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Former Premier declares innocence
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, Mar. 21, CMC – Former Premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush has reiterated his innocence after being formally charged with two counts of misconduct on Wednesday. “I have done nothing illegal, and will defend every one of these charges. As I’ve stated since this campaign against me began over three years ago, I am innocent. I…
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Caribbean participates in UN-backed tsunami preparedness test
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean nations are participating in a full-scale tsunami alert exercise organized by the United Nations to test their reaction to a possible disaster. The exercise organized under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) a ficticious earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale will strike 90 kilometres…
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Haitian president calls for investments in his country
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Haiti’s President and CARICOM Chairman Michel Martelly says his country is open for business. His declaration came on Thursday at a news briefing at the CARICOM Secretariat at Lilliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Martelly said they were looking to bring jobs into the country for their people as the country worked to recover from its economic turmoil.
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Aristide’s party to run in next election
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's most prominent political party said yesterday it will try again to run candidates in upcoming legislative elections after being banned in the two most recent votes. Maryse Narcisse, a spokeswoman for the political party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, said in an interview on the privately run station Radio Kiskeya that the Lavalas Family party…
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Venezuela’s resource diplomacy after Hugo Chavez: Will politics or economics triumph?
In the past few weeks there has been a lot of speculation in the Caricom and regional media about whether the PetroCaribe programme will survive without President Hugo Chávez. The informal consensus is that the programme will not be terminated abruptly under the administration of acting President Nicolas Maduro; and if he is elected president, the programme could have a…
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Venezuela halts communication with US diplomat
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has halted communication with a top US diplomat in the wake of President Hugo Chavez's death, hardening its anti-US stance ahead of an election next month. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said yesterday that “any type of contact has been postponed” with US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson, who had reportedly…
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Groping in the dark
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – As in all areas of crime-fighting and, indeed, law and order, successive T&T administrations have fallen short in combating, let alone suppressing, the traffic in illicit drugs. As the United States State Department's latest Narcotics Report reminds T&T, this country has been less than a fully fledged ally in the US-led war on drugs. As…
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Good move, PNP
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People who view politicians with scepticism and a great deal of suspicion are likely to dismiss the People's National Party's (PNP's) desire to address public perception of corruption in politics. Yet, it is a burning issue that the ruling party should be commended for confronting with the hope of correcting in this its 75th year of existence.…
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