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President-elect Savarin defends his election
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – President-elect Charles Savarin has defended his election even as Opposition Leader Hector John said he would snub the head of state and boycott all functions officiated by him. Savarin, 70, who is expected to be sworn in to office later this week, was elected by the Dominica parliament by a 19-0 margin after opposition legislators boycotted…
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Opposition criticises government over crime, figures show increase in murders
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has criticised the Portia Simpson Miller administration over its handling of the crime situation in Jamaica as the island recorded yet another increase in murders. Opposition spokesman on National Security, Delroy Chuck, wants the government to take decisive action to deal with the situation. “There’s no doubt that the…
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Jamaica Facing Possible Currency Crisis
KINGSTON. Jamaica – Where is the exchange rate now? As we enter the final quarter of the year, it is important to look at the value of the Jamaican dollar. Having started the year at approximately J$93 to one US dollar, the Jamaican dollar depreciated by more than $10.50, selling for a record high of $103.59 to US$1 at the…
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Chinese company to build thousands of middle-income houses
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the construction of over 2,000 middle-income housing units over the next five years. Social Development and Housing Minister Delma Thomas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese real estate, construction and development company, Gao Zhen. “Today’s signing signifies that we are taking a…
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Taiwan funding new energy project in St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Lucia says Taiwan is funding a project to reduce energy consumption in the public sector through the installation of energy-efficient lighting in public buildings. One component of the Sustainable Energy project is the replacement of the costly incandescent lights with light emitting diode (LED) lighting. Head of the Energy, Science and Technology Unit in…
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World affairs – diplomacy takes centre stage
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – In a recent editorial entitled, ‘Obama, Syria and a world rearranging itself,’ we suggested in focusing on events in the Middle East, that changes were taking place in countries’ perceptions of each other that were inducing the major powers, and specifically the United States, to relook at their relations to each other. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron,…
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Dominica condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Dominica Monday called for an end to the conflict in Syria and condemned the attack on the mall by militants in Nigeria that killed almost 100 people. “We must continue to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” the island’s UN ambassador to the United Nations Vince Henderson said as he also condemned “unreservedly the…
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OECS environmental ministers to meet in Anguilla next week
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet here later this week to discuss environmental issues affecting the nine-member grouping. The October 3 meeting will allow for the sub-region to also build on the green economy workshop held earlier this year and which examined streamlining environmental issues…
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