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Opposition blasts national budget
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has blasted the Portia Simpson Miller led administration saying the country is worse off than when it demitted office in 2012. Responding to the J$521 billion (One Jamaica dollar = US$0.01 cents) tax free budget presented by Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips last week, former finance minister Audley Shaw…
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PM confident of economic growth in 2013
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas Wednesday said he remains confident that the twin island federation would record near two per cent economic growth this year. He said the 1.9 per cent growth being predicted is reasonable based on “what we have seen from the performance of the local economy, having undergone a number of structural…
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Guyana pitches for investment from Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana Wednesday made an impassioned plea for business investments from its oil rich Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbour, Trinidad and Tobago, saying it also provides a gateway for investment in South America. Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar addressing the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Annual General Meeting his country could be a bridge…
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World Bank helps to improve secondary education in St. Vincent
WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says it is helping to improve the quality of secondary education in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Washington-based financial institution said this is being done through a project that trains more teachers and provides more classrooms. The bank said that, since 2004, it has supported the government in constructing and rehabilitating secondary schools…
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Haiti urges closer cooperation as ACS begins fifth summit
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti welcomed delegates to the Fifth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) with Foreign Minister Pierre Richard Casimir, indicating that the event is essential in strengthening regional cooperation. Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being represented at the summit that is being held under the theme “Revitalizing the Vision of the Association…
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Nicholson to address Jamaican travel across CARICOM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – DECLARING THAT Jamaica is by no means satisfied with how the free movement of nationals across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region is being facilitated, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade AJ Nicholson has announced that the Government is gearing up to take the matter to the highest level of the CARICOM secretariat for discussions. Nicholson, who…
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Global rum ignores Caribbean roots
KINGSTON, Jamaica – When you're talking about rum, how much does the Caribbean really matter? For the rum world, it's a more serious question than it sounds, and the answer exposes a schism in the industry, a divide between massive producers who value uniformity in a global market and smaller players and connoisseurs who prefer nuanced production that reflects the…
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