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  • March 20, 2013
    762

    Witness: I never expected Myrie

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Pamela Clarke was a surprised woman when her mobile phone rang on March 14, two years ago, and police stationed at Grantley Adams International Airport were on the line. Clarke told the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday she was even more surprised when police told her there was a woman named Shanique Myrie from Jamaica there…

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  • March 20, 2013
    848

    Internet host the snag

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The immigration officer who interviewed Shanique Myrie when the Jamaican came to Barbados in 2011 became suspicious because the visitor was travelling here for the first time, and had also met the person who planned to host her on the Internet. This was revealed to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday by Grade 3 Immigration Officer…

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  • March 20, 2013
    801

    Court rules statements cannot be used as evidence

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Tuesday ruled that the statements of two people interviewed by a police officer as part of his investigations into allegations by a Jamaican national that she was assaulted by an immigration officer when she visited Barbados in 2011 cannot be used as evidence in the matter. But the CCJ said…

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  • March 20, 2013
    774

    CARICOM wants successful outcome to meeting on arms trade treaty

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will be pressing for a successful conclusion to the final negotiation session of the United Nations Diplomatic Conference on an Arms Trade Treaty which began at the United Nations on Monday, according to a statement issued by the CARICOM Secretariat. It said such an outcome to the 10-day conference is of vital…

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  • March 20, 2013
    848

    Haitian President to visit Suriname on Friday

    PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Haiti’s President Michel Martelly is due here on Friday for talks with his Surinamese counterpart, Desi Bouterse as the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries seek to deepen bilateral relations between them, according to an official statement issued here. A statement from the Office of the President said that Martelly, who has already announced that he will…

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  • March 20, 2013
    839

    President Martelly to visit Guyana

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Haiti’s President and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Michel Martelly arrives here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the Secretariat of the regional integration grouping. A CARICOM Secretariat statement said that Martelly will hold discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque and his executive management team on Thursday.

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  • March 20, 2013
    822

    Assistance priorities in Haiti

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – When high-level teams from the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Security Council visited Haiti in February last year to assess the post 2010 earthquake reconstruction efforts, one of the unanticipated issues that had to be taken account of was an outbreak of cholera which has resulted up to now in a total of about 8000 persons…

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  • March 19, 2013
    785

    PM ready to work with which ever government emerges in Grenada, Barbados

    KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – One of the Caribbean’s longest serving head of government says he is ready to work with whichever leader the electorates in Grenada and Barbados select in general elections on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. “First of all, I make no comment about any of the elections. So, I am not agreeing with your thesis because I…

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  • March 19, 2013
    794

    Jamaica benefitted significantly from PetroCaribe

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica has received US$2.4 billion in funding support from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe agreement, since the facility was established in 2005. Chief Executive Officer of the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF), Dr. Wesley Hughes, says the funds, allocated between July 2005 and January 2013, have financed projects, spearheaded at the community and national levels. He said that…

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  • March 19, 2013
    814

    Authorities move against tax defaulters

    ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica authorities say they intend to take a harder line, including legal action, against people who fail to pay taxes. Comptroller of Income Tax Irwin Williams, speaking at the launch of the 12th annual Tax Awareness Week, said that the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) would be moving aggressively against tax evaders and defaulters. “I think it…

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