Month: February 2013

  • February 5, 2013
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    Pressure mounts on Prime Minister Douglas

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Pressure continued to mount on the Denzil Douglas administration to debate in parliament the opposition inspired motion of no confidence in his administration. The St. Kitts Christian Council and the St. Kitts Evangelical Association Monday joined the island’s private sector in calling on the prime minister to ensure that the motion, which has been filed…

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  • February 5, 2013
    846

    ST. KITTS-POLITICS-Taiwan praises 30 years of friendship

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Taiwan has praised its long standing relationship with St. Kitts-Nevis and is looking forward to helping the twin island federation further develop through various projects, Foreign Minister David Yung-la-Lin has said. “Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed tremendous progress in our bilateral relations especially with all the cooperation projects which have been undertaken…

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  • February 5, 2013
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    JAMAICA-POLITICS-PM wants nation building statement from leaders

    Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is warning leaders in the country from making statements that may have international repercussions. She made particular reference to a recent criticism by Opposition Leader Andrew Holness in relation to the ongoing talks between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a new Stand By Agreement for the country.…

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  • February 5, 2013
    847

    GRENADA-POLITICS-Ruling party accuses former administration of financial irresponsibility

    ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC –The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking a second consecutive term in office, has accused the former New National Party (NNP) government of running up a high public debt and preventing the Tillman Thomas administration from carrying out its plans and promises made to the electorate in 2008. Sport Minister Patrick Simmons, speaking at an NDC…

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  • February 5, 2013
    871

    Prime Minister lauds relationship with Venezuela

    ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has praised the relationship between his country and Venezuela adding that he hopes the ailing Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez makes a full recovery so that he could continue his work of deepening regional integration. Speaking at a ceremony on Monday night in honour of outgoing Venezuelan ambassador Carmen Martinez de Grijalva,…

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  • February 5, 2013
    842

    BERMUDA-AIRLINES-Airline plans to sue couple over diverted Caribbean flight HAMILTON

    Bermuda, CMC – A Canadian low-cost airline says it plans to sue a couple after they were fined US$500 each in a court here following an altercation on a Caribbean-bound plane which forced the captain to divert the airline to Bermuda. Bermuda police arrested the Canadian couple and their 22-year-old son after the Sunwing Airlines' flight, carrying 170 passengers, touched…

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  • February 5, 2013
    845

    BLP attacks government’s performance

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) continued its criticism of the Freundel Stuart government as it urged supporters to ensure the defeat of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the February 21 general election. BLP leader, Owen Arthur, addressing a public meeting in the heart of the capital on Monday night, said that the…

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  • February 5, 2013
    846

    CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Airlines urge scrapping of controversial air passenger duty

    LONDON, CMC – A new report has said that scrapping the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) could generate 60,000 jobs by 2020. The report commissioned by four airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic, is also expected to boost gross domestic product (GDP) by almost one per cent. The APD, instituted in 1994, is a British environmental tax aimed…

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  • February 4, 2013
    374

    CARICOM addresses youth gangs and violence

    CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be convening a Training Workshop on Implementation of Prevention Strategies and Actions to address Youth Gangs and Violence from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 February 2013. The workshop will be staged at the Grand Coastal Inn, Guyana with an Opening Ceremony at 9 a.m and is part of…

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  • February 4, 2013
    814

    Slow growth projected for debt-ridden Caribbean

    Miami Herald – While the global financial meltdown appears to slowly be on the mend, Caribbean economies still face significant challenges. As Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed her heavily indebted nation last month, the Caribbean leader reminded Jamaicans of her steadfast determination to not just balance the books but also people’s lives. But with one of the world’s…

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