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Government moving to liberalise electricity sector
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada says it will use funds provided by the World Bank to facilitate the liberalisation of its electricity sector as part of an initiative being undertaken by other countries within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Public Utilities Minister Gregory Bowen told Parliament that EC$1.4 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) from the…
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Former foreign minister named ambassador to China
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Former foreign affairs minister Karl Hood, who filed a motion of no confidence in the former Tillman Thomas administration, has been appointed Grenada’s Ambassador to China. Hood, who appeared on the political platform of the then opposition New National Party (NNP) ahead of the February 19 general election, will replace Stephen Fletcher, who has since…
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Plans for tighter electoral laws; as new parliamentary session opens
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government will table legislation that will make it mandatory for potential candidates in a general election to declare whether or not they are in possession of a passport from another country. Dame Pearlette Louisy, delivering the traditional Throne Speech at the start of a new session of the St. Lucia parliament on…
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T&T trade team off to Canada
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – As the Prime Minister begins the first full day of her official four-day visit to Canada today, a trade and investment mission facilitated by InvesTT and ExporTT will conduct a concurrent session from tomorrow. “From April 25-27, a delegation of Trinidad and Tobago senior government officials and private sector business leaders will conduct a trade…
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World Bank team to visit next month
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A World Bank mission is expected in Jamaica next month to continue work on the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). The disclosure was made by Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips while speaking to JIS News in Washington, DC, on the outcome of the April 19-22 regular Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
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Worrying signal from Mr Williams
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – t is rather worrisome that acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams should have chosen to fulsomely praise fired national security minister Jack Warner. “He has been an exceptional minister, and I want to put that on record,” Mr Williams told the media last Monday. Even in the normal course of affairs, the Commissioner of Police should…
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Act 1 of political play
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – If Fifa’s President Sepp Blatter carries out his stated intention to have the Jack Warner matter sent before a compelling international tribunal, the former Fifa vice president will have his day in court with his “silk” to argue for and demonstrate his innocence. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is not so fortunate; there is no time-lag…
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‘Trini’ politics and Jack Warner
KINGSTON, Jamaica – AUSTIN 'Jack' Warner, who on Monday felt compelled to quit as Trinidad and Tobago's minister of national security, following scathing findings of a CONCACAF-authorised probe, seems to be the kind of politician one could either easily admire or strongly dislike. His name is virtually synonymous with management of regional/international football and there are those who consider him…
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