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First female Governor General sworn into office
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 7, CMC – The first ever female Governor General of Grenada was sworn into office on Tuesday with Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell saying that her inauguration serves as a “beacon of hope that can inspire a whole nation”. Former head of the Public Service Commission, Dr. Cecile La Grenade, took the oath of office before…
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Haiti police ban street demonstrations on day of Aristide’s testimony at court hearing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti's top police officer said Tuesday that all street demonstrations are banned for Wednesday, when former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide heads to court for a rare public outing that is expected to draw thousands of his supporters. National Police director Godson Aurelus said on Radio Vision 2000 that protests are prohibited because police will be busy providing security…
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Former president Aristide appears in court
PORTT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Former president Jean Bertrand Aristide is due to appear in court later on Wednesday to answer questions from an investigative judge into the unresolved case of a murdered radio journalist. Journalist Jean Dominique, once a close friend to Aristide, was gunned down along with his security guard in the courtyard of his radio station…
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Haiti still plagued by cholera
MIAMI — Five months after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised to “use every opportunity” to push for funding to eliminate cholera from Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic, government officials in both nations are still waiting on donors to open their wallets. The feet-dragging comes as the rainy season begins and a new French study says the disease could quickly…
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Brazilian takes helm of WTO
Geneva, Switzerland – BRAZIL'S Roberto Azevedo will take the helm of the World Trade Organization, diplomats said yesterday, confirming the Latin American giant's new status as a global power. Azevedo, currently Brazil's ambassador to the 159-nation WTO, narrowly pipped the former Mexican trade chief and heavyweight negotiator Herminio Blanco in a final round, sources familiar with the closed-door contest said,…
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Belize and Guatemala foreign ministers to meet in United States
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington is due to meet with his Guatemalan counterpart, Fernando Carreras, in the United States on Wednesday, less than a week after Belize confirmed that there will be no referendum in the two countries on October 6 in a bid to end the long standing border dispute between them. The meeting will also…
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Central Bank maintains 2.5 per cent economic growth for Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Less than 24 hours after the Washington-base International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Caribbean countries would experience economic growth of just over one per cent this year, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) is maintaining that the oil rich twin island republic will record economic growth of 2.5 per cent in 2013. The…
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Complaining has no place in Caribbean tourism’s future – Stewart
KINGSTON, Jamaica – FOUNDER and Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart says Caribbean governments can derive even more revenue if they would take a more strategic approach to their tourism products rather than front-load tax demands. Addressing Republic Bank's investor briefing conference in Grenada at the end of last month entitled, “Fast Forward Together — Reigning Growth,” Stewart…
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