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  • June 18, 2013
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    Pilots to undergo training for new LIAT aircraft

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT Ian Brunton revealed at least three months of training would be required for LIAT pilots to begin flying new ATR aircraft acquired by the airline. Brunton said training is to begin with a “long three-month process, starting with the ground school” run by the manufacturer in France. “Pilots have to…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    Dominican, Haiti governments square off on poultry ban

    Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government Monday night called Haiti’s proposal to continue banning Dominican poultry products and allow only meats, “totally unacceptable,” after a four hour  meeting of officials from both countries failed to solve the one-week standoff. After the meeting, Foreign minister Carlos Morales said president Danilo Medina was told “in a very clear, very transparent and quite frankly,…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    In Bahamas, Arthur warns of threats to nation building

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – FORMER Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is warning of social disintegration within the Caribbean if new lifestyles and consumption patterns promoted through globalisation, are allowed to go unchecked. Arthur gave the warning in an address at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Independence of The Bahamas, saying that it could also affect nation building in the region.…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    Carib High Commissioners in London To Lobby Against APD

    The Caribbean High Commissioners in the United Kingdom (UK) are gearing up to lobby the British Government for an ease in the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) and have secured £40,000 to assist them in this effort. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, gave an update on his recent visit to the UK to meet with players in the…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    EPA and trade issues dominate ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

    BRUSSELS, CMC – The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries will be among matters discussed at the three-day ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) that began here on Monday. Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries have signed the ACP accord with Europe in 2008, but at the ACP-EU Joint Council of…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    New Flag and anthem for ACP

    BRUSSELS, CMC – The 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping has unveiled a new flag and anthem that the authorities say represent the solidarity and shared vision of its member states. It is the first time ever for the Group to feature such symbols of common identity since its foundation in 1975. “Our flag consists of three diagonal bands…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    Maintain EC currency, advises OECS official

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Despite recent suggestions from an international investment agency that Caribbean territories devalue the Eastern Caribbean currency, a top OECS official is advising otherwise. Senior Director at the OECS Secretariat Randy Cato said programmes and policies should be implemented to ensure the EC value is maintained as it is “very important for economic decision-making. “We need to…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    OECS observers 32nd anniversary on Tuesday

    CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) observes its 32nd anniversary on Tuesday with officials pointing to a number of achievements including the establishment of the Economic Union over the past three decades. OECS Chairman and Prime Minister of Antigua, Baldwin Spencer, will deliver an address to mark the occasion. OECS Director General Dr. Len…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    Our success story

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Today, the nine countries, comprising the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, will reflect on how far they have come since that red letter day of June 18, 1981, when the Treaty of Basseterre was signed, bringing the organisation into being. Many years later, on that same date in 2010, the revised treaty came into being with…

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  • June 17, 2013
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    EDITORIAL – Mr Obama should be careful in Syria

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Barack Obama, the American president, is a history buff who likes to bone up on the policies and strategies of his predecessors. As he moves to concretise his decision to provide arms to Syrian rebels, Mr Obama should probably reflect on a country called Afghanistan, where he is now attempting to end a war involving the United…

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