Month: July 2013

  • July 11, 2013
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    EDITORIAL – Tough sentences alone won’t do

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – MOST PEOPLE, we expect, will welcome the harsher penalties as well as the new offences introduced into the law against human trafficking. For our Government, this week's approval by the House of Representatives of the amendments is a signal to the United States that we are serious about the issue. We will, hopefully, now be rewarded by…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Bi-national conference to look at health issues in Guyana and Suriname

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A three-day bi-national conference on health for Guyana and Suriname begins here on Thursday. It is being organised by the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the German International Cooperation (GIZ), EPOS Health Management and the Guyana government. Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and his Surinamese counterpart Michel Bolkland as well…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Attorney hails moves in US to legalise online gambling

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The lead counsel for Antigua and Barbuda in the ongoing Internet gaming dispute with the United States, says the island could benefit from moves by American legislators to legalise online gambling within the United States borders. “This is of considerable benefit to us …It vindicates what we have said all along,” said Mark Mendel, referring…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Eighty-nine for CARIFESTA

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Close to 100 artists, musicians, entertainers and performers are down to perform at the  Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA. But Culture Minister Elston Adams says it has not been finalized how much the country’s participation will cost. He told Observer Media that the CARIFESTA planning committee is meeting today to advance plans for the August 16 to…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Officials still assessing damage caused by tornado

    ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda authorities were on Wednesday assessing the damage caused by a tornado that touched down in the north-east of the island. Director of the National Office of Disaster Services, Philmore Mullin, said it is still too early to determine the cost of the damage caused by the weather system late Tuesday close to…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Taking disaster preparedness seriously

    ST. JOHN’S. Antigua – The number of severely destructive natural disasters that have occurred in the world over the last 10 years has increased significantly. The most damaging of these catastrophes have taken place in divers locations such as Indonesia, Iran, China, and even the United States of America. Many scientists and environmentalists have discussed the extent to which climate…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Bahamas celebrating 40th anniversary of political independence

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas is celebrating 40 years of political independence from Britain on Wednesday with praises for the founding fathers of the country. The Bahamas has been staging a series of activities to mark the occasion and Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, speaking at the National Pride Day celebrations recalled when Britain’s Prince Charles handed over the…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    JLP serious about suspending relations with CARICOM — Holness

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – OPPOSITION Leader Andrew Holness says that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) believes that Jamaica should consider suspending its relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) until it sorts out current issues with the regional body. “There could be a suspension until we get our house in order, so that we can participate on equal footing with everyone,” Holness…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    Call for T&T-Guyana joint ventures

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Joint-venture projects between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana could be the foundation upon which a unified Caribbean is built, businessman Donald Baldeosingh said yesterday. Baldeosingh was one of the presenters at a forum hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce in Westmoorings yesterday on investment opportunities between the two Caricom countries. “It is…

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  • July 11, 2013
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    CARICOM at 40: An alternative agenda

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – By the time this commentary is read, heads of government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) will have celebrated the 40th anniversary of the inter-governmental organisation. There is cause for celebration, but there is also reason for lamentation. Heads of government will have rightly pointed to many areas of common services in…

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