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JAMAICA-COURT-Government to amend Evidence Act to allow for computer generated evidence
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is moving to amend the Evidence Act to facilitate easy admission of computer generated evidence in cases, Justice Minister Mark Golding has said. “Our provisions in the Evidence Act are antiquated and require quite a convoluted series of steps in terms of proof of the working of the machine, before any computer-generated evidence…
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ECCB takes control
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – The St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says it has assumed control of two indigenous banks in Anguilla noting the move is designed to ensure the stability of the banking system in the entire Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). ECCB Governor Sir Dwight Venner in a statement confirmed that the operations of the Caribbean…
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ST. LUCIA-LITERATURE- New publication on Walcott released
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A new publication based on the work of St. Lucia’s second Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott, has been released here and acclaimed as an essential addition to the understanding and appreciation of his work. The book titled “Interlocking Basins of a Globe – Essays on Derek Walcott” feature essays that range from discussion of Walcott’s earliest…
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SURINAME-CARIFESTA-Company hopes to push “Green Village” at CARIFESTA
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The 11th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Art (CARIFESTA XI) opens in Suriname on Friday with the host country promising that the region’s premier arts and cultural festival will turn the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country into a gigantic stage of entertainment. But for Orlando Olmberg, the supplier of solar equipment, Guguplex, he is using…
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ST. LUCIA-BUSINESS-Manufacturers give shopping list to St. Lucia government
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – President of the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association (SLMA), Paula Calderon, is calling on the government to give more attention to the manufacturing sector which has been making a consistent contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In a television interview, Calderon expressed the opinion that greater attention is being paid to tourism, the mainstay of…
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CAYMAN ISLANDS-ELECTIONS-Court rules in favour of Education Minister
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has ruled 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. “The Hon. Chief Justice’s ruling reaffirms that I was duly and rightfully elected and now we can all move…
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DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government denies being unable to meet payment under PetroCaribe
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Wednesday described as “mischievous and ill informed” reports that the island cannot make payments to Venezuela for petroleum products received under the existing PetroCaribe initiative. Acting Prime Minister Reginald Austrie, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio, said the arrangement with Caracas “is alive, it’s transparent and we continue to enjoy the very excellent…
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Jamaica and Caricom
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – It is little over fifty years since a sustained campaign, led by the then opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) under Alexander Bustamante, resulted in a referendum decision approving the country’s withdrawal from the West Indies Federation, and supporting national independence for Jamaica. The JLP, the party currently in opposition, now appears to have started a…
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