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ST. LUCIA-BUSINESS-Manufacturers give shopping list to St. Lucia government
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – President of the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association (SLMA), Paula Calderon, is calling on the government to give more attention to the manufacturing sector which has been making a consistent contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In a television interview, Calderon expressed the opinion that greater attention is being paid to tourism, the mainstay of…
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CAYMAN ISLANDS-ELECTIONS-Court rules in favour of Education Minister
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has ruled that Education and Employment Minister Tara Rivers can keep her West Bay seat in the Parliament after the husband of an election rival had filed a petition challenging her nomination. “The Hon. Chief Justice’s ruling reaffirms that I was duly and rightfully elected and now we can all move…
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DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government denies being unable to meet payment under PetroCaribe
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Wednesday described as “mischievous and ill informed” reports that the island cannot make payments to Venezuela for petroleum products received under the existing PetroCaribe initiative. Acting Prime Minister Reginald Austrie, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio, said the arrangement with Caracas “is alive, it’s transparent and we continue to enjoy the very excellent…
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Jamaica and Caricom
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – It is little over fifty years since a sustained campaign, led by the then opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) under Alexander Bustamante, resulted in a referendum decision approving the country’s withdrawal from the West Indies Federation, and supporting national independence for Jamaica. The JLP, the party currently in opposition, now appears to have started a…
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Caricom food import bill crosses US$2b yearly
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – More than US$2 billion is spent on the annual food import bill by Caricom countries, which have a combined population of only six million people. Dr Richard Cox, capacity building officer of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, shared the statistic yesterday. “It is worth noting that Caricom itself produced the figures…
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UNITED STATES-CRIME- Prominent Vincentian lawyer contemplating lawsuit against New York police
NEW YORK, CMC – A prominent St. Vincent and the Grenadines lawyer and former senator says he plans to take legal action against the New York Police Department (NYPD) following his arrest in the United States over the weekend. Ronald Marks told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that he was arrested late Sunday night in Brooklyn while viewing netball matches…
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UNITED STATES-COURT-Caribbean American congresswoman welcomes court ruling
NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Tuesday welcomed a United States federal court ruling against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) policy of stop-and-frisk against Caribbean immigrants, blacks and other minorities. In a ruling in Manhattan Federal District Court on Monday, Judge Shira Scheindlin said the policy was unconstitutional, appointing a monitor to reform the practice.…
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UNITED STATES-COURT-More support for court ruling outlawing NYPD stop and frisk tactics
NEW YORK, CMC – A Grenadian American legislator has added his voice to a United States federal court ruling against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk tactics, saying the ruling is not a cause for celebration but a “new chapter” in America’s civil rights movement. “It was a victory for the thousands of men and women of color in…
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CARIBBEAN-TRADE-New EPA Unit director to review work of agency
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The newly appointed director of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit at the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Carlos Wharton, says he intends reviewing the work of the unit as a priority. “The stocktaking exercise will provide a chance for a retrospective as well as a prospective look at the Unit’s work, in particular, and…
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Stocktaking a Priority, says New EPA Implementation Director
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The new Director of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Mr Carlos Wharton, has prioritised a stocktaking exercise in relation to the work of the Unit. Mr Wharton, who took up office on August 1, is tasked with leading the Unit, one of two within the Caribbean…
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