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Gov’t tables CCJ Bills
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE Government has once again tabled Bills in the House of Representatives as it pushes to keep its promise to replace the United Kingdom-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica's final appellate court. Leader of Government Business in the House, Phillip Paulwell, gave notice of first reading of the Bills on behalf…
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Kerry Encourages Venezuela Recount
CARACAS, Venezuela — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that Venezuela should hold a recount of votes cast in its presidential election, which the country’s electoral authorities say was narrowly won by a protégé of former President Hugo Chávez. The protégé, Nicolás Maduro, was declared the winner of Sunday’s special election with a margin of less than two percentage…
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EDITORIAL – America must not surrender democracy
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Like President Obama, this newspaper hopes that America will soon find out who is responsible for Monday's bombings in Boston and that they are made, as he puts it, “to feel the full weight of justice”. Yet, we appreciate the measured and methodical approach of the United States in getting the facts, rather than, as some would…
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Ruling party congratulates Maduro, blasts opposition party
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) has congratulated president –elect Nicolas Maduro on his victory and has dismissed critics who point to his slim victory in Venezuela. At least seven people were killed and 61 were injured in post-election violence across Venezuela, state media reported Tuesday. Violence erupted in Venezuela after authorities rejected opposition candidate…
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Prominent author/researcher dies
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – One of the authors of the history of St. Lucia , Robert Devaux has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 79. Devaux, a field engineer by profession, spent his lifetime the history, ecology, landscape and culture of St Lucia. He served as director of the St. Lucia National Trust and wrote and…
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Company files lawsuit against Warner
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former vice president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Austin “Jack” Warner is due to appear in court on September 25 after a company filed a lawsuit claiming that it is owed money for work done during the 2010 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup here. Imamuddin Baksh the managing director of Graphix Advantage Ltd,…
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US senate passes sweeping plan for illegal Caribbean immigrants
WASHINGTON, CMC – A bipartisan group of United States senators on Tuesday passed a sweeping immigration bill that seeks to legalize the status of an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, including Caribbean nationals, residing in the US. The bill is also aimed at re-orienting future immigration by bringing Caribbean and other nationals to the United States based increasingly on the…
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Beyond the IMF — Solutions for growth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – FOR the last 40 years, Jamaica has continued to suffer from a low growth rate, which averages approximately of 0.8 per cent per annum. The national debt now stands at $1.7 trillion, about 140 per cent of our GDP, which has effectively forced us to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. The tragic…
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