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‘Issue may require CARICOM mediation’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran yesterday said CARICOM should use its goodwill to bring about a resolution to the controversy with respect to relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Last week the country’s Constitutional Court ruled the children of undocumented migrants who have been in the Dominican Republic and registered as Dominicans as far…
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UN underscores contribution of Caribbean migrants
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – United Nations officials have underscored the plight of Caribbean and other migrants, stressing that countries should increase efforts to protect their rights while finding ways to integrate their contributions to society into the post-2015 development agenda. “Evidence clearly shows that migration contributes significantly to development,” the Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, told reporters here on Wednesday on…
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EDITORIAL – America Losing Its Way
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There are many things to celebrate about the United States, not least its democracy. But there is a thing or two about politics that modern America might relearn from even poor countries like Jamaica, including the importance of compromise, and that democracy, while not tolerating tyranny by the majority, does not presume capitulation to the minority. These…
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Trinidadian scholar killed in Kenya buried in his homeland
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – 31-year-old Ravindra Ramrattan was cremated here on Tuesday, more than a week after he was murdered during the attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Niarobi by Shabab militants. At least 68 other people were killed during the attack. President Anthony Carmona led the dignitaries, including several government ministers as well as relatives, who…
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Sparrow responding well
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Slinger Francisco, aka the Mighty Sparrow, continues to do well. According to a media release from his wife, Margaret Francisco, “I am happy to report that the Mighty Sparrow is responsive, resting comfortably and is slowly progressing to what we trust will be a satisfactory recovery. “The doctors, nurses and caretakers have done an excellent…
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President-elect Savarin defends his election
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – President-elect Charles Savarin has defended his election even as Opposition Leader Hector John said he would snub the head of state and boycott all functions officiated by him. Savarin, 70, who is expected to be sworn in to office later this week, was elected by the Dominica parliament by a 19-0 margin after opposition legislators boycotted…
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Opposition criticises government over crime, figures show increase in murders
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has criticised the Portia Simpson Miller administration over its handling of the crime situation in Jamaica as the island recorded yet another increase in murders. Opposition spokesman on National Security, Delroy Chuck, wants the government to take decisive action to deal with the situation. “There’s no doubt that the…
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Jamaica Facing Possible Currency Crisis
KINGSTON. Jamaica – Where is the exchange rate now? As we enter the final quarter of the year, it is important to look at the value of the Jamaican dollar. Having started the year at approximately J$93 to one US dollar, the Jamaican dollar depreciated by more than $10.50, selling for a record high of $103.59 to US$1 at the…
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