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GULP to contest February polls
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s oldest political party Tuesday signalled its intention to contest the February 19 general elections despite having not won a seat since 1999. Former opposition leader Michael Baptiste will lead the Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) that once dominated politics here under the leadership of then prime minister Eric Gairy, who was removed from office…
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Challenges to EU-Caribbean trade discussed
LONDON, CMC – Challenges facing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in exporting their goods to the European Union were among matters discussed Tuesday during a meeting of the sub-committee of the Joint United Kingdom-CARICOM Committee on Trade and Investment. The meeting, chaired by Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to London, Garvin Nicholas, was also attended by diplomats from Antigua and Barbuda,…
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Two new one-term govts?
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – TWO countries of the Caribbean Community—Barbados and Grenada—are expected to be involved in parliamentary elections next month. Barbados is yet to announce its election date—Grenada's will be on February 19. But speculations are in full swing about the likelihood of one-term governments in both Bridgetown and St George's under two first-time prime ministers.
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Africa meets Caribbean trade mission kicks off next Tuesday
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A high-powered Africa meets the Caribbean trade mission kicks off next Tuesday in Jamaica, before heading to T&T the following Thursday. Theme of the mission is Social Changes: Catalyst for Regional Investment, Growth & Development and it is organised by UK-based Caribbean Enterprise Network UK (CENUK) in collaboration with its affiliate, Priority First UK Ltd.…
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CXC celebrates forty
St. John’s Antigua- Forty years after its establishment local administrators of the Caribbean Examination Council have defended the integrity of the test. CXC registrar Myrick Smith told state media this morning that the council is in a continuous process of improving the exam.
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CARICOM leaders to meet in Haiti next month
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet in Haiti next month, the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat announced Tuesday. It said that the arrangements for the February 18-19 meeting had been finalised at the 31st meeting of the CARICOM Council of Ministers meeting here on Monday. This will be the first time that Haiti will be host of a…
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Cable and Wireless to invest more in Caribbean operations
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) says it has agreed the sale of its Macau business, (CTM), for US$750 million, strengthening its ability to invest in the Central American and Caribbean region. Brand & Communications Director, Cable & Wireless Communications, Lachlan Johnston, said that since 2010, CWC's stated strategy has been to reshape its global portfolio business…
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Central Bank optimistic about economic growth
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago said it remains “cautiously optimistic” that the country’s economic growth will surpass two per cent in 2013, pointing to a number of actions that have taken place “over the course of last year. Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said the oil-rich twin island Republic’s economic performance comes…
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