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  • April 25, 2013
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    Lester Bird will run in next General Elections

    St. Johns Antigua- The “Come back kid” is going nowhere. Former prime minister Lester Bird said despite weak legs and a herniated disc, he plans on contesting in the next general elections constitutionally due in 2014. In an exclusive interview with OBSERVER media, the St John’s Rural East incumbent said his “mind is sound” and he’s taking control of his…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Early elections?

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The silly season of election politics has begun and there is much talk around town about the possibility of early elections. This is to be expected because there is never a Caribbean election that enters its final year that does not start the rumours that the incumbent will use certain perceived advantages to surprise their opponent…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    EDITORIAL – Give details for the June IMF test

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica, for all practical purposes, has an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It will be merely formalised by the fund's executive board at their meeting on May 1. So, the fiscal programme being pursued by the Government for the financial year that started on April 1 is predicated on the terms of the US$958 million…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Opposition blasts national budget

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has blasted the Portia Simpson Miller led administration saying the country is worse off than when it demitted office in 2012. Responding to the J$521 billion (One Jamaica dollar = US$0.01 cents) tax free budget presented by Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips last week, former finance minister Audley Shaw…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    PM confident of economic growth in 2013

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas Wednesday said he remains confident that the twin island federation would record near two per cent economic growth this year. He said the 1.9 per cent growth being predicted is reasonable based on “what we have seen from the performance of the local economy, having undergone a number of structural…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Guyana pitches for investment from Trinidad and Tobago

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana Wednesday made an impassioned plea for business investments from its oil rich Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbour, Trinidad and Tobago, saying it also provides a gateway for investment in South America. Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar addressing the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Annual General Meeting his country could be a bridge…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Fisheries sector of grave importance

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – According to the Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Milton Haughton, the Fisheries sector is highly important. He highlighted the importance of the sector as a way to improve the health and quality of life of the citizens of the Caribbean. Haughton said “The fisheries and aquaculture sector makes an important contribution to the…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    Creative solutions from timely C’bean forum imperative

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Eleventh Caribbean Fisheries Forum is imperative, timely and the findings discussed and deliberated on will be of great benefit to the region if they are creative, innovative and implemented. This according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Michael King who delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    World Bank praises Grenada

    WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says Grenada has advanced towards fiscal governance and investment promotion and that it is also seeking to modernise several areas of its operations as part of a project to enhance fiscal governance and promote investment. The Washington-based financial institution said the new Keith Mitchell administration developed capacity in the conformity assessment for exported goods,…

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  • April 25, 2013
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    World Bank helps to improve secondary education in St. Vincent

    WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says it is helping to improve the quality of secondary education in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Washington-based financial institution said this is being done through a project that trains more teachers and provides more classrooms. The bank said that, since 2004, it has supported the government in constructing and rehabilitating secondary schools…

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