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DOMINICA-AVIATION-Prominent Dominican businessman critical of LIAT operations
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A prominent Dominican businessman Monday said the regional airline, LIAT, is contributing to the damage of fragile economies in the Caribbean through its poor service, especially over the past few weeks. In an open letter to the board of directors of the cash-strapped airline, Gregor Nassief, a hotelier and president of Tecsys Latin America, wrote of…
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GUYANA-VIOLENCE-Government “saddened” at loss of lives due to domestic violence
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Monday said it is “deeply saddened” by the recent loss of lives and injury to several people as a result of domestic violence and urged the perpetrators to seek help through the various systems set up by the government and non-government organisations. Police last week reported that on two occasions last week, men…
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CARIBBEAN-COURT-US judge rules against NYPD’s stop-and-frisk of Caribbean immigrants
NEW YORK, CMC – A United States federal district judge on Monday ruled against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) policy of stop-and-frisk against Caribbean immigrants, blacks and other minorities. In a ruling in Manhattan Federal District Court, Judge Shira Scheindlin said the policy was unconstitutional, appointing a monitor to reform the practice. She said the city “adopted a policy…
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Mexico aims for NAFTA-style growth boost from energy reform
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s plans to break a 75-year state monopoly on energy could boost flagging growth and double foreign investment, potentially providing the biggest leg-up to its economy since the North American Free Trade Agreement two decades ago. The government is finalizing proposals to lure private investors into the oil, gas and electricity industries in order to boost…
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Crown Him Again – Bolt Reclaims World Champs Title Despite Sore Legs
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – Freshly minted 100m World champion Usain Bolt is delighted to have regained the title he lost two years ago, but admitted disappointment at not testing his own 9.58-second world record in the 100m final at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics inside the Luzhniki Stadium yesterday. “Overall, it was good. I can't complain; it was a…
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TRINIDAD-BUDGET-Budget day is September 3
PORT OF SDPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government will present the 2013-14 national budget on September 3 and dismissed suggestions that the announcement late Sunday night was aimed at a distraction from the upcoming Local Government elections. A brief statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that the date for presenting the fiscal package had…
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UNITED STATES-MIGRATION – US Coast Guard repatriates 11 Cuban migrants
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says crewmembers aboard the Cutter Margaret Norvell have repatriated 11 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The Coast Guard said while on routine patrol on Saturday, the crew of a HC-144 Ocean Sentry Aircraft, from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, located a “30-foot rustic vessel” off the coast of Marathon, Florida.…
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CUBA-POLITICS-Widow of late Cuban dissident calls for international inquiry
MIAMI, CMC – The widow of a Cuban dissident killed in a car crash in Cuba last year has called for an international inquiry into his death. Ofelia Acevedo, the widow of Oswaldo Payá, told reporters here that claims by the Spanish driver of the car in which Payá was travelling make it even more relevant for an international investigation.…
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