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CAL asked to explain work permit failures
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Ministry of National Security is reported to be awaiting answers from officials of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) over the carrier’s failure to secure work permits for several of its foreign pilots. The T&T Guardian understands the ministry wrote to the airline two weeks ago inquiring about five American pilots who have been operating out of…
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President against extending budget debate
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar says he is not in favour of an opposition request for an extension of the debate on the GUY$209.8 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.01 cents) budget and urged legislators to put aside their differences for the betterment of Guyana. Debate on the fiscal package which began on March 25 is due to…
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EDITORIAL – Sliver of light in Budget
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As much as we are inclined to commend the Government for the Budget it tabled in Parliament last week, we will reserve comment until the finance minister, Peter Phillips, presents the rest of his funding programme, including the allocations for the multilateral financial institutions (MFIs). For, as they say, the devil's in the detail. Further, as is…
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Gov’t signs bilateral investment treaty with Kuwait
KINGSTON, Jamaica – JAMAICA has signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Kuwait that will encourage and guide future investments into the Caribbean country. The agreement, signed by Anthony Hylton, Jamaican Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Mustafa Al-Shemali, is part of a broader high-level Ministerial Trade Mission to the Middle East Gulf States of…
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Jamaica urged to take advantage of climate change financing
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A consultant with the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), says Jamaica could receive financing from international organisations to assist with its efforts at reducing the impacts of climate change. Dr. Oscar Coto says this could be achieved through advancement of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Programme of Activities (PoA) as well as Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs).…
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Private sector called on to help save the Caribbean Sea
WASHINGTON, CMC – As the World Ocean Council (WOC) gets ready to host the Save our Seas conference (SOS) 2013, the Washington-based Institute for Caribbean Studies (ICS) has issued a call for private sector leadership in securing the future of the Caribbean Sea. “SOS 2013 is an unparalleled, world-class gathering of the diverse ocean business community. It sets the agenda…
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Final submissions to be heard in Myrie case
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will hear final submissions in the Shanique Myrie case when the court sits at its headquarters in Port of Spain on Monday and Tuesday. The Trinidad-based CCJ will hear testimony in the case brought by Myrie, 25, who alleged that when she traveled to Barbados on March 14, 2011 she…
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Former Rebel leader to run for President PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC- Former rebel leader, Ronnie Brun
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC- Former rebel leader, Ronnie Brunswijk has announced that he will be making a bid for the presidency in the 2015 election. Brunswijk made the announcement following Saturday night’s performance by American rapper Rick Ross. The show was organized by Brunswijk’s promotions company Romeo Bravo. The show was preceded by controversy as two local pastors called on parents…
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Haiti education remains unbroken
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Unbroken education for Haitian children is one of the success stories that has emerged in the aftermath of the earthquake which rocked Port-au-Prince on January 10, 2010. The children were displaced, and to some extent they still are not studying and learning in comfortable environments. Crushing poverty, however, continues to be the proverbial albatross around…
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Study finds Haiti aid largely went to US groups
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A new report on American aid to Haiti in the wake of that country's devastating earthquake finds much of the money went to U.S.-based companies and organizations. The Center for Economic and Policy Research analyzed the $1.15 billion pledged after the January 2010 quake and found that the “vast majority” of the money it could follow went…
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