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Dominica hoping for assistance from Clinton Foundation
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica says it is hoping to sign later this year an agreement with the US-based Clinton Climate Initiative on the further developing the geothermal energy sector programme here. The island’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vince Henderson, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio on Thursday night, said the Clinton Foundation has shown support for the multi-million…
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US announces final rule to support Caribbean family unity
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, 2013 -Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has announced new rules reducing the time Caribbean and other nationals who are US citizens are separated from their immediate relatives. She said these relatives – spouse, children and parents – must be in the process of obtaining visas to become lawful permanent residents of the United States under…
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EDITORIAL – There is still promise in sugar
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ambassador Derick Heaven is a man for whom this newspaper has the utmost respect and whose grasp of the intricacies of the global sugar industry is undoubted. Importantly, he has been a champion of the cause of reforming the industry, promoting the concept of a sugar cane, rather than a sugar, industry. It is in that context,…
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PM says last year was difficult, but promises a bright 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has acknowledged that while the record of her ruling People’s National Party (PNP) over the past 12 months “has not been perfect” her government came to office “at a difficult time” and has since restored trust, brought back respect and decency to governance while making important progress in some key areas.…
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Haiti Among the Safest Destinations in the Americas
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti /PRNewswire/ — Haiti is one of the safest destinations; not just in the Caribbean, but throughout all the Americas. This is the general finding of recent studies on crime in the region which show that Haiti has the lowest rate of violent deaths in comparison to previous years. In 2012, according to the UNODC, Haiti's violent death rate…
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CARICOM air transportation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – My old friend Jean Holder, chairman of LIAT, recently presented to the airline's major shareholder prime ministers a paper titled “Towards a sustainable regional air transportation service”. Those who have read his extraordinarily informative 2010 book Don't burn our bridges: the case for owning airlines will not be surprised by the theses in his paper.…
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Gonsalves want issues surrounding regional aviation discussed
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves wants Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to seriously address the regional airline industry when they meet later this year. CARICOM leaders will meet in Haiti for their inter-sessional summit in February and Gonsalves said that apart from cooperation with other airlines, there is need to address matters such as energy costs,…
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Argentina Renews Dispute With Britain Over Falklands
British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected a call by Argentina's president for Britain to give control of the Falkland Islands to Argentina. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner wrote an open letter to the British leader accusing his country of colonialism. More than 30 years have passed since Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war over the Falkland Islands, a British…
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