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  • June 21, 2013
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    Protests in Brazil

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – There is not a lot in Brazil that is more important than football but on Wednesday, not even Brazil’s victory over Mexico in the Confederation Cup could divert attention from the wave of protests that have shaken the country this week. Indeed, the news that the authorities of Brazil’s largest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Artwork from Barbados, Bahamas added to IDB permanent collection

    WASHINGTON, CMC, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has added three Caribbean paintings to its art collection. The Washington-based financial institution said the Caribbean Country Department (CCB) granted funds to the IDB’s Art Collection for paintings to highlight Caribbean talent. A painting dedication ceremony was held on Wednesday at the IDB headquarters at which “Mimosa pudica” by Bahamian Joscelyn…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Jamaica to establish national museum

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government has announced plans for the establishment of a National Museum of the Jamaican People. Youth and Culture Minister Lisa Hanna said the museum will be created as part of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ). “It will be a space where our children will be able to learn the glorious history of this nation…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Colombia helping to develop skills of artisans and designers

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Colombia will provide assistance to Barbados as the island seeks to develop the technical skills of artisans and designers. A delegation from the South-South Cooperation Department of the Ministry of External Relations of Colombia and the Artesanias de Colombia Corporation has arrived here on a three-day visit and according to an official statement, will be “conducting…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Cops ask PM for ‘make, type’ of electronic devices

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday police investigators have contacted her via letter requesting the “make and type” of her electronic devices. This letter, she said, was promptly handed over to her legal adviser, Israel Khan, SC. “For myself I am not au courant with that kind of lingo, the technology lingo, so I have…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    D-DAY FOR GORDON

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Today could very well be D-Day for Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon. Will President Anthony Carmona ask Gordon to resign or will he revoke his appointment? Or, will Gordon resign on his own volition? The future of the embattled commission chairman remains uncertain as controversy continues to rage over his secret meeting with Opposition Leader…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Dottin takes action

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – COMMISSIONER OF POLICE Darwin Dottin has taken legal action against the Attorney General (AG) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) over his forced retirement. According to sources, Dottin’s legal team, headed by Elliott Mottley, QC, yesterday filed suit in the High Court challenging the decision to remove the Commissioner from office Monday.

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  • June 21, 2013
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    A&B ready for take off of open data

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An assessment team from the World Bank said Antigua & Barbuda is poised to become the regional leader in Open Data, but that government will have to lead the way. “This really is an all of government effort and so it requires political backing from an overall champion leader for the Open Data initiative,” said Anat…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Jamaica backs FAO call for a hunger-free world

    KINGSTON, Jamaica- JAMAICA has supported a call, led by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), for the eradication of hunger and malnourishment in the world. Speaking at the 38th Session of the FAO's Conference at its headquarters in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke said “Jamaica underscores our commitment to totally eradicating hunger…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Jamaica removed from United States Trafficking in Persons watch list

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – JAMAICA has been removed from the United States' State Department Trafficking in Persons Tier Two watch list, National Security Minister Peter Bunting has said. The country was last year downgraded from a Tier Two to the Tier Two watch list by the State Department's 2012 report on Trafficking in Persons in its ranking of the measures being…

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