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PM says he has support of CARICOM amidst bribery accusation
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has received the support of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders amid reports that an investor had left a bag containing money at his office. “I put my faith and trust in the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean. … I have nothing to…
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CARICOM Demands U.S. Greater Control over Firearms
Port au Prince, (Prensa Latina) The leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) demanded the United States (U.S.) more control over firearms as part of security efforts in the region, the press reported today. During a closed-door meeting with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, area leaders explained the damage that causes the arms trade to the Caribbean and requested the signing…
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The terrible cost of crime
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – On the day after a weekend murder spree left eight dead, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, speaking in another country, put a dollar cost of crime to Trinidad and Tobago. It was an admission that her administration has not been able to get a handle on criminal activity. However, her solution proposed to the CARICOM 24th…
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Ruling party concedes defeat
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Supporters of the main opposition New National Party (NNP) took to the streets in celebration here on Tuesday night after the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) conceded defeat in the general election. The NNP, headed by former prime minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, appears heading for a clean sweep of all the 15 seats, a repeat…
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Mitchell creates political history in the Caribbean
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – 65-year-old Keith Claudius Mitchell entered into the history of Caribbean politics when he led his New National Party (NNP) to a clean sweep of the 15 seats at stake in Tuesday’s general election, becoming the first political leader here to achieve the feat, having previously done so in 1999. Mitchell, whose NNP had been booted…
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Caribbean leaders conclude historic summit in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Caribbean leaders concluded a two-day summit in Haiti by deciding to progressively introduce French as a second language in their 15-member regional trade bloc and to hone in on the challenges facing their vulnerable economies. Caribbean Community leaders also pledged to hold a summit with the United States within the year to address deportees and other concerns while…
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Keep The Queen – Advisor to British PM urges Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica -JAMAICA should step cautiously in its attempt to remove the Queen of England as head of state, as it could have adverse consequences, a special advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Shaun Bailey, a budding, black politician who is of Jamaican heritage, told Jamaica Observer executives and journalists yesterday at the newspaper's weekly Monday Exchange,…
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Report: Chavez sent to Venezuela to die
CARACAS, Venezuela (UPI) — Cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sent home to die after doctors in Cuba could do nothing more for him, Spain's ABC newspaper reported. The 58-year-old leader — who returned to Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, at 2:30 a.m. Monday and was rushed to a downtown military hospital after being treated in Havana for complications following Dec.…
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