Month: July 2013
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Politicking T&T/CARICOM style
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar is undoubtedly relieved to have behind her the hosting of the 34th Caricom Summit so that she could be more fully focused in what she seems to relish so much—party politicking against ALL opposition comers—even within her United National Congress. This time around, for immediate attention on her UNC’s radar is…
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Storm brings showers to T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – TROPICAL Storm Chantal, which churned its way through the Caribbean yesterday, brought brief but heavy showers to Trinidad and Tobago. Both islands were relatively event-free on Monday night while yesterday morning the rains began as a drizzle which then turned into full-blown thundershowers around just after midday. There were no reports of flooding.
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Southern village hardest hit by storm’s passage
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC — Tropical Storm Chantal left Dominica with a trail of destruction in the southern part of this Windward island on Tuesday before churning out into the Caribbean Sea and setting its sights on Haiti and the Dominican Republic. By 5.00 pm (2100 GMT), a tropical storm warning was discontinued after a day of strong gusts left some…
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Dominica mopping up after passage of Tropical Storm Chantal
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Electricity was slowing being restored to several parts of Dominica on Wednesday as authorities began the task of counting the cost of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal 24 hours earlier. Public Works and Infrastructural Development Minister Rayburn Blackmore, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio Wednesday, said the authorities will be assessing the damage “and…
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Tropical Storm Chantal nears Dominican Republic, Haiti, creating flooding fears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Tropical Storm Chantal roared south of Puerto Rico early Wednesday on a path that will see it pass over the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where authorities warned of possible landslides and heavy flooding. Chantal was becoming disorganized and a hurricane watch was discontinued for the Dominican Republic's southern coast, according to the National Hurricane Center…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS TO RECEIVE TRAINING TO RESPOND TO CBRNE EMERGENCY
Bridgetown, Barbados – July 9, 2013 – INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will be hosting a two-day workshop from Wednesday, July 10 to Thursday, July 11, which will enable the Member States within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to develop capabilities to respond to a national or regional emergency related to the accidental or deliberate use…
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PM Spencer describes discussion on Reparation as historic
PORT-OF-SPAIN – Trinidad & Tobago – July 08, 2013……“Reparation is an integral element of our development strategy and the legacy of slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean have severely impaired our development options…(therefore)reparation must be directed towards repairing the damage”. The words of Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer in a statement to his colleagues on Day 4 of…
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Antigua and Barbuda believes that the region requires greater focus on investment strategies as a part of a comprehensive sustainable development plan to better position the economies of CARICOM
PORT-OF-SPAIN – Trinidad & Tobago – July 08, 2013……Making his contribution to Agenda Item 4 “A Framework for regional Growth and Development”, Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer told his colleagues at the recently held CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting “as we continue to grapple with the challenges, urgent, bold and innovative strategies must continue to be devised to safeguard…
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Venezuela Confirms Snowden Asylum Request
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's president says that his country has received an asylum request from NSA leaker Edward Snowden. President Nicolas Maduro had already offered asylum to Snowden, who apparently is holed up in the transit lounge of a Moscow airport. Bolivia and Nicaragua also say they'll grant asylum. Ecuador says it will consider any request. Maduro says it is…
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