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Tropical Storm Chantal nears Dominican Republic, Haiti, creating flooding fears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Tropical Storm Chantal roared south of Puerto Rico early Wednesday on a path that will see it pass over the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where authorities warned of possible landslides and heavy flooding. Chantal was becoming disorganized and a hurricane watch was discontinued for the Dominican Republic's southern coast, according to the National Hurricane Center…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS TO RECEIVE TRAINING TO RESPOND TO CBRNE EMERGENCY
Bridgetown, Barbados – July 9, 2013 – INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will be hosting a two-day workshop from Wednesday, July 10 to Thursday, July 11, which will enable the Member States within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to develop capabilities to respond to a national or regional emergency related to the accidental or deliberate use…
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PM Spencer describes discussion on Reparation as historic
PORT-OF-SPAIN – Trinidad & Tobago – July 08, 2013……“Reparation is an integral element of our development strategy and the legacy of slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean have severely impaired our development options…(therefore)reparation must be directed towards repairing the damage”. The words of Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer in a statement to his colleagues on Day 4 of…
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Antigua and Barbuda believes that the region requires greater focus on investment strategies as a part of a comprehensive sustainable development plan to better position the economies of CARICOM
PORT-OF-SPAIN – Trinidad & Tobago – July 08, 2013……Making his contribution to Agenda Item 4 “A Framework for regional Growth and Development”, Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer told his colleagues at the recently held CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting “as we continue to grapple with the challenges, urgent, bold and innovative strategies must continue to be devised to safeguard…
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Venezuela Confirms Snowden Asylum Request
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's president says that his country has received an asylum request from NSA leaker Edward Snowden. President Nicolas Maduro had already offered asylum to Snowden, who apparently is holed up in the transit lounge of a Moscow airport. Bolivia and Nicaragua also say they'll grant asylum. Ecuador says it will consider any request. Maduro says it is…
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Egypt’s Interim Government Seeks Quick Elections
CAIRO — Seeking to reassure Egyptians and the world about its intention to return to civilian democracy, the military-led interim government on Tuesday laid out a brisk timetable to overhaul Egypt’s suspended Constitution, elect a new Parliament and choose a new president, all in the space of about six months. The release of the new timetable, issued in the name…
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Slow economic activity despite reforms
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – Cuba said Monday its economy will fall short of the 3.6 percent goal for growth, an indication that President Raúl Castro’s reforms are generating little new economic activity. According to the official Cuban Communist party newspaper, Granma, despite the forecast, Castro was happy about the report on his reforms of the economy. “We continue advancing, and…
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Opposition leader dismisses statement from acting Police Commissioner regarding “emailgate” scandal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley Monday said he was “Curious” as to how Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams reached a conclusion that e-mails which he read in Parliament purporting to show senior government ministers involved in a plot to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the media were fakes.…
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Central Bank says local economy grew by nearly two per cent during first quarter of 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago economy grew by nearly two per cent in the first three months of the year and Central bank Governor Jwala Rambarran urged local investors to get more involved in the economic future of the oil rich twin island republic. “I commend these business leaders for their vote of confidence in…
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