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GRENADA-TRADE-Grenada seeking to protect nutmeg and other brands
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government says it intends to use the system of geographical indications together with other intellectual property tools to protect its nutmeg and other spices as it brands the commodities. Tourism Minister Alexandria Otway Noel addressing a Sub regional training workshop on Geographical Indications and Branding, said while the concept is not new, countries…
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CAYMAN ISLANDS-POLITICS-Husband of defeated candidate appeals court ruling
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Court of Appeal is being asked to overturn a ruling by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie that Education and Employment Minister Tara Rivers can keep her West Bay seat in the Parliament after the husband of an election rival had filed a petition challenging her nomination. Lawyers for John Gordon Hewitt have filed an 11-page…
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BERMUDA-TOURISM-Staff layoffs as Department of Tourism set to close
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The government-run Department of Tourism, which employs around 40 workers here and in New York, is to be abolished on October 1 as the new independent Tourism Authority gets ready to swing into action. Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell has travelled to the United States to deliver the message to overseas staff. Staff members were told on…
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BAHAMAS-MIGRATION-Government mum on allegations of abuse at detention centre
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it will make no comment regarding allegations of abuse at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre until the official investigation is completed. But Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has criticised the main opposition Free National Movement (FMN) over comments that Cuban detainees at the facility had been beaten during an escape bid in…
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CARIBBEAN-FASHION-Regional fashion designers urged to apply for funding to participate in Dominicana
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is urging regional fashion designers to participate in the Dominicana Moda to be held in the Dominica Republic in October. Caribbean Export said under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), it would be collaborating with the organisers of the October 21-16 Dominicana Moda 2013 (DM2013) in supporting fashion…
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Committed to Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Wednesday said it remained committed called to working with the international community in the development of Haiti, still recovering from a 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 300,000 people and left more than a million others homeless. Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Rodney Charles, told the United Nations Security…
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CARICOM’s e-agriculture strategies
The Caribbean Community is transforming its agricultural sector into a competitive and sustainable system of agricultural production and services in which ICTs will play a vital role. Agriculture is a priority sector for the 20 member and associate Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Their vision for the agricultural sector entails a complete transformation towards a market‐oriented, internationally competitive…
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Zero tolerance on doping
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian – The forced departure of athletes Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Semoy Hackett from the Trinidad and Tobago team camp at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow should stand as a moment for introspection and careful reconsideration of the practices and methodologies of the local athletics association. The situation for Ms Baptiste is particularly surprising,…
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