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Gonsalves wants CAL talks by next week
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves has expressed hope that he can meet with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar within the next week over the contentious fuel subsidy to State-owned carrier Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) on competing routes with regional airline LIAT. He expressed hope that he could have a meeting…
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Hoping for the best from ‘Caribbean Challenge’
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Last weekend’s meeting of Caribbean political and business leaders in the British Virgin Islands was not the type that would normally attract much attention. However, the issues discussed were most important to the survival of this region. Hosted by Sir Richard Branson, the British billionaire business magnate, on his private Necker Island, the two-day meeting, labelled ‘Caribbean…
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Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile. The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (EDT; 0949 GMT) Monday, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the city of Puerto Quellon. No tsunami warning was issued. Chile’s naval seismology office…
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Woman indicted for conspiracy in bringing Haitians to US
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a federal judge has unsealed a three-count indictment returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charging an American woman for her role in bringing 143 Haitian nationals to the United States on fraudulently obtained guest worker visas. The DOJ said Jetta McPhee, 59, of Tamarac,…
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St Vincent PM to deliver lecture as part of Africa Year
St. John’s Antigua- St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves will deliver a public lecturer here next Thursday as Antigua & Barbuda celebrates the 50th anniversary of the African Unity/African Union and the start of Africa Year. Gonsalves, who has been insisting that the Caribbean must remain part of the leadership on the debate of reparation for…
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Opposition Leader dismisses threat to declare him bankrupt
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley has dismissed moves by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to have a court declare him bankrupt over the non-payment of legal fees. Last week, Ramlogan initiated court proceedings against Rowley to recover the TT$12,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) owed to him from a court order made on January…
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US Warns of Armed Robbery Threat in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida’s east coast. A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau advises Americans living in and traveling to the islands to be on heightened alert to avoid being a crime victim. It says “armed robbery…
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