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  • June 3, 2013
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    Corruption allegations in the Cayman Islands

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – The British overseas territories often seem to have the best of both worlds. They are 14 island nations that represent a hangover from Britain's imperial past. On the one hand, they have a high degree of autonomy and constantly agitate for more. But on the other hand, they remain British territory, which gives them a huge advantage…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Bar Association rejects former PM’s stance on regional courts

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The president of the Antigua & Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) has rejected the notion by former Prime Minister Lester Bird that Caribbean courts appear to be leaning towards political leaders. Speaking on OBSERVER media’s Big Issues programme on Sunday, Arthur Thomas decried the ex-PM’s belief and defended what he purports to be the integrity of local,…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    New OECS head welcomes efforts to boost economic growth

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Newly installed Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, yesterday, welcomed efforts to boost economic growth through private sector development across the region. Speaking at the opening of the 57th Meeting of the Authority, Spencer told his colleagues the approach taken in years past, fell short of what is…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Major credit rating agency says bond restructurings still fail to ignite Caribbean growth

    NEW YORK, CMC – A major international credit rating agency says three bond restructurings in the Caribbean this year, totaling about US$9.7 billion, have still failed to ignite economic growth and may not help the region avoid more defaults. Moody’s Investors Service said the bond swaps this year did not go far enough to fixing the Caribbean’s “unsustainable” mix of…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Navigating the new dynamic

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LAST week was a significant development in the relations between the United States and the small island nations of the Caribbean Community. Trinidad and Tobago hosted an official visit to the region by United States Vice President Joe Biden. Caribbean leaders, including our own Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, held meetings with Mr. Biden and his delegation. It…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Caribbean diplomat to lead UN mission in Haiti

    (Miami Herald) A career diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago with extensive experience on Haiti issues will soon head the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Caribbean nation.. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced that Sandra Honoré will serve as his next special representative and head of the mission known by its French acronym, MINUSTAH. She is expected to…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    CARICOM heads urged to fully implement free movement

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional governments are being urged to intensify efforts to fully operationalise the Free Movement of skilled individuals which is an element of Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME). Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer made the call yesterday afternoon during his inaugural address as chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). “As we continue to prepare…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Don’t subject CARICOM to ideological views

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ronald Mason is entitled to his personal opinions, but he's not entitled to pick and choose facts to reinforce his ideological views on why Jamaica must leave CARICOM. The capitalist organisation of the global economy is inherently uneven. The European Union (EU) and NAFTA reflect in the most concrete ways the spatial unevenness that capitalism reproduces. Let…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    CARICOM: Government’s lost opportunity

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Almost five years ago, in an article titled 'Jamaica's costly affair with CARICOM', I called attention to the gross economic abuse Jamaica suffers in its association with CARICOM and suggested that we should withdraw from our trading relationship with the group. My hope was that with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), a party that was at best…

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  • June 3, 2013
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    Brutal talks and the US-Caribbean relationship

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Much media coverage was given to the signing on May 28 in Trinidad of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) by US Vice-President Joseph Biden and current chairman of the 15-nation Caribbean Community, Haiti's President Michel Martelly. But the TIFA must not be mistaken for what it is not. Although its name sounds grand, it is…

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