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ACS secretary general Alfonso Múnera on: Linking Colombia and T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Airlines and Colombia’s Avianca are in talks that could result in direct flights between Colombia and T&T. This would facilitate easier business and trade between the two countries, said Alfonso Múnera, secretary general, Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Múnera spoke about a meeting between T&T’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran and Colombia’s Foreign Affairs…
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CARDI –CTA Launches the 3rd Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards Recognition for Regional Journalists Reporting on Agriculture
Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 – The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) have launched their third Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards this time under the theme “Achieving Food Security through Regional Cooperation”. Journalists from across the Caribbean are invited to participate, by submitting their best entries. The inaugural…
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EDITORIAL – Trayvon Martin and race in America
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a perverse sort of way, the not guilty verdict against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder case in Florida was good for America. The evidence lies in the scores of demonstrations last Saturday across the United States (US) against the outcome of the case, but more important, in the debate it has spurred about race…
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Prime Minister and Attorney General threaten legal action in “emailgate” scandal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and her Attorney General Anand Ramlogan have filed pre-action protocol letters against Opposition leader Dr. Keith Rowley as the fall out continues over the “emailgate” scandal in Trinidad and Tobago. Attorney Donna Prowell in the letter bars Rowley from repeating the statements or making “any similar defamatory statements,” failing which…
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Government extends tax concessions to first time home owners
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, , CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it will extend the tax concessions granted to first time home owners as its seeks to boost growth in the construction sector and stimulate the local economy. “Over the last two and a half years, government has extended the policy which was originally due to come to an end…
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SIDF sells shares to Swiss investor
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The state-owned Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) has sold its shares in a company involved in a resort project here for more than EC$50 million (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) to a Swiss investor, Information Minister Nigel Carty has announced. “The SIDF has indicated that it does not wish to be involved long-term in the…
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CBU to meet in Guyana
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) says it will hold its 44th annual general assembly in Guyana next month. It said the August 19 – 23 assembly will be attended by broadcast executives, industry partners and media specialists where they will discuss issues of digital transition, the business of broadcasting, public service broadcasting, new and traditional…
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