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Human rights group gives UN deadline
NEW YORK, CMC – A United States-based human rights group has given the United Nations 60 days to reach a compensation deal or face a legal lawsuit from victims of Haiti’s cholera epidemic. The United Nations has already indicated it is legally immune from legal action over the epidemic that afflicted some half a million people. But the Boston-based Institute…
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Opposition Leader to file motion of no confidence in government
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – As the coalition People’s Partnership gets ready to celebrate its third anniversary in office, Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley says he is filing a motion of no confidence in the government. A brief statement from the Office of the Opposition Leader gave no details as to the reasons behind the move, but the motion…
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Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean
TELESCOPE, Grenada (AP) — The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold back the Atlantic Ocean. For Desmond Augustin and other fishermen living along the shorelines of the…
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Pitiful moment for South Africa
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – THE GOVERNMENT of South Africa has found itself in an embarrassing position after having felt compelled to postpone a posthumous conferment of its highest national honour, the Oliver Tambo Award, on Guyana’s late president, Forbes Burnham. The Tambo Award is normally conferred on outstanding foreign personalities for their contributions in helping to bring about the…
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Reparations debate needs to be settled
KINGSTON, Jamaica – SIR Hilary Beckles' recently published book, Britain's Black Debt, has returned to the spotlight the burning issue of reparations. Launched last Thursday at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, the book definitively establishes that there is a case to be answered by providing detailed historical evidence of slavery. The issue has been one…
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South Africa wants to widen relationship with Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – South Africa is seeking to widen its relationship with Jamaica under a cooperation agreement dating back to 2009, the country’s ambassador Mathu Joyini has said. “The one thing that Jamaica does particularly well is sports from the school level. It is something that we can learn,” she said, noting that the 2009 accord encouraged co-operation, as…
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Transparency group wants new protocol for government ministers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) is calling for the establishment of an ethical protocol for government ministers who are facing serious allegations. TTTI said that the protocol should an agreement that any cabinet member facing serious allegations must step down from office In a release, TTTI said that it was making the…
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Minister returns home after seeking medical treatment in Martinique
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Health Minister Julius Timothy, 61, has returned to Dominica less than a week after he was flown to the neighbouring French island of Martinique for medical treatment. The state-owned DBS radio confirmed Timothy’s return, but gave no details about his ailment. Last week, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Timothy, who had collapsed at his office, had…
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