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ST. VINCENT-CRIME-Police probe second murder within 48 hours
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Police are probing the second murder within a 48 hour period after the bullet riddled body of a 25-year-old man was found along the bank of a stream on Monday. Police said that the body of Roger Bramble was found in an area called “Quata” and that residents in the Brighton area had reported hearing…
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More large-scale marijuana cultivation discovered in Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas — Just two weeks after a $16.8 million discovery in Grand Bahama, police in The Bahamas uncovered another cultivated marijuana field in the same area on Thursday, when officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit, along with US counterparts acting on information, went to another undeveloped area in East Grand Bahama. Upon arrival at the location, they discovered a…
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New ferry for Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — An additional inter-island ferry will soon be available for passengers to travel back and forth between the sister isles of Trinidad and Tobago. The government is expected to invest at least $48 million annually to provide this newest service on board the MV Super-Fast Galicia. The service is expected to be a hefty $10 million…
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New therapy for advanced prostate cancer available in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of the Trinidad Tobago Ministry of Health approved the introduction of Abiraterone Acetate to the country, the first-orally administered androgen synthesis inhibitor (testosterone) medication for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Clinical trials have demonstrated that this new therapeutic resource for the standard therapy of patients…
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HAITI-MEDIA-Media and political groups critical of CONATEL directive
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Political and media groups have criticised a decision by the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) that it may take drastic actions against some media establishments “broadcasting systematically false information likely to disturb public order”. In a statement, CONATEL said it was reminding media houses that the government has the monopoly on telecommunication services and…
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ST. LUCIA-ECONOMY-St. Lucia government concerned over high non-performing bank loans
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says he is concerned about EC$150 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in non-performing bank loans, vowing that the problem has to be resolved. “This is not an issue to be tackled by one country alone, but by all of us in the financial space that we occupy,” Anthony…
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IMF to decide on Grenada program in early May
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants to meet early next month to approve Grenada’s home grown structural adjustment program. The IMF official who will be chairing the meeting has asked Grenada’s permanent secretary in the ministry of finance, Timothy Antoine, to work with his team for a meeting in early May. Prime Minister Dr Keith…
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Former Turks and Caicos premier rejoins local politics
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — Former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick, who is currently facing a number of corruption related charges, has apparently decided to re-engage in local politics. Within the last two weeks, Misick has made four public appearances. He was interviewed at a music festival on his home island of North Caicos, where he…
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