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  • January 10, 2013
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    Chávez-type strength key to PetroCaribe

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – WITH SPECULATIONS rife over whether Venezuela would continue the PetroCaribe arrangement if Hugo Chávez is replaced as president, Jamaica's energy minister says willpower such as the ailing leader's is a necessary ingredient to the survival of the deal. “I think there is commitment on the part of the administration (to continue it), but because there was opposition…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    EDITORIAL – No more procrastination, PM

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – There will be temptation among skittish members of the Government, we fear, to slink behind the recent acknowledgement by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard that the Fund underestimated the potentially deflationary impact of its policies in Greece to escape having to make the hard choices on adjustment in Jamaica. It is hardly coincidental,…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    PM attending PetroCaribe talks in Venezuela

    CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony is heading a two-member delegation to Venezuela for a meeting of PetroCaribe, an initiative of Caracas allowing many Caribbean countries to purchase oil on conditions of preferential payment. St. Lucia has not joined the alliance that was launched in 2005, but a government statement said that attending the meeting would allow…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    Haiti ex-leader Aristide questioned over corruption

    Haitian ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide answered prosecutors' questions Wednesday in a landmark investigation for the country over charges he used homeless children to get donations. Thousands of Aristide supporters gathered outside a courthouse and poured into the streets to protest what they denounced as political persecution. Among various accusations of corruption, a group of people has filed a complaint claiming they…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    Mitchell appeals for unity as opposition gears for general election this year

    ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The main opposition New National Party (NNP) predicting that a general election will be held this year is urging citizens to unite and help lay the foundation of a long overdue Grenadian renaissance. Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Mitchell, whose government was defeated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2008 after 13 years in power,…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    Eye-Catching, Disaster-Resistant Earthbag Homes for Post-Earthquake Haiti

    Coverage of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake disaster may have dwindled in the news, but rebuilding efforts are still slowly continuing, running the gamut from shelters made from tires, shipping containers and recycled plastic bottles – each with their advantages and disadvantages. But that’s not all; besides these methods, the superadobe ”earthbag” building technique is also being used. Originally developed by architect…

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  • January 10, 2013
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    Prime Minister announces dissolution of Parliament

    ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Prime Minister Tillman Thomas Wednesday night announced that he had asked Governor General Sir Caryle Glean to dissolve Parliament paving the way for a general election in Grenada within 90 days. In a brief radio and television address, Thomas did not name the date for the general election that was constitutionally due by October this…

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  • January 9, 2013
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    EDITORIAL: Leaders reach deal in Sudan

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – At last some sense has emerged between the leaders of Sudan and South Sudan who have agreed to a set of proposals outlined by former South African President Thabo Mbeki and envoy of the African Union (AU) to bring about a settlement to their dispute. Relations between these two neighbours have also been tense since the independence…

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  • January 9, 2013
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    Christie in demand – Trinidadian coalition brings Christie on board

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's former contractor general Greg Christie has been brought on board by a coalition of private sector and civil society groups in Trinidad and Tobago to advise it on draft legislative proposals now before the twin-island republic's parliament. Christie has been engaged by a private and civil society group headed by the Joint Consultative Council for the…

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  • January 9, 2013
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    This year’s world around us

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As the old year turned, new regimes took hold in both the United States and China, acknowledged by most people in the Caribbean and elsewhere as the countries most likely to determine the international frameworks within which our countries will find it necessary to function.  There was undoubtedly some relief as President Obama was re-elected in November…

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