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GRENADA-POLITICS-Controversial sections of Electronics Crime Bill withdrawn
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Controversial sections of the Electronic Crimes Bill were withdrawn during Thursday’s sitting of Parliament. The changes, which saw the removal of sections 6, 16 and 25 of the Bill are consistent with a promise made one year ago by the Keith Mitchell administration. “So after listening to those voices and whenever I travelled out the…
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DOMINICA-LABOUR-Caribbean trade unionists meet in Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Representatives of Caribbean public service sector unions meet here this weekend amid concerns that the decision of the Barbados government to lay off workers in an attempt to reverse an ailing economy could spread to other regional countries. “We are here to look at a wide, wide range of issues,” said Sandra Messiah, sub-regional secretary for…
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BAHAMAS-WOMEN-Government to develop strategy to deal with violence against women
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas says it hopes to develop a strategic plan to deal with violence against women by June and reiterated its condemnation of violence in any form against women in the country. “Hundreds of women in The Bahamas face situations that cause serious distress, pain and frustrations to them and their children and households, generally,” Minister…
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BAHAMAS-ECONOMY-Bahamas sign tax agreement with Czech Republic
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas says it has entered into an agreement on the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters (TIEA) with the Czech Republic, the second such accord to be signed with an Eastern European nation. “The Bahamas welcomes the conclusion of this agreement with Czech Republic, a fellow participant in the ongoing efforts to implement the international…
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CARIBBEAN-SECURITY-Agreement signed to combat human trafficking in Caribbean
GENEVA, Switzerland, CMC – The International police organization (INTERPOL) has signed an agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling in the Caribbean and other places. Signed on Wednesday by INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and IOM Director General William Lacy Swing, the agreement “formalises the already strong working relationship between the…
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BLACK HISTORY IS OUR HISTORY
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 06, 2014 (SKNIS): As part of their History Heritage Day, the History Department of the Verchilds High School recently held a concert which transported the students through time. The journey to the past started off with a song entitled Stand Up, Defend Your Rights, a song which students said spoke volumes about the injustices of black…
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OECS Authority Selects Dr. Didacus Jules as New Director-General
OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, February 21st 2014 – Chairman of the OECS Authority Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer revealed on Friday that the OECS Authority has selected Dr. Didacus Jules as the Organization's new Director-General. The position became vacant when the former Director-General Dr. Len Ishmael demitted office at the end of December 2013. The Organization canvassed widely and…
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Joint Bahamas, US Efforts “Critical” to Fighting Transnational Crime
Collaborative efforts between the Bahamas and the United States are “critical” to tackling the “constant assault” of transnational crime,” according to Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell. The Minister was speaking this week following the signing of a modification to the letter of agreement on narcotics control and law enforcement first signed between the two countries in 2010. “Today, money laundering…
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