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Wickham: Time to join CCJ
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It is time that Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago fully sign on to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their final court of appeal. This is coming from political scientist Peter Wickham, who thinks that both countries have a moral duty to accept the court. Asked if those countries’ positions could demoralize the spirit of regional integration, especially…
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Mandela’s recovery is good, says Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has recovered from his recent lung infection and a surgical procedure to remove gallstones, according to an announcement yesterday by President Jacob Zuma. Doctors say that Mandela, 94, has made “steady progress and that clinically, he continues to improve,” according to a statement issued by Zuma's office. Mandela was hospitalised for…
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With Inauguration Approaching, Uncertainty in Venezuela
Venezuelans and their political leaders are facing a week of questions as the country, and the world, wait to see if ailing President Hugo Chavez takes the oath of office January 10. Thursday is the day designated by the Venezuelan constitution for administering the oath of office. Chavez won re-election in October, but he has been in Cuba for cancer…
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Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The election which took place yesterday in Venezuela was of a certain significance. It was a poll among legislators to elect the chairman of the National Assembly and pitted Diosdado Cabello, who already held the post, against challenger Blanca Eekhout, who belongs to the Chávista faction led by Vice President Nicolás Maduro. It masked the jostling for…
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Haitian president performs with Julio Iglesias at Dominican Republic fundraiser
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Haitian President Michel Martelly briefly stepped back in time last weekend, doing his old “Sweet Micky” stage name proud as he sang alongside Spanish heartthrob Julio Iglesias at a glittering fundraiser in the Dominican Republic. The celebrity-studded concert was staged to help raise money for impoverished Haitian children, with proceeds going to the Pink and…
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Haiti officials renew passport for Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian officials have renewed the diplomatic passport of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, his attorney said Saturday. Lawyer Reynold Georges said the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reissued the expired travel document for Duvalier last month as is customary for ex-presidents and former prime ministers. “They have to, because he's an ex-president,” Georges said by telephone. “This…
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Praying for Chávez
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As the world awaits further news on the health of Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, representatives of the governments of Jamaica and Venezuela and a throng of other diplomats gathered yesterday at the Grace Missionary Church in Kingston to offer prayers on his behalf. Chávez, who is to be sworn in as president for another term, is currently…
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Opposition in the dark over new Constitution Bill for Tobago
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) said it is in the “dark” regarding plans by the coalition People’s Partnership government to table legislation later on Monday providing for more autonomy for Tobago. “It is a high point of vulgarity, lack of class, and crassness that washes this country when you see a government calling the…
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Opposition critical of funds spent on PM annual gala
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Opposition Leader Shawn Richards has criticised the St. Kitts-Nevis government of wasting much needed funds in hosting the Annual Prime Minister’s New Year’s Gala at a time when the twin-island federation could ill afford to do so. The gala was held over the weekend and with American actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover and Citigroup’s…
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