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Not a Caribbean man?
KINGSTON, Jamaica – TENSION is developing toward the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) from some quarters in Jamaica. This was exemplified by a column in the Gleaner newspaper written by an Immigration attorney, Mr Ronald Mason. I believe it is fair to summarise what Mr Mason said as follows: He is a Jamaican; not a Caribbean man. He wants…
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The CCJ And The Death Penalty
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Last week in the Senate an interesting exchange took place between Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and some PNM senators during the period set aside for questions to ministers. The essence of the argument was that the Attorney General indicated that he could prepare a draft bill within 48 hours on the death penalty. He then…
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Private sector needs representation at regional level
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A.J. Nicholson has appealed to the Jamaican private sector to participate in establishing an association to represent their interests at the regional level. He has also invited the private sector to participate in the preparatory process for a special session of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic…
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On foreign front, T&T hands full, or filling up
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The visit later this month of US Vice President Joe Biden, and the attendant holding here of the equivalent of a Caribbean summit, call attention to this country’s standing in the region and the world. Those events underscore T&T’s international recognition and its responsibilities within Caricom and beyond. The choice of T&T as the venue…
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Changing European policy
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Spend time in Brussels, or in any other European capital that has a close relationship with the Caribbean, and it soon becomes apparent how fast thinking about policy is changing on a broad range of issues that may affect the region’s long-term interests. Look at the matter from the other direction, however, and it is clear that…
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Caribbean will dominate global saving and investment says World Bank
WASHINGTON, CMC – A new World Bank report predicts that in less than a generation, the Caribbean will be among developing countries dominating global saving and investment. The World Bank’s Global Development Horizons (GDH) report says that by 2030, half the global stock of capital, totaling US$158 trillion (in 2010 dollars), will reside in the developing world, compared to less…
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Contractor apologises for destruction of Maya archaeological site
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The man at the center of the destruction of a Maya archaeological site in northern Belize, Denny Grijalva, has expressed regret at the razing of the Noh Mul monument and has launched an internal investigation into the incident. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Grijalva said he is “committed to fully cooperate with the authorities in…
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US television and film star partners with CTO for Caribbean Week in New York
NEW YORK, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says a leading United States television and film star has partnered as the celebrity spokesperson for its 40th celebration of Caribbean Week in New York. Perhaps best known as the “Medical Examiner, Melinda Warner” on NBC’s long-running top-rated series, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and more recently in Paramount…
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US lobbies Caribbean for position on IACHR
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Professor James L. Cavallaro, has held talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeking support for his candidacy. CARICOM foreign ministers met here earlier this week under the chairmanship of Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign minister Winston Dookeran. A statement issued by the US Embassy…
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