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  • February 20, 2013
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    EDITORIAL – The other side of the IMF agreement

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – SHORT OF Jamaica quitting its borrowing habit cold turkey, this newspaper is convinced that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the only game in town. We also believe that given our situation, the deal that has been struck with the IMF is on the best terms that we could get. They are tough, but…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    World Bank commends Jamaican Gov’t

    WASHINGTON, DC, USA — The World Bank has commended the Jamaican Government on recent economic initiatives, including the National Debt Exchange (NDX), to secure the recent staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I have been listening keenly to the development in Jamaica over the last couple of days and I think what has transpired is a move in…

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    A regional perspective on cancer research

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An individual, rather than regional, solution must be established to combat cancer in the Caribbean. This is according to leading gastrointestinal oncologist, Dr Marcia Cruz-Correa, who was a facilitator at the Cancer Research in the Media workshop, supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In an interview with OBSERVER media yesterday, the scientific director of the…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with St. Vincent

    UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Sri Lanka has established formal diplomatic relations with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said the relations have been established with a view to promote trade and sports. The joint communique was signed by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Palitha Kohana and…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    T&T farmers enter Barbados market

    (Trinidad Guardian) – Local farmers may soon be getting more opportunities to export produce to the region, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj said yesterday when he oversaw the export of 1000 kilos of paw paw to Barbados. Maharaj and a team from the National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation (Namdevco) arrived at the Servis terminal at Piarco shortly before 6…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    St. Lucia agrees to join PetroCaribe

    CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it expects to accrue major benefits for the island following the decision of Castries to join the Venezuelan oil initiative, PetroCaribe. “This will make it possible for the country to receive a regular supply of petroleum products from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe arrangements that are currently being utilized by several…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    Grenada/Barbados poll verdicts

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – BY the time you read this column, the official results of yesterday's general election in Grenada should have been publicly declared. Grenadian voters had trekked to polling stations aware that, according to forecasts by credible pollsters, the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas was facing defeat by former prime minister Keith…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    PM says he has support of CARICOM amidst bribery accusation

    KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has received the support of his fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders amid reports that an investor had left a bag containing money at his office. “I put my faith and trust in the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean. … I have nothing to…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    CARICOM backs A&B’s decision to sanction US

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caricom has backed Antigua & Barbuda’s latest move in its World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute with the US. CARICOM, at the end of its 24th Inter-Sessional Meeting in Haiti on Tuesday, released a statement saying it affirmed its full support for Antigua & Barbuda. Heads of government called on the US to settle the dispute by…

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  • February 20, 2013
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    CARICOM Demands U.S. Greater Control over Firearms

    Port au Prince, (Prensa Latina) The leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) demanded the United States (U.S.) more control over firearms as part of security efforts in the region, the press reported today. During a closed-door meeting with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, area leaders explained the damage that causes the arms trade to the Caribbean and requested the signing…

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