Month: July 2013

  • July 17, 2013
    777

    After Egypt: uneasy now lies the head that wears a (democratic) crown

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Egyptian military coup that removed the democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi was justified as an act to save democracy and preserve law and order by preventing the country from sinking into further chaos and violence. The military claimed that it was prompted not only by social disorder but by the publicly expressed demands of the majority…

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  • July 17, 2013
    782

    Democratise diplomatic process

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Diplomacy, stripped bare, is conversation taking place between global leaders behind closed doors. As with everything else, it is being impacted by global trends which keep emerging more rapidly than before. The IT age has seen a world, formerly home to a select few some ten to 20 years ago, now become the playground for everyday people.…

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  • July 17, 2013
    829

    Caribbean American congresswoman wants probe into Zimmerman

    NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean American congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined members of New York City Congressional Delegation in calling on the United States Department of Justice to conduct a “thorough” investigation and possible prosecution of a white neighbourhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black youth in Florida. On Saturday, an all-white female jury in Florida found George…

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  • July 17, 2013
    798

    EDITORIAL: Security bureaucracy out of control

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It makes perfect sense why the United States is desperate to get its hands on Edward Snowden. Perhaps because he is likely to spill even more beans about the United States National Security Agency’s (NSA) clandestine activities. This is exactly what he is doing though being holed up in Russia where he is desperately seeking asylum. A…

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  • July 17, 2013
    745

    Developing countries outperform rich nations in FDIs

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Value-added trade contributes nearly 30 per cent to developing countries' gross domestic product, on average, compared with 18 per cent in developed countries, according to the recently released World Investment Report 2013. The report also revealed that last year, for the first time ever, developing economies absorbed more foreign direct investment than developed countries. However, it said…

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  • July 17, 2013
    851

    Regional countries urged to ratify ICC treaty

    LIMA, Peru, CMC – The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling on the governments of the Bahamas, Haiti and Jamaica to join their Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member-countries and ratify the Rome Statute of the ICC. The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is a global network of civil society organizations in 150 countries working in partnership to…

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  • July 17, 2013
    763

    Government defends integrity of local doping commission

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has defended the integrity of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) after five local athletes, including former world champion Asafa Powell and Olympic medallist Sherone Simpson, tested positive for a banned substance. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Simpson Miller said all five athletes have now been informed of the adverse test results,…

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  • July 17, 2013
    812

    Opposition legislators walkout of Parliament

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Members of the main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) walked out of the Parliament on Tuesday night accusing Speaker, Michael Carrington, of unfair treatment in his rulings. Opposition leader Mia Mottley led the walkout after the Speaker refused to provide her with a copy of the Parliament’s official record so as to clarify a previous statement.…

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  • July 17, 2013
    836

    Jamaica to launch rare earth elements extraction project soon

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it will soon launch the multi-million dollar rare earth elements extraction pilot project, being spearheaded the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Japanese entity, Nippon Light Metals. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM) Minister, Phillip Paulwell, whose ministry has portfolio oversight for the initiative, said that construction work on the J$300 million (One Jamaica dollar…

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  • July 17, 2013
    909

    Guyana appoints first ever Commissioner of Information

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government has appointed former attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Justice Charles Ramson, as the country’s first ever Commissioner of Information. Ramson took the oath before President Donald Ramotar describing his position as a “clearing house for all information requested for by members of the public”. The appointment of a Commissioner of Information…

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