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TRANSPORT MINISTERS RECOMMEND RETURN OF CRICKET WORLD CUP HASSLE FREE TRAVEL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In recognition of the benefits derived from the Single Domestic Space (SDS) during the International Cricket Conference Cricket World Cup in 2007, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Transport are recommending its reintroduction. The Ministers made the recommendation at their just-concluded one-day Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Transportation…
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Bermuda counts cost as fire-hit cruise ship misses three visits
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda has begun counting the cost after Royal Caribbean, which owns the fire-damaged liner Grandeur of the Seas, confirmed the ship will miss its next six sailings. The Grandeur suffered fire damage as it headed for Coco Cay in the Bahamas on Monday but no injuries were reported. It is not expected to return to service…
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No politics in e-mail probe
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The man leading the probe into “emailgate” said yesterday there was no prejudice in the investigation and he will not let politics tarnish his work. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mervyn Richardson, in a brief telephone interview with the Express, said the police did not leak any information to the media, following an interview with Opposition…
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Opposition party reiterates call for independent investigator into “emailgate” controversy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) Thursday reiterated its call for a foreign investigator to help determine the authenticity of a series of electronic mail that Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley read out in Parliament last week as it questioned the “independence” of the police in carrying out the investigation. Attorney Faris Al-Rawi…
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GraceKennedy eyes Haitian market
KINGSTON, Jamaica – GRACEKENNEDY has its sights set on entering the Haitian market, as the Jamaica-based conglomerate continues on its mission to grow its international footprint. “Haiti is on our radar. In fact I have gone into Haiti to look at opportunies,” GK Foods CEO Michael Ranglin told shareholders on Wednesday at the company’s annual general meeting in Kingston.
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Many injured as fire destroys government building
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – At least 31 people were injured when a fire, believed to have been started through a combustible combination of Clorox and fertilizer, destroyed a government building in the capital. Police said the blaze on Thursday also destroyed other businesses, including a market that sold used clothes, as well as destroying several vehicles that were…
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Government announces new fiscal measures to help boost local economy
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has announced a series of fiscal measures it hopes will turn around an economy that recorded slight growth last year but below the nearly three per cent figure that had been projected. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Perry Christie, presenting the 2013/14 “Budget Communication” to Parliament late Wednesday, said the prospects for…
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