Month: February 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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ST.VINCENT-POLITICS – BBC chair to ensure PM’s complaint is ‘properly pursued’
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The chair of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Trust says he will ensure that a complaint made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves about two BBC journalists “is properly pursued through the BBC complaints process.” Gonsalves wrote to Lord Chris Patten on Friday to complain about the “rude” and “unprofessional” approach of journalists Matthew Hill…
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ST.LUCIA-POLITICS-Opposition leader calls for removal of UN Ambassador
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, Feb. 28, CMC – Opposition Leader Stephenson King wants St.Lucia's Ambassador to the United Nations recalled following what he described as an embarrassing ordeal with the island losing its voting rights as a result of outstanding monies owed to the body. King told a news conference Wednesday that the development was an embarrassment not only for the government…
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GUYANA-LABOUR-Workers on strike demand higher salaries
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), Wednesday warned that its members employed at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) would remain off the jobs accusing the company of reneging on the collective labour agreement regarding salaries. “Unless they stick to what is in our agreement like they want us to stick we…
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ST. KITTS-ECONOMY-Government pleased with economic strategies to date
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minster Dr. Denzil Douglas says St. Kitts and Nevis has approached the challenge of debt-reduction by entering into in-depth, sustained, and ultimately successful negotiations with its creditors. He said his administration had also used a small portion of its assets to create a Special Purpose Vehicle capable of reducing the debt by nearly 50…
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TURKS&CAICOS ISLANDS-ECONOMY-Britain agrees no VAT for TCI
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and CAICOS Islands, CMC – Britain says it will not impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) after both the government and the opposition said they were against the tax measure. Foreign and Commonwealth Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean, Mark Simmonds, in a letter to Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, however indicated…
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Researchers marvel at world’s deepest sea vents – Scientists looking at new life forms below the sea
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Researchers steering a remote-controlled submarine around the world's deepest known hydrothermal vents have collected numerous samples from sunless depths of the Caribbean Sea where blazing hot, mineral-rich fluid gushes from volcanic chimneys that look like gnarled tree stumps. Jon Copley, chief scientist for the expedition of Britain's National Oceanography Centre, said yesterday that he believes that…
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The politics for CARICOM securing 0AS second spot
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE ORGANISASTION of American States (OAS) is scheduled to hold its 43rd General Assembly in June when elections will take place for the posts of Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General (ASG). Neither of the incumbents—Secretary General Miguel Insulza, a former Foreign Minister of Chile, and Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, the Suriname-born diplomat and former…
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CCJ head defends integrity of court
(Jamaica Gleaner) The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has responded to concerns that the court is susceptible to political interference because of the small space in which it operates. Delivering a public lecture at the University of the West Indies last evening, Sir Dennis Byron, said he was aware of opposition to Jamaica’s adoption of the CCJ…
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