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Opposition wants laws on gambling enforced
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) wants the Perry Christie government to enforce the law and ensure that illegal web-shops are closed. FNM leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said he was also calling on the Commissioner of Police, Ellison Greenslade, to enforce the law after Chief Justice, Sir Michael Barnett, overturned the conservatory order which prevented…
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T&T moves to prop up falling tourism industry
industry PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – T&T is looking to the diaspora market and to the Caricom market to boost its tourism industry, says Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz. He said T&T has lost 60 per cent of the Caricom market. Cadiz was addressing members of the local, regional and international media at a news conference held yesterday at the Hyatt…
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Tertiary education expert says: UWI must reach out to Haiti, Cuba
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Visiting Moroccan tertiary education expert Dr Jamil Salmi says UWI should reach out to its French and Spanish speaking neighbours like Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba to truly establish the academic institution’s reputation as a regional and international giant. Salmi made this comment during a Distinguished Open lecture at Daaga Auditorium, St Augustine campus last…
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FAO Workshop Pushes Caribbean Integration
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Caribbean livestock producers may soon experience some positive gains following the recent Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO)'s workshop for chief livestock officers in the Caribbean, which concluded in Kingston last week. The workshop which pulled together representatives from more than 13 Caribbean countries and varied public and private-sector stakeholders was held with the…
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Private sector wants common sense approach to budget talks
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling for “good sense” to prevail when President Donald Ramotar meets with opposition legislators on Monday to prevent a repeat of last year as the opposition again threatens to use its slender one-seat majority to cut the GUY$208.8 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.01 cents) budget presented to the National…
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Senior IMF representative commends Government
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Dr. Gene Leon, the senior representative from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Jamaica, has commended the Portia Simpson Miller led administration for displaying the vision to formulate a programme, aimed at resuscitating the country’s economy. He said the programme represents a “blueprint” and a “map” which presents opportunities for Jamaica going forward. Leon made the…
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National Security Minister wants divine intervention to deal with crime
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – National Security Minister Peter Bunting is admitting that the fight against crime seems to be a futile endeavour in Jamaica. “I am not embarrassed to say that right now as Minister of National Security, I am going through a kind of a dark night of the soul. “We are trying very hard as a Ministry; I…
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More changes in Haiti’s young, inexperienced government
(Miami Herald) – The musical chairs in Haiti's government continued Friday as the prime minister's office announced after midnight replacements for two cabinet posts left vacant by resignations within days of one another. Trade and Commerce Minister Wilson Laleau will now head the ministry of economy and finance, replacing Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie. A highly respected economist, Jean-Marie abruptly resigned Wednesday…
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Low graduation rate for research degrees
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – While the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, has recorded significant increases in enrolment, the graduation rate for research degrees continues to be disappointing. Making the comment yesterday was Errol Simms, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, at the opening of yesterday’s conference on Understanding the Caribbean through the Lens…
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