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Boys and girls: redressing the balance
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – According to a recent international study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), teachers are giving girls higher marks than boys in school-based assessments, not simply because they are brighter but because they are being rewarded for such attributes as attentiveness, eagerness and organisational skills. The study also suggests that socio-economically advantaged students fare…
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Three killed after plane hits a car
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it will move to install emergency lights at the Mayaguana airport after an aircraft crashed into a vehicle killing three people on Thursday. “As a result of this terrible turn of event the Ministry of Transport is now intervening to procure the immediate installation of emergency lights in Mayaguana and will thereafter…
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BVI, Nevis named in UK offshore scandal
UNITED KINGDON—Two Caribbean countries were among the offshore havens used by more than 175,000 UK-registered companies with directors giving addresses in those jurisdictions, the UK Guardian reported yesterday. This raises fresh concerns about the scale of Britain’s involvement in offshore secrecy arrangements. Data obtained by the newspaper from the corporate information service Duedil reveals 177,020 companies have listed directors in…
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Caribbean officials seek to curb dirty money
KINGSTON, Jamaica – FINANCE officials from 13 Caribbean island nations and territories met yesterday in Antigua to brainstorm about ways of strengthening anti-money-laundering efforts and asset forfeiture. It's an uphill battle in the Caribbean, which UN experts consider a top destination for the laundering of cocaine income. Last year, eight Caribbean countries or territories were designated by the US as…
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Haiti historian who chronicled capital dies at 88
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — George Corvington, a prominent Haitian historian best known for his exhaustive study of the Caribbean nation's capital of Port-au-Prince, died Wednesday at age 88, a close friend said. Fellow historian and longtime friend Georges Michel said that Corvington died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the capital he wrote so much about. Michel said…
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Ease of travel to EU states likely in another year
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The second meeting of the Cariforum/EU Parliamentary Committee sought to facilitate easier trade and travel between the Caribbean and European Union (EU) states. While the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was the main focus of yesterday's session, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said they were also able to discuss several outstanding issues. “One of them was the…
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RETREAT
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – In the face of solid opposition from the Independent senators against the measure seeking to give powers of arrest to soldiers, Government backed down yesterday. Government, which needed the support at least four Independent senators, was hoping to conclude and pass the Defence and Police Complaints Authority Amendment Bill, 2013 yesterday. Debate began in the…
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