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CARICOM confidence must not fail now
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Below is an edited version of a public lecture by Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, assistant secretary general of the OAS, at the UWI, Mona, on March 19. A few weeks ago, I read two separate headlines in the Caribbean press about CARICOM, which may have confused many. The headlines, which came within days of each other, were…
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Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel?
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The announcement of a changing of the guard in Havana – albeit not for another five years – has been somewhat overshadowed by all the fuss over the death of President Hugo Chávez and the election of Pope Francis. But the identification of a successor to Fidel and Raúl Castro in Cuba, although relatively lacking in drama,…
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Caribbean immigrants re-taken into custody
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says agents have taken 28 Caribbean and other immigrants back into custody after they were recently released from detention centers and jails around the country. ICE said the immigrants were re-taken “after either violating the terms of their supervision or after the agency discovered information not available during…
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US regulator accused Bahamas-based broker of market manipulation
NEW YORK, CMC – The United States financial services watchdog agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has charged a Bahamas-based broker-dealer among others in what it describes as “an international market manipulation scheme”. The SEC said charges have been laid against Gibraltar Global Securities, a Bahamas-based broker-dealer; two San Diego, California attorneys and other participants in an…
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Government minister to file lawsuits against journalists, media houses and politician
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sports Minister Anil Roberts says he will take legal action against several journalists and media houses as well as the chair person of his Congress of the People (COP) political party amid allegations that he was being investigated by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in relation to a complaint of alleged misappropriation of…
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Opposition to fill three seats in Senate
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Three former ministers of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NCD) will be appointed to the Senate to fill the three opposition seats in the Upper House of Parliament. According to media reports, former Finance Minister Nazim Burke, former Education Minister Franka Bernardine and former Tourism Minister, Dr. George Vincent are set to receive their instruments…
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St. Lucia PM wants greater role for WINFESH
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says the Windward Islands Banana Production and Marketing Company (WINFRESH) has a “moral” obligation to ensure the survival of the banana industry in the St. Lucia, Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Addressing the opening session of the Windward Islands Agriculture and Bananas Technical Management Symposium, Prime Minister…
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