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BERMUDA-LABOUR-Workers tight-lipped over new contract
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Many people including tourists were left stranded Tuesday after unionised government staff downed tools to attend a meeting to discuss a new employment contract, disrupting bus and ferry service for several hours. The workers gathered at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, for the meeting which was called by Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) president Chris Furbert. Media reports…
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JAMAICA-ACCIDENT-American national among two killed in vehicular accident
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – American Courtney Tatar was among two people killed in a vehicular accident along the Bustamante Highway in Mineral Heights, Clarendon on Monday, police said. They said the 35 year-old from North Carolina and 36 year-old Christopher Burke of Clarendon died when the vehicle crashed into a truck. Both men were taken to the hospital where they…
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TRINIDAD-MILITARY-US engaged in joint military training with Trinidad soldiers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States military is engaged in a month-long training exercise with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) as part of the efforts to boost support for the region. A statement from the US Embassy here said that similar training exercises and humanitarian work had been conducted in several countries including Guyana and…
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UPDATE-GRENADA-POLITICS-Government reacts to public debate on tighter electronic legislation
ST. GEORGE’S. Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government Tuesday said it had taken note of “some concerns” being raised by the public regarding the recently passed Electronic Crime Bill that provides for criminal charges to be brought against anyone sending offensive messages over the internet. In a statement, the Keith Mitchell government, which controls all 15 seats in the Parliament,…
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Caricom’s air transport dilemma
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express – THE CEREMONIAL opening of the 34th regular summit of the Caribbean Community takes place in Port of Spain this evening amid widening complaints across this region against deep frustration with two critically related issues—regional air transportation and hassle-free intra-regional movement for Caricom citizens. Both issues will surface on what has been described as a…
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President Ramotar to join CARICOM Heads in confronting travel issues – at 34th Regular meeting in
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – TRANSPORTATION is on the agenda of the Thirty-Fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago during the period July 4 to 6, which will be attended by President Donald Ramotar. Cognisant of the challenges intra-regional transportation pose, CARICOM leaders will focus on transportation matters that emanated during…
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Jamaica hosts regional SIDS meeting
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – FOR the next two days, stakeholders from the region gathered at a high-level meeting in Kingston will discuss a range of issues common to the Caribbean, including sustainable energy, social policy, macroeconomics and trade, climate change, and natural resource protection with a view to making the region's voice be heard at the global level. The forum…
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BAHAMAS-ENVIRONMENT-Regional countries and companies agree to plan to protect marine and coastal env
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – At least 15 Caribbean countries and 17 companies have agreed to join forces to preserve and protect the region’s marine and coastal environment as well as accelerate the transition to renewable energy. “The Summit of Caribbean Political and Business Leaders will be forever etched in the history books of Caribbean conservation as a transformational event that…
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