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US-China and CARICOM ties
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – TRINIDAD and Tobago’s importance to the two most economically powerful countries of the world is being fully displayed this week by virtual back-to-back official visits, first by US Vice-President, Joseph Biden, then by the People’s Republic of China’s President, Xi Jingping. For those revealing political innocence about these carefully choreographed visits to a small island…
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Dominica PM says island will soon join Caribbean Court of Justice
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica will send a letter to the British government next week seeking permission to recognise the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court, replacing the London-based privy Council, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said. “Once we satisfy the Constitutional requirements we will go forward. We had delayed it to allow for consultations as…
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New government named as former premier joins
PPM GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Leader of the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) Alden McLaughlin has been appointed premier of this British Overseas Territory one week after the party won the most seats in the general election. McLaughlin needed the support of at least 10 legislators before he could have been appointed head of the government and Governor Duncan…
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Region urged to maximise natural resources
CARACAS—According to a new ECLAC document launched yesterday, Latin American countries must review and strengthen institutions and instruments to maximize the contribution of natural resources to regional development, particularly in the current cycle of high prices. The report Natural resources within the Union of South American Nations: Status and trends for a regional development agenda was presented by Antonio Prado,…
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T&T, US sign deal on ‘clean’ energy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago and the United States Department of Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation on scientific, technical and policy aspects of energy efficiency and clean energy technologies through the exchange of ideas and information. The MOU commits both countries to establish a Renewable Energy Research centre, to be located at…
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Biden heads to Brazil after ‘brutal’ discussions in Caribbean
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden left Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday after what he and leaders of the mostly English-speaking 15-member Caribbean Community and the Dominican Republic called “frank” discussions on issues of mutual interests. “It was completely open, completely frank and completely straightforward — even where we disagreed,” Biden said before heading to Brazil, where he will spend three…
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Concerns over rum subsidies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rum was on the agenda for Caricom leaders as they used yesterday’s visit by United States Vice-President Joe Biden to Trinidad and Tobago to highlight concerns about the impact of US rum subsidies to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. “The most contentious issue is rum subsidies to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin…
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Caribbean leaders hold “frank and cordial” talks
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – United States Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday held “frank and cordial” talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and pledged Washington’s assistance on a wide range of issues affecting the socio-economic development of the of the 15-member regional grouping. “I want to thank you all for the important discussions…but more importantly for the frankness and…
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Two years into his presidency, Michel Martelly says Haiti is on the move
HAUT-DU-CAP, Haiti — As he begins his third year in office, President Michel Martelly is adding a dose of reality to his campaign promises, telling the Haitian people he alone cannot transform their lives. Calmer and more mature in his rhetoric, Martelly is calling for greater social responsibility, describing his nation’s deep-seated social ills —hunger, joblessness and poverty — as…
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