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ST. VINCENT-FINANCE-Government hoping to pay public servants remaining arrears by October
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it is holding talks with public sector trade unions regarding the payment of outstanding arrears to civil servants. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves told reporters that his administration is seeking to pay the remaining half of the three per cent wage increase owed to public servants since…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Opposition calls on St. Lucia government to state position on Syria
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) Tuesday called on the St. Lucia government to publicly indicate its position on the Syrian conflict saying that the island’s position should not be guided by recent statements by members of the Bolivarian Alliance of our People’s (ALBA). The UWP said that the Syrian regime of President Bashar…
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ST. LUCIA-POLITICS-Government accuses opposition of blame game over ALBA membership
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says the decision by the United States to prevent members of the local police service from participating in training programmes financed by Washington has nothing to do with the island’s decision to join the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance of our People’s (ALBA). Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, addressing supporters of the ruling…
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JAMAICA-POLITICS-Second Knighthood for Governor General
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, has been invested as Knight of Grace of the Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. This is the second knighthood for the Governor-General, who received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George from Queen Elizabeth in 2009, when…
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JAMAICA-MEDIA-PAJ withdraws call for removal of TVJ chairman
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Tuesday withdrew its call for the resignation of the chairman of the board of Television Jamaica (TVJ) Milton Samuda. Last weekend, Samuda, temporary stepped down from his position pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that he had engaged in censorship when he restricted the questions to be asked…
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GRENADA-DEATH-Grenada Governor General pays tribute to predecessor
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade Tuesday paid tribute to Sir Paul Scoon saying history will remember “this influential and courageous Grenadian” as a person who served his country with distinction. Sir Paul, 78, the first and longest serving head of state, died on Monday after a prolong illness. The former school teacher worked with…
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GUYANA-FINANCE-Guyana says it can be blacklisted for failure to implement CFATF recommendations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says the country faces the possibility of being declared a “non-compliant jurisdiction” after it was forced to submit a report to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) without legislative support from the opposition. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said that the report, submitted on August 26, will be…
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DOMINICA-POLITICS-Government nominates Speaker for post of President
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has confirmed that the Speaker of the Dominica parliament, Alix Boyd-Knights, has been nominated to replace President Eluid Williams when his term expires in October. Williams was elected to the post in September last year with the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) legislators boycotting the event. The UWP later took the…
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