WORKSHOPS TO STRENGTHEN THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN HAILED A SUCCESS

St Kitts -- The Business Plan which would facilitate the sustainable growth and development of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Eastern Caribbean (ICAEC) has been finalised and over 70 executive members from all the branches of the ICAEC are now fully trained in the understanding and application of the International Standard on Quality Assurance 1 (ISQC1).

REPUBLIC BANK NOW OWNS 32% OF HFC BANK GHANA

Port of Spain -- Republic Bank Limited has announced its acquisition of 68,854,703 shares in HFC Bank Ghana, moving its shareholding to 32.02%, thereby making it the single largest shareholder in that bank. Republic Bank earlier held an 8.79% shareholding in the Ghanaian bank, which it acquired in December, 2012.

EASTERN CARIBBEAN PROGRAM MANAGER

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IT'S ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS'

Port of Spain -- Farmers can no longer be in agriculture simply for the love of it. 'If you are to be successful, it must be about dollars and cents; you must see it as a business', so says Mr. Carlos Dillon, President of the sixty-five member strong Trinidad and Tobago Tropical Growers Association and a member of the Tobago District of the Agriculture Society of Trinidad and Tobago. 'This Workshop identifies the challenges in forming a group and gives you the opportunity to strengthen your organisation'.