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Trinidadian among dozens killed in Kenya mall siege
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A Trinidadian national, employed as a research economist in Kenya, was among several people killed when Shabab militant attackers held up Narobi's Westgate Shopping Mall over the weekend killing at least 68 people. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has extended condolences to the family of Trinidadian scholar, Ravindra Ramjattan. “It is with deep sadness that I…
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Hopes surge for Sparrow on the mend
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – SENTIMENTS of relief surged internationally following the (authorised) announcement that the Mighty Sparrow, born Slinger Francisco, had emerged from a coma in the New York hospital where he has been treated. For two weeks before, a decline in his condition had been marked by false alarms and distressingly exaggerated reports. Proliferating unfounded chatter, now immediately…
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Grenada wants UN help in establishing shelter for battered women
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Grenada has asked the United Nations for assistance in establishing a one-stop crisis center for battered women and children. Social Development Minister Delma Thomas made the request during talks with the Assistant Secretary General for UN Women, Lakshi Puri. She told Puri that Grenada was grateful for the assistance on matters relating to gender equality and…
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CARICOM countries pledge to uphold rights of disabled citizens
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their commitments to ensuring the rights of the disabled community in the region noting also that internationally agreed development goals cannot be achieved without incorporating persons with disabilities. “They experience disproportionately high rates of poverty and are more likely to be marginalised and excluded from education, employment, healthcare support systems,…
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Sustainable development high on Caribbean’s agenda for annual UN debate
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual general debate begins here on Tuesday with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders among the international political personalities expected to address the global body. The Caribbean has indicated it would use the forum to raise a number of issues pertinent to the region, including reparation for the slave trade, the environment…
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Shots and Explosions Heard as Kenya Presses Assault Against Militants in Mall
NAIROBI, Kenya — The standoff at a luxury mall in Nairobi, which the Kenyan authorities had vowed would end Sunday night, entered a third day Monday heralded by volleys of gunfire, the boom of explosions and a column of thick, black smoke rising from the besieged shopping center. Government troops could be seen massing outside the building. Seeking to end…
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Furor over controversy surrounding Venezuelan President’s right to travel over US airspace
MIAMI, CMC – Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for an emergency meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in the wake of a furor over the United States’ denial then reversal of permission for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to travel over US airspace in the Caribbean. Calixto Ortega, the highest-ranking Venezuelan diplomat in the United States,…
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US welcomes Jamaica’s support for Syria agreement
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE United States has welcomed Jamaica's support for the agreement between Washington and Moscow for the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons. America's position was related by US Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater in an interview with newspaper journalists at her residence in Kingston last Friday afternoon. “We were very happy that Jamaica stated its support for the…
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St. Kitts wants CPL franchise
St. Kitts and Nevis want to be a franchise holder for the 2014 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The government is currently installing floodlights at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium with the hope of creating the possibility for the island to host a franchise, reports CMC. Earlier this year, the Minister of Sports Glen Phillip, wrote a letter…
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