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  • June 25, 2013
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    US Coast Guard rescues Haitian fishermen

    MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has rescued five Haitian fishermen aboard a disabled vessel that had been drifting in the waters off northern Haiti. A brief Coast Guard statement said officials were notified that the vessel had been found in the area of Canal de Tortue and contrary to earlier reports, there were five fishermen…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    DPP not giving update

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC yesterday said he would not “fall prey” to calls for an update into the criminal investigation into the criminal investigation into the collapse of CL Financial Ltd, CLICO and related subsidiaries. In a two-page statement, Gaspard noted that questions on the status of the criminal investigation were…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    President names new Integrity Commission

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President Anthony Carmona named members to the Integrity Commission on Monday, even as calls continued for the resignation of its chairman, Ken Gordon, over his decision to meet with Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley before the latter presented a motion of no confidence in the Kamla Persad Bissessar administration. President Carmona in his first…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    China potential

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – CHINESE are big spenders and should that country become a new source for this country with regard to visitors, the increased spending will redound to the benefit of the local economy. A three-member Chinese delegation attended one of the Mega Fam programmes and spoke highly of the benefits which can accrue to this country from tourism services,…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Top official discards Haiti-Dom. Rep. energy link for now

    Santo Domingo.- Energy Commissioner Enrique Ramirez on Monday debunked notions of interconnecting Haiti and Dominican Republic with power lines for now, “maybe down the line, say in 20 years.” His affirmation comes in the wake of a report by Haiti newspaper Le Nouvelliste, that Andress Appolon, director of that country’s electricity utility EDH, is in Santo Domingo to review possibilities…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    IMF and World Bank review B’dos finance sector

    BRIDGETOWN—The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the Central Bank of Barbados said the two Washington-based financial institutions will conduct the financial sector assessment programme (FSAP) between July 1 and 17. This is the third such assessment of the island’s financial services sector—the other…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    IDB providing millions in funds for water project in Haiti

    WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is providing a US$35.5 million grant to Haiti for a programme to expand and improve drinking water services in the capital of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. It said the grant will support the second phase of a programme launched in 2010 with support from the IDB and the…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Cash Flow Woes At LIAT

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Following last weekend’s fanfare and celebration surrounding LIAT’s acquisition of the first of eight new ATR aircraft, cash flow problems resulting from the re-fleeting exercise have surfaced. LIAT management warned staff that June salaries may be paid late because of “severe cash flow constraints” – a direct result of shareholder governments’ failure to keep their promise…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    US diplomat says CBSI having an impact on security in the region

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – United States Ambassador Brent Hardt says the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), now into its third year, is beginning to have an impact as a result of the many programmes implemented to fight crimes in the region. Hardt along with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee Monday met with local and foreign senior security officials to discuss…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Model draft legislations on EPA to be discussed in Grenada

    ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Legislative drafters from Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries meet here on Wednesday to discuss draft model bills intended to give effect to measures contained in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union in 2008. The meeting is being organised by the Guyana-based EPA Implementing Unit within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and is…

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