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CARICOM to establish Commission to debate marijuana decriminalisation
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 4TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders including St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil l. Douglas, have agreed to the establishment of a Commission to further the debate on the decriminalisation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. CARICOM Secretary General His Excellency Irwin La Rocque told reporters that while the composition…
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Guyana to Receive $31.6 Million Loan to Improve Water, Sanitation
Guyana will be receiving just under $32 million in loans to strengthen and improve access to drinking water and sanitation services. The funding will come from a pair of sources; it includes $16.8 million from the Inter-American Development Bank along with support from the Caribbean Investment Fund of the European Union totaling $14.8 million. The initiative, dubbed the “Programme to…
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Dominica’s Parliament Approves Bill to Make CCJ Final Court of Appeal
Dominica’s Parliament has approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice the country’s final court of appeal. Speaking to the House of Assembly this week, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said the move made this an “historic time.” When completed, Dominica’s decision would make it the first country within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to accede to…
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Electronic Information Must Get Priority Security Treatment
It is important that we pay attention to the way we manage electronic data says Pierre Bowrin, ICT Policy Advisor, Department of Information Technology. Speaking at the end of a recent two-day workshop on information security, he pointed out that, “information is now the most critical resource of any company or organization, and we need to give it the priority…
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Dominica Moves One Step Closer to Having the Caribbean court of Justice as its Final Appellate Court
Roseau, Dominica – Monday, June 30, 2014 – The Sixth Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament under the Commonwealth of Dominica Constitution gets underway at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the House of Assembly on Victoria Street, Roseau. At that meeting, Minister for Tourism and Legal Affairs, Honourable Ian Douglas will move a motion for…
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PM Douglas, CARICOM leaders tackle issues at 35th CARICOM Heads Meeting
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 1ST 2014 (CUOPM) – The Federation’s Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading the St. Kitts and Nevis delegation to the 35th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Heads of Government in Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Douglas is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett, Acting Permanent…
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Meeting of CARICOM Heads begins today
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean Community Council of Ministers will review its first strategic plan during a session today. The discussion will form part of the annual Caricom Heads of Government meeting, which is being hosted by Antigua & Barbuda from July 1 to 4. A release issued by the Caricom Secretariat said the plan outlines a comprehensive development…
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Grenada, United States Come to Agreement on FATCA Law
Grenada and the United States have reached an inter-governmental agreement under the latter’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Grenadian government announced Monday. Grenada’s government said it completed the negotiation of a model 1 inter-governmental agreement on June 16 to enable FATCA compliance. The agreement requires Grenadian financial institutions to submit information on US clients to the Inland Revenue Department…
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Dominica Moves One Step Closer to Having the Caribbean court of Justice as its Final Appellate Court – Parliament Meets for Constitutional Amendment
Roseau, Dominica – Monday, June 30, 2014 – The Sixth Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament under the Commonwealth of Dominica Constitution gets underway at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the House of Assembly on Victoria Street, Roseau. At that meeting, Minister for Tourism and Legal Affairs, Honourable Ian Douglas will move a motion for the…
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