Month: July 2013
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Haiti sees big money reviving flagging tourism
MONTROUIS, Haiti (AP) — The Club Indigo beach resort north of the Haiti capital was crowded with U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers, diplomats and missionaries on a recent Sunday. But the only real, live tourists seemed to be Anne Fournier and her husband. The young couple from Montreal is a rarity in this afflicted country. Crime, health scares, hurricanes and the…
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EDITORIAL – Graduating from what?
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It is not only the election of Doran Dixon to a second stint as president of the teachers' union. Other evidence abounds of how we have this education thing upside down; that there is a premium on form over outcomes. This past Sunday, for instance, this newspaper highlighted an expanding ritual in Jamaica's schools, which might be…
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Region launches on-line climate risk assessment tool
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –The Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) says it will launch a seminal on-line support tool in St. Lucia on Friday in keeping with the thrust to promote a culture of risk management across the region. St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony will address the launch of the Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL…
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St Lucia to close airport as Tropical Storm approaches
Castries, St Lucia, CMC – The Government of St. Lucia will be closing the George F. Charles Airport as of midnight on Monday due the impending passage of Tropical Storm Chantal. As a result the regional carrier, LIAT has been forced to cancel several flights in and out of the island on Tuesday. According to release from LIAT, an assessment…
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Schools ordered closed as St Lucia prepares for Tropical Storm Chantal
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC- The Government has ordered the closure of all schools by noon and throughout Tuesday as the country prepares for the passage of Tropical Storm Chantal. According to a government statement, the schools will remain closed until Wednesday morning, unless advised otherwise. Prime Minister Kenny Anthony, is expected to chair a pre- strike meeting of the National…
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St. Lucia to hold talks with British government on membership to CCJ
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says his government will hold talks with Britain in keeping with the island’s constitution, as it seeks to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council as the region’s final court.
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Regional governments concerned over removal of President in Egypt
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments say they are concerned over the removal of the democratically elected president in Egypt and expressed the hope that democracy would be reinstated soon in the country. The regional governments who met in Trinidad and Tobago last week for their 34th annual summit, have also expressed concerns over the detention of President…
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Henry hopes CARICOM reparation fight won’t fall flat
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Long-time reparation activist and parliamentarian Mike Henry is applauding the move of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to pursue reparations for native genocide and slavery. On Saturday, wrapping up the four-day 34th Heads of Government Conference held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, the Caribbean leaders agreed on follow-up action in regard to the matter. “If indeed…
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