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US sequestration could hurt Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Last Thursday, the United States Congress abandoned efforts to find consensus on a way to avoid automatic budget cuts. Although both Republicans and Democrats professed willingness to compromise and pursue a balanced and pragmatic approach, the two political parties adhered rigidly to their ideological economic fundamentalism. Sequestration requires 5.1 per cent automatic cuts amounting to US$85 billion.…
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New study warns of the impact of sea level rises on coastal wetlands
WASHINGTON, CMC – A new World Bank study says a rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 per cent of the Caribbean and the developing world’s coastal wetlands currently found at one meter or less elevation. The study says this will lead to economic losses of about US$630 million annually. The World…
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CARICOM 14-point security strategy will complement local plan – Home Affairs Ministry
The 24th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM recently adopted a “Regional Crime and Security Strategy”. The Strategy resulted from consultations among regional security officials of CARICOM Member States by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), as mandated by the Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) at…
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Exports increase, poverty drops in first govt appraisal report
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian- An increase in exports and a reduction in poverty were among the achievements highlighted when the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development rolled out the first ever Government performance appraisal report in T&T on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). In delivering the performance report, Planning Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie noted that the Medium Term Policy Framework…
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Colman summons Duprey, Monteil to Clico/HCU enquiry
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian- Former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey has been summoned to appear before the Clico/HCU commission of enquiry next Tuesday. Andre Monteil, former group financial director, has also been summoned to appear on the same day. Sir Anthony Colman, chair of the commission, yesterday granted an order applied for by Gerald Ramdeen, junior counsel to the…
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Rowley: Remove ‘unfit’ Persad as security head
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling for the removal of Senior Superintendent Surajdeen Persad as a director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). “It is quite unacceptable that a police officer could have behaved in the way that he did, with respect to what has been exposed in the public domain—where he was listing…
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Costly EU exit for Britain — Rompuy
ON, England (AFP) — EU president Herman van Rompuy warned yesterday that Britain will struggle to win support for its plans to renegotiate its membership of the European Union, and said that trying to exit the bloc could prove costly. In a speech in London, Van Rompuy urged Britain to stay inside the 27-member group, saying it had a role…
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ARREST POWERS FOR ARMY
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Plans announced recently by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and National Security Minister Jack Warner to give similar powers to the Defence Force as those of police officers are set to go a step further today. Legislation to give members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) authority to function and perform the duties of…
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Chavez battling for life, says VP
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's vice-president said yesterday that Hugo Chavez is still fighting for his life. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's self-appointed successor, said on television that his boss “is battling there for his health, for his life, and we're accompanying him”. The vice-president had characterised Chavez's condition similarly on December 20, saying the president “is fighting a great battle… for…
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