n on: Sector profiles - Agriculture, Ma nufactunng/Ind ustry, To urism : Pres ent struc­
ture a nd investm e nt opportunities • Labor - Availability and type of work force - Minim um a ndaverage
wages • Investm ent Incenti ves - Government Programs: Export Allowance , Fiscal Ince ntives, Ind ustrial
Trade Incen tives - Generalized System of Preferences, Caribbean C ommon Market,
Estates Program
Lome Con ve n tio n • Taxes - In come Taxes - Co rpo rate an d P erson a l B u s in e ss Ta xes •
R egional Organizations - W hat they are and how the y can help: C ALC, CARIC O M, EC CM, C OB, EC CA,
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