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  • May 28, 2013
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    Is the IMF programme really Jamaica’s last chance?

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer- ON Monday, the UK's leading Financial newspaper, the Financial Times (FT), had an article headlined “IMF bailout looks like last chance for Jamaica”. The newspaper quoted what it described as a senior official involved in the talks as saying: “It's a high-risk programme, a last-ditch effort to avoid a massive adjustment, even a collapse.” The article concludes…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Make wise food choices

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – Making wise food choices would help to prevent obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and other chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs). This is according to the National Nutrition Centre who lays out eight easy to follow guidelines in “Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Barbados.” The first of these tells you that you can “enjoy…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Smoke causes LIAT flight to divert to Guadeloupe

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer- A probe is underway to determine what caused a LIAT plane to fill with smoke while en route to Antigua on Sunday night. Several members of the country’s national swim team were on that flight, which was forced to divert to Guadeloupe. OBSERVER media’s Rory Butler has more details about the incident, which passengers have described…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Access for all!

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – The new Kerryann Ifill Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is one more step in the direction of making the university a fully inclusive tertiary educational institution. Building upon the success of the already implemented Vision and Fortitude programme, in its 50th year of existence, the university is truly a ‘pathway to progress’.…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Call for Tobacco ban

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – – A local medical practitioner is making a case for government to relax the rules on the use of marijuana … while at the same time calling for a complete ban on tobacco. Dr Leslie Walwyn acknowledged that ganja has some harmful effects such as inducing mental health issues but she stressed that the medicinal…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Qatar to invest in Antigua

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda says it is positioned to benefit from the establishment of a major tourism development project with Qatar. In a statement on Saturday, it was revealed that Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer recently held official talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, regarding cooperation for the new Azure Bay…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    Government wants level playing field for all stakeholders in manufacturing sector

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it remains resolute in ensuring that equitable trading practices are observed by all stakeholders in the manufacturing sector, whether local or international. “We have to ensure that our trading partners play honestly, and that unfair trading practices do not undermine viable business models,” said Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton. Speaking…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    SURINAME-RIGHTS-Group calls for apology from Netherlands over slave trade

    PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – A Suriname based foundation is calling on the Netherlands to apologise for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Chairman of the Broki (Bridge) Collective said if the Dutch didn’t apologise in 2013, then the group would lodge a complaint with international organizations. “If the Dutch don’t apologize this year, I will seek support from other…

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  • May 28, 2013
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    DOMINICA-RIGHTS-PM says no to changes to buggery laws

    ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it has no intention of changing the present buggery laws even as the advocacy group, Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) said it was seeking talks with the authorities on the matter of equal rights. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio Monday, said his administration’s position on the matter is…

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    JAMAICA-CRIME-Murder trial of Vybz Kartel adjourned again

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The murder trial of singer Vybz Kartel was adjourned to June 10 after a witness failed to appear in court on Monday Kartel, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, is jointly charged with Lenburgh McDonald and Nigel Thompson in the July 2011 murder of St Catherine businessman Barrington ‘Bossy’ Bryan, who was gunned down by men…

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