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PM on International Youth Day: Gang culture is wiping them out
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – There are close to 100 gangs operating in the country, according to data from the Police Service. Most of the members are young men between the ages of 14 and 25 and they look up to their gang leaders, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday. “They love the culture. They feel they are not…
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Minister to Carifesta team: A platform to tell our story by dance, music
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – “It’s like drinking water from a fire hose… too much to take in all at the same time,” said Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism Lincoln Douglas, talking about his experience of Carifesta while addressing the Trinidad and Tobago representatives who will be heading to Suriname this week. The Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago…
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Getting past the chill in US-Russia relations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Once US President Barack Obama had announced that the planned September one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been removed from his itinerary, the announcement was bound to become the subject of immediate and intense interest among foreign policy analysts, keen to contemplate the implications of the announcement for longer-term relations between Washington and…
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CSEC English Passes Up 11 Per Cent
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – The Ministry of Education is reporting an increase in the number of students attaining grades 1-3 in the Caribbean Examination Councils 2013 CSEC exams. Of the 26,529 students sitting this year's English A paper 16,871 attained a passing grade. This represents an 11 per cent increase over last year, which saw 52 per cent of the…
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Fidel Castro’s role in Cuba is chiefly offstage as he turns 87
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Fidel Castro turns 87 today, largely out of sight but not out of mind, as Cuba struggles to move on from his half-century rule and as many of his policies are reconsidered under the leadership of his younger brother Raul. The birthday of one of Latin America’s most iconic revolutionary figures has been a low key celebration…
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TRINIDAD-ECONOMY-IMF project modest growth for Trinidad and Tobago
WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the economy of Trinidad and Tobago is poised for a modest recovery in 2013, after disappointing growth in 2012 that was due largely to supply constraints, including maintenance operations in the energy sector and an industrial dispute in the non-energy sector. The IMF is projecting that the real gross domestic product…
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ST. VINCENT-AVIATION- PM says “lack of discipline” contributes to LIAT’s problems
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is blaming a “lack of discipline” by some members of the regional airline, LIAT, for some of the problems being experienced by travellers in recent months. Speaking on a radio programme here on Monday, Gonsalves, who is chairman of the LIAT shareholder governments, recalled instances over the past few days…
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