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  • February 28, 2013
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    The politics for CARICOM securing 0AS second spot

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE ORGANISASTION of American States (OAS) is scheduled to hold its 43rd General Assembly in June when elections will take place for the posts of Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General (ASG). Neither of the incumbents—Secretary General Miguel Insulza, a former Foreign Minister of Chile, and Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, the Suriname-born diplomat and former…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    CCJ head defends integrity of court

    (Jamaica Gleaner) The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has responded to concerns that the court is susceptible to political interference because of the small space in which it operates. Delivering a public lecture at the University of the West Indies last evening, Sir Dennis Byron, said he was aware of opposition to Jamaica’s adoption of the CCJ…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    University faces grave debt problem

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – THE Principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies is asking government to sit down with them and develop a strategy for its growing debt problem. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles maintained that the debt problem began to increase significantly with the death of former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance David…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    Don’t Depend On Tariffs – EU Ambassador

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – HEAD OF Delegation for the European Union to Jamaica Ambassador Paola Amadei has urged Jamaicans to develop the capacity to compete around the world and not to depend on tariff barriers to make domestic industries relevant. “It is not by applying tariffs that you will develop a competitive industry or a competitive agricultural sector. It has…

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  • February 28, 2013
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    DOMINICA-ENVIRONMENT-Dominica seeking COTED support for energy initiatives

    ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica will use a meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday for support for its renewable energy development programme. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said the meeting “will discuss and seek agreement on a CARICOM Energy Policy. The ministers will also discuss regional targets for…

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  • February 27, 2013
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    Antigua Economy Shows Signs Of Recovery

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – A five-member team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Antigua and Barbuda to conduct reviews of the island's economic performance under a three-year stand-by arrangement (SBA). The team headed by Geoffrey Bannister has already held meetings with various public and private-sector representatives to discuss economic developments in Antigua. In June 2010, the IMF approved…

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  • February 27, 2013
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    Chavez’s return spurs doubts, speculation

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez's continued silence in the week since his return to Venezuela has only deepened the mystery about his health. While tweets and letters have been issued in Chavez's name, and officials insist they have had long meetings with him, no photos have emerged and even an ally as close as Bolivian President Evo Morales…

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  • February 27, 2013
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    Immigrants freed, Obama cites Navy threat as cuts loom

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Reuters) – President Barack Obama today warned of threats to Navy readiness and a storm broke over the government releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants due to budget pressure as automatic government spending cuts crept closer. In the latest event staged by the White House to warn of the possible damage to public services, Obama spoke at the…

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  • February 27, 2013
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    Royal Dutch Shell buys into T&T energy sector

    (Trinidad Express) Europe’s largest oil company Royal Dutch Shell once more has a significant stake in Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector. The company said yesterday it has struck a deal with Spain’s Repsol SA to buy Repsol’s liquefied natural gas assets in Trinidad and Tobago and Peru in a deal worth US$6.2 billion. Shell said it would pay $4.4 billion…

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  • February 27, 2013
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    Canada focuses on Latin America

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Last week the Canadian Foreign Minister, John Baird, made a diplomatic foray into Latin America, in a follow-up to, or probably reassessment of, Canada-Latin American relations since Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the area in 2007. As part of Latin America, or the Americas as they are sometimes referred to in North America, Baird took…

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