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JAMAICA-AGRICULTURE-FAO approves funds for dairy industry
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has approved a seven million US dollar grant for Jamaica to support a five-year development plan aimed at resuscitating the island’s ailing dairy sector. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Roger Clarke said the five-year plan will include improvement in breed and pasture management as part of rebuilding initiatives and that…
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Haiti to hold parliamentary elections this year -U.S. senator
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly plans to hold overdue elections before the end of the year, according to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who is on a four-day visit to the Caribbean nation. The elections are needed to fill one-third of Haiti’s 30-member Senate and dozens of municipal posts. Elections were supposed to be held in late 2011, but…
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HAITI-MIGRATION-US law enforcement authorities rescue 84 Haitian migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) agency says it has collaborated with the US Coast Guard (USCG) in apprehending 84 undocumented Haitian migrants after they landed in Desecheo Island, 13 miles west of the mainland of Puerto Rico. The USCBP said a USCG on patrol had been able to see a group…
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BAHAMAS-POLITICS-Opposition politicians to boycott sitting of Parliament
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Hurbert Minnis Wednesday said that opposition legislators would boycott the sittings of Parliament for the period for which he is not permitted to speak during the ongoing debate on legislation to regulate stem cell therapy in The Bahamas. Minnis in a statement said that during the debate on July 17, Speaker Dr. Kendal…
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Waiting on the United States
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it does not condone, incite or support cruel and inhumane treatment of people and that it is working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in processing asylum seekers. In a lengthy statement, the Perry Christie government said it wanted to clarify events relating to the detained Cuban nationals in…
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BAHAMAS-UNITED STATES-MARITIME-US Coast Guard investigating vessel explosion off Bahamas
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it is investigating a report that a vessel exploded 26 miles east of Bimini, in the Bahamas late Tuesday. The Coast Guard said its search-and-rescue coordinators had received a report from the Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos Operations Center indicating that a 35-foot fishing vessel had exploded after bursting into flames.…
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GUYANA-ENERGY-Private sector group comes out in support of Amaila hydro project
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has come out in support of the Amaila hydro project that the Guyana government said would result in a 40 per cent reduction in the importation bill for fuel and provide more disposable income in the pockets of consumers. The Guyana government has been critical of the opposition parties in Parliament,…
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Police clash with protestors demanding Local Government polls
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Police clashed with a group of protestors outside the National Assembly building Wednesday, after they demanded that the long awaited Local Government elections be held this year. The last Local Government elections were held on August 8, 1994 with the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) winning 80 per cent of the Councils. But for various reasons,…
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