Month: February 2013

  • February 28, 2013
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    What Happened To The Aid Meant To Rebuild Haiti?

    After a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, governments and foundations from around the world pledged more than $9 billion to help get the country back on its feet. Only a fraction of the money ever made it. And Haiti's President Michel Martelly says the funds aren't “showing results.” Roughly 350,000 people still live in camps. Many others simply moved…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Govt to spend US$3b on maritime projects

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – Government is embarking on two major maritime projects as a cost of US$3 billion. This is just one of the several initiatives aimed at creating an investment climate for trade to take place. Trade Minister Vasant Bharath announced when he addressed a conference on Improving the Ease of Doing Business in T&T at the…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    America must not ‘dictate’ to world, new defense chief says

    WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Decorated Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary yesterday after a bruising Senate confirmation battle, promising to renew old U.S. alliances and forge new ones without attempting to “dictate” to the world. Addressing Pentagon employees shortly after a small, closed-door swearing-in ceremony, Hagel spoke optimistically, if vaguely, about global challenges ahead and the…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Following Agriculture Ministry’s coconut conference…

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – AGRICULTURE Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has indicated that a number of activities have been finalized regarding the future of the coconut industry following a stakeholders’ conference held in the Boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture last month. The major decision has been how locally produced coconut products are to be exported. In an interview last Monday,…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Howai: CAL planes safe

    (Trinidad Express) Though lacking a GPS system, the 767 aircraft used by Caribbean Airlines to fly to London/Gatwick are suitable because they fulfilled the requirement of having a flight route which ensures the aircraft is no more than 120 minutes away from a suitable airport, Finance Minister Larry Howai stated. Responding to a question in the Senate Monday, Howai said…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Latin American assassins

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A pastor with the Seventh Day Adventist Church is claiming that Latin American assassins are operating in Trinidad and Tobago and called for an all out war on crime. “We have Latin American assassins in this country. We have Colombians in this society, hired by the godfathers who have the art of slicing heads…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Agriculture sector, centre could help reduce food import bill

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “IF you are importing $800 million in food, there must be opportunities to produce food; but if you want to eat New Zealand lamb, Idaho potatoes and Texas beef, then we have a problem. We will not survive if we continue importing, we have to produce more of what we consume in this country for the…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    More agriculture and employment opportunities needed

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – There needs to be a diversification of the tourism industry, greater job opportunities in the food and beverage sector, a development of our natural resources and wider education of farmers to help them be more marketable and earn more. This challenge was voiced by Agriculturalist, Chelston Brathwaite, who says that there needs to be more job…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    BARBADOS-HEALTH-Barbados has not imported any beef products tainted with horsemeat.

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados health authorities Wednesday said that no meat product containing horsemeat had been imported into the country in light of the controversy currently sweeping Europe. Senior Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Mark Trotman, said “extensive trace back investigations” had been conducted and to date, none of the identified products had been imported into…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    TRINDAD-POLITICS-Pressure mounts on Prime Minister to dismiss National Security Minister

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Pressure mounted on Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Wednesday to dismiss her National Security Minister Austin “Jack” Warner over the existence of “an illegal Flying Squad” operating in Trinidad and Tobago. Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, in a radio broadcast, disputed statements by Prime Minister Persad Bissessar that she did not know of…

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