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Civil Servants denied permission to march
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC-A planned protest march by Civil Servants failed to materialise on Thursday, as organisers were not granted Police permission to take to the streets. Acting Police Commissioner Errol Alexander said in planning their march the Civil Service Association did not conform with the Public Order Act, which requires that permission be sought three days ahead of a…
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Doctors on strike
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The islandwide protest by doctors in the public health sector has stemmed from an impending reclassification exercise to be undertaken during the 2013/2014 financial year. Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson who made this disclosure in Parliament on Thursday afternoon said he hopes the Ministry of Finance will deal with the reclassification issue swiftly to bring back…
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Challenges on the horizon says analyst
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ahead of Thursday’s presentation of the 2013/2013 Budget Debate, a local financial analyst is warning of major challenges on the horizon . With the Budget being tabled against the background of a not yet signed deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), financial analyst, Dennis Chung, believes it will be difficult for the Government to meet…
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Big squeeze – Budget demands tighter spending
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Most government ministries and departments will have to survive with less money this fiscal year as Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has kept his word and dramatically tightened the Government's spending plans. Phillips yesterday tabled a spending plan for the 2013-2014 fiscal year which reflects huge savings on interest payments and debt repayment but still leaves ministries…
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Government to focus growth and development
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says the divestment of Public Sector assets and a major infrastructural project will be some of the areas of focus by the Portia Simpson Miller administration in this legislative year. “Through a managed privatisation process, the Government intends to make a renewed effort to dispose of some Public Sector assets to…
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Boys and girls: redressing the balance
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – According to a recent international study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), teachers are giving girls higher marks than boys in school-based assessments, not simply because they are brighter but because they are being rewarded for such attributes as attentiveness, eagerness and organisational skills. The study also suggests that socio-economically advantaged students fare…
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Three killed after plane hits a car
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it will move to install emergency lights at the Mayaguana airport after an aircraft crashed into a vehicle killing three people on Thursday. “As a result of this terrible turn of event the Ministry of Transport is now intervening to procure the immediate installation of emergency lights in Mayaguana and will thereafter…
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Caribbean officials seek to curb dirty money
KINGSTON, Jamaica – FINANCE officials from 13 Caribbean island nations and territories met yesterday in Antigua to brainstorm about ways of strengthening anti-money-laundering efforts and asset forfeiture. It's an uphill battle in the Caribbean, which UN experts consider a top destination for the laundering of cocaine income. Last year, eight Caribbean countries or territories were designated by the US as…
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