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Crews Search for Survivors in Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. — Emergency crews and volunteers continued to work through the early morning hours Tuesday in a frantic search for survivors of a huge tornado that ripped through parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs, killing at least 91 people, 20 of them children, and flattening whatever was in its path, including a hospital and at least two schools.…
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Two foreigners jailed for using Caribbean countries to smuggle humans into US
WASHINGTON, CMC – United States law enforcement officials say two foreign nationals had been jailed in Texas for smuggling human into the United States using the Caribbean. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Indian national Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar and Brazilian Fabiano Augusto Amorim were each sentenced to 36 months in jail for their roles in smuggling undocumented migrants to the…
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Prime Minister wants police probe of emails
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Monday said she would ask the police to investigate allegations contained in emails read out in Parliament that purport to show members of her government, including herself, involved in attempts to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the media. Speaking at a…
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Media react to Opposition Leader email expose in Parliament
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Interim President of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), Suzanne Sheppard, has described as “very frightening” emails read out in parliament purporting to show members of the coalition People’s Partnership government involved in attempts to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the media. Prime Minister…
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Agri group in bid to boost food security
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Agri-Business Association (TTABA) is one of the collaborating partners in a regional initiative to boost food security. The project with the University of Wageningenin the Netherlands targets Barbados, Belize, St Kitts/Nevis and T&T and is aimed an ensuring food supplies “over the long term, in the midst of the constantly changing…
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Chinese President to pay State visit
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, is to pay a three-day State visit to Trinidad and Tobago, the Office of the Prime Minister has announced. It said the Chinese leader, who will be accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, will arrive here on May 31. The statement quoted Prime Minister Kamla…
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PM welcomes high level delegations from Venezuela and Cuba
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC — Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has held talks with a delegation from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) bank and says the country could receive financial assistance for projects in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gonsalves said he had held talks with the 11-member delegation on Monday and that he had…
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Prime Minister on weeklong visit to Brazil
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe arrived in Brazil Monday at the start of a week-long visit aimed at deepening ties with Brazil. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said the the visit is also aimed at encouraging private sector investment in Haiti. It said that the trip is also part of a…
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Major credit rating agency warns of more Caribbean debt restructurings
NEW YORK, CMC – A major international credit rating agency is warning of more Caribbean sovereign debt restructurings ahead of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) annual meetings in St. Lucia this week. The Wall Street-based Moody’s Investor Service said on Monday that it expects sovereign credit quality to “continue deteriorating in the region. “We see the defaults of Belize (Caa2…
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