Month: February 2013
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Top researchers win big at UWI
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer – THE University of the West Indies (UWI) on Friday awarded its researchers for making last week's 14th staging of the UWI Research Days a success. At least six researchers were awarded for their work that continues to promote the University as the research nucleus of the Caribbean. Among those awarded were Dr Andre Coy, whose book,…
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Snow Storm Forces Cancellation Of CAL Flights
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Friday cancelled a number of flights to the United States because of a snowstorm that was making its way up the Atlantic coast affecting New York and other cities. The cancellation is expected to affect a number of nationals who were expected for the Carnival celebrations that climax with…
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IMF announcement tonight
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer – PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips will update the nation on the status of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a joint broadcast tonight. They are also expected to outline Jamaica's revised economic programme and reform measures. The joint broadcast comes in the wake of the visit last Tuesday…
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US visa bribery probe deepens in Jamaica
(Jamaica Observer) A senior security official who worked in the US Embassy in Kingston is expected to be charged soon for his alleged role in helping the manager of a popular Jamaican entertainer obtain a US visa to leave the island in the face of legal troubles, according to highly placed law enforcement sources. The manager, law enforcement officials told…
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U.S. trains for mass migration in Caribbean security drill
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, (Reuters) – A simulated wave of Caribbean migrants sailed to the Guantanamo naval base this week for a training drill designed to prepare U.S. troops and security agencies who might someday have to handle the real thing. The exercise is held every two years to prepare for a potential mass migration brought on by…
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GRENADA-POLITICS-Former foreign affairs minister endorses opposition party
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Former foreign affairs minister Karl Hood has publicly endorsed the main opposition New National Party (NNP) as Grenadians prepare to elect a new government on February 19. Hood, who resigned from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, last year, was the surprise guest speaker at a rally of the…
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UNITED STATES-IMMIGRATION – Major decline in ‘stop and frisks’ of Caribbean immigrants
NEW YORK, Feb 10, CMC – As the New York Police Department (NYDP), over the years, faced intense criticism over the controversial “stop-and-frisks” policy regarding Caribbean and other immigrants and minorities, the department has reported what it described as a “major decline” in the use of the tactic. In its latest report of data for 2012, the NYPD said cops…
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URGENT – TOBAGO-ACCIDENT-Five killed in early morning vehicular accident
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – Five people were killed in a two car smash up along the Claude Noel Highway during the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. They have identified those killed as Alloy Duke, Fernando Stewart, Christian Stewart, Anesha Hamilton and Stephen Winchester, but gave no further details on the accident which has marred the 2013 Carnival celebrations…
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BERMUDA-ACCIDENT-Yacht sinks after Irish sailors are rescued
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 10, CMC – Four Irish sailors bound for the Caribbean were rescued from their stricken yacht, which later sank, 70 miles north of Bermuda. According to reports the sailors had planned to stop in Bermuda before heading to Antigua following the incident marine officials reported that the sailors are now heading to Turkey. The men – two…
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St Vincent PM wants meeting on fuel subsidy
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he wants to engage in discussions, not a fight, with Trinidad and Tobago over the fuel subsidy Port-of-Spain provides to its national carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL). Gonsalves said he has now received a legal opinion on the matter and is now seeking the talks with the Kamla Persad-Bissessar-led coalition People’s…
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