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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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CAL staff angry as top executive orders US$20,000 trip for 19 ‘friends’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Vice-chairman of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) Mohan Jaikaran is proving the state enterprise is not cash-strapped, as he has requested 19 complimentary airline tickets for a Mother’s Day concert scheduled for New York City and Toronto this weekend, of which he is a co-promoter. The directive caused raised eyebrows among management, as two weeks ago…
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EU provides millions in aid to St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The European Union is providing EC$37 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) over a five year period to St. Lucia under the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) to finance the government’s Agricultural Transformation Programme (ATP). “Today marks another milestone on our journey towards the restructuring of our agricultural sector. This we hope to achieve through…
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Gov’t to discuss Air J fallout with CAL team
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A high-level team from Trinidad and Tobago is to arrive in the island in a few weeks to hammer out an arrangement with the Jamaican Government over recent actions relating to Caribbean Airlines (CAL), including the carrier's plan to drastically reduce flights to Jamaica. “I have agreed with Minister Bharath, who has responsibility for CAL in the…
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Diplomatology: We’re not ready
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Last Friday, Malay Mishra, India’s High Commissioner to T&T, arrived from Grenada on Liat flight 727. No immigration forms were issued on the flight, and everyone, flight crew included, had to fill out the required forms on entry at the Piarco Terminal. What happened after Mr Mishra entered the building remains almost perfectly inexplicable. The…
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Jamaica, T&T and Barbados placed on Intellectual Property Watch List
KINGSTON, Jamaica – JAMAICA is among 30 trading partners of the United States of America placed on a 2013 Intellectual Property Watch List, described as “meriting bilateral attention to address underlying Intellectual Property Rights problems”. It joins Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Paraguay,…
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