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Dominica launches ambitious water project
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica Monday launched an US$7.4 million water upgrade project that the authorities said would benefit thousands of residents and consumers in the north, east and south of the country. The Mero to Castle Comfort project dubbed “The Third Water Supply Project Water Area-1 (WA-1) Network Upgrade” the project and is being funded by a US $6.1…
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Caribbean reaffirms commitment to cooperate on information society
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, CMC –The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Caribbean countries have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving targets set out in a plan of action for the knowledge and information society in the region. ECLAC said the was made in the Montevideo Declaration, signed here at the close of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on the…
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New data shows US immigration initiative pays off for illegal Caribbean immigrants
WASHINGTON, CMC – New United States federal data shows that President Barack Obama’s immigration initiative has paid off for 454,000 young Caribbean and other immigrants who were brought to the US illegally. Under the “deferred action” initiative that took effect late last year, 26,000 New York residents were granted immunity from prosecution for at least two years, the third-highest in…
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Investigations into the cause of death of hundreds of vultures
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) says it is unable to identify any environmental reasons why more than 100 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) died in West Trinidad on Monday. The EMA said it is also working on the theory that the birds may have been feeding on the carcass of an animal which had been…
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IMF deal does not mean business as usual – private-sector leaders
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Private-sector leaders say reports yesterday that Jamaica could have a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by month end will have some immediate positive impact, but warned that it cannot be business as usual. With the continued devaluation of the Jamaican dollar, the heads of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Jamaica Manufacturers'…
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IMF deal in weeks – Gov’t looks to growth as agreement expected by month end
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Ministry of Finance and Planning has subdued its glee in reacting to the likelihood of an inked deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by month end, which could result in a cumulative drawdown of around US$2 billion from the Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank over the next four years. “We are…
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Civil servants vote to end strike
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Civil Servants were returning to their jobs on Tuesday after voting on Monday to end a near three week strike in support of demands for higher wages. Their decision to end the strike will also allow their union – the Civil Service Association (CSA) to return to the bargaining table with the government negotiating team…
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Don’t believe their lies, Myrie’s attorney tells CCJ judges
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -The Government of Barbados has been accused of being involved in a “huge cover-up” after local authorities trampled on the rights of Jamaican woman Shanique Myrie. The claim was made yesterday before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by the lawyer representing Myrie in her discrimination case against Barbados. Attorney Michelle Brown, in her closing argument…
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