Year: 2014
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JAMAICA-COURT- Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel guilty of murder
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police stepped up security in the capital, Kingston on Thursday after the popular dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) was found guilty of murdering Clive “Lizard” Williams in a trial that lasted 65 days. Kartel, along with fellow entertainer Shawn Campbell, also called Shawn Storm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; and André St John had been charged…
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CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Grenada government defends amending Economic Citizenship legislation
government has defended its decision to amend legislation allowing for persons who apply for citizenship under the island’s Citizenship by Investment Programme not to have their names made public. The government, which controls all 15-seats in the Parliament, amended the existing legislation deleting the section which required that the information be included in the bi-annual report of the programme which…
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UNITED STATES-MIGRATION-US arrest suspected Bahamian human smugglers
FLORIDA, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA) says it has arrested two Bahamian men suspected of smuggling seven migrants, including Haitians, into the country. The agency said that the migrants came into the country on a vessel from the Bahamas and that border patrol agents had been alerted to the matter on Saturday. CBPA said…
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GRENADA-SECURITY-Government owes RSS millions in arrears
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada owes the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) six million EC dollars (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in arrears, according to a government statement issued here. It said the figure was outlined to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell when he attended last week’s RSS ministerial meeting in Barbados. The statement blamed the previous Tillman…
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BAHAMAS-MIGRATION-Bahamas and Haiti to discuss illegal migration
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas and Haiti will hold talks in Port au Prince next week on the vexing issue of illegal migration, Prime Minister Perry Christie has said. Christie, briefing reporters on his attendance at the 25th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Inter-Sessional summit that ended in St. Vincent and the Grenadines late Tuesday night, said that the matter had…
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CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-CDB funds for development projects in Bahamas and Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is making available more than US$18 million in loans to the Bahamas and Barbados for various development projects. CDB at its 60th meeting of the Board of Directors on Thursday approved US$16.18 million for the 40 year-old College of The Bahamas (COB) for an institutional and physical makeover. Among the…
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Regional Commission to address the issues regarding marijuana use mandated by CARICOM Heads
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have mandated that a Regional Commission be set up to address issues identified in relation to marijuana use. This announcement was made by Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves during a press conference that concluded the 25th Intersessional Meeting…
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CARICOM Accepts Report on Antigua Led Inter-Faith Conference
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – March 13, 2014………CARICOM Heads of Government have endorsed the Report from Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer on the regional Inter-Faith Conference held at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa on the 17 February 2014. Prime Minister Spencer delivered the Report during caucus Wednesday morning at the residence of the Prime Minister of…
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Communique Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fifth Inter-sessional Meeting of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
The Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, from 10-11 March 2014. Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who assumed the Chair of the Conference for the six-month period commencing 1…
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