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Succession issues
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Succession in politics and the politics of succession can be rather thorny issues. Just over a month ago, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced that she was abdicating, at the age of 75 and after a reign of 33 years, in favour of her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become King on April 30.…
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TRINIDAD-POLICE-Government moves to give soldiers powers of police
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced plans to give soldiers powers similar to that of the police as it moves to crack down on an escalation of crime in the country. The coalition People’s Partnership government is tabling legislation Friday that will give members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) authority…
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BERMUDA-FINANCE-Government to clamp down on tax dodgers
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC –The Bermuda government says it will crack down on tax dodgers who owe it a whopping US$85 million in unpaid taxes. A Finance Ministry spokesman said the sum is the total amount of unpaid tax receivables more than 90 days old at the end of 2012. The bulk of the figure, which does not include social insurance…
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BERMUDA-HEALTH-Gastroenteritis outbreak at hospital
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – An outbreak of gastroenteritis has struck almost 30 patients and staff at the King Edward VIII Memorial Hospital. This has resulted in the quarantine of one of the wards at the institution. A spokesperson from the Bermuda Hospital Board said access to Gordon Ward is likely to be restricted through Friday. Five staff members
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UNITED STATES-IMMIGRATION- US official in charge of deportations steps down
WASHINGTON, CMC – A top United States Department of Homeland Security official in charge of deportations has stepped down in the aftermath of a flap over the release of Caribbean and other detainees. Gary Mead’s departure comes after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on Monday released hundreds of immigrants from jails and detention centers across the country. ICE…
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JAMAICA-ENVIRONMENT – Hundreds evacuated as noxious fumes force closure of building
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, CMC – The authorities are trying to locate the source of noxious fumes that forced the evacuation of several employees and visitors of the Central Sorting Office of the Post and Telecoms Department in the Corporate area on Thursday. According to media reports more than 600 people were evacuated and some were rushed to the nearby Kingston PUblic…
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HAITI-COURT-“Baby Doc” makes court appearance
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier appeared in court for the first time on Thursday to face charges for corruption and serious human rights violations during his 15-year rule. Fighting efforts to be placed on trial, Duvalier, 61, failed to show up in court on three previous occasions but the judge responded to…
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Head to arbitration
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, CMC-Prime Minister Kenny Anthony says the negotiations between Government and Public Sector Unions have reached an impasse and has recommended that the issue be sent to arbitration. In an address to the nation on Wednesday Anthony said the government is unable to improve on the 4% offered to the Trade Union Federation which is seeking an increase of…
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Political manoeuvre
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has announced a minor re-shuffle of his Cabinet following a High Court ruling on Thursday that the appointment of Jason Hamilton as the Attorney General and as a fourth Senator in the National Assembly was declared null and void. In a radio and television broadcast on Thursday night, Dr. Douglas…
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