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Opposition leader called on to apologise to Speaker of the House
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC-Attorney’s representing Speaker of the House of Assembly, Peter Foster, have demanded an apology from Opposition Leader Stephenson King over remarks in which he accused Foster of conflict of interest surrounding the inquiry into the St. Lucia Fire Service. In a statement last week King claimed that Foster’s law firm had been hired as Counsel to the…
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Government announces new measures to reduce expenditure
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Premier Craig Cannonier has announced a 50 per cent reduction in the fleet of official cars used by cabinet ministers as his new One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) administration moves to reduce expenditure. Premier Cannonier said while the OBA is still analysing the country's financial state, voters have clearly indicated that they “want and expect our government…
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Salvage company says roughly 1,000 gallons of oil spills into ocean in northern Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas – Crews are trying to contain roughly 1,000 gallons (3,785 litres) of oil that spilled into the Atlantic off the northernmost island in the Bahamas, according to the owner of a salvage company in the archipelago. Raymond Darville of Overseas Marine Group Ltd. said the spill occurred early Sunday near an oil and gas storage facility in Freeport…
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Some CARICOM countries trying to block Guyanese goods – Ramsammy
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says some CARICOM nations have been operating less than neighbourly by putting up non-tariff barriers to Guyanese products. At a conference for stakeholders in the coconut industry last week he told those gathered that it was an issue the government has to tackle aggressively. “They study us more than we study (ourselves);…
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Election climate heats up in Grenada, Barbados, St Kitts
KINGSTON, Jamaica – INSTEAD of possibly two changes in government shortly within the 15-member Caribbean Community, as originally assessed, there could well be a third later in the year. Changes forecast, and based on public opinion polls, point to expected termination of current first-term administrations with two first-time prime ministers in Barbados and Grenada. But currently, amid growing political challenges…
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Ruling party denies rift as Bahamians get ready to vote in a national referendum
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Chairman of the ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) Bradley Roberts is denying suggestions of a rift within the administration regarding the January 28 referendum on the regulation and taxation of web shop gaming and the establishment of a national lottery. “It is well documented that I support a yes vote in the upcoming referendum and I…
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