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More than 13,000 new voters added to official list
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – With Grenada gearing for a general election later this year, the Parliamentary Elections Office (PEA) says 13,900 names have been included on the official Voters List released here on Thursday. The PEA said that people with complaints have until January 11 to submit them. In his New Year’s message, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas urged voters…
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Plans to amend human trafficking legislation
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – With international pressure mounting on Jamaica to re-double its efforts to clamp down on human trafficking, the task force appointed to deal with this issue is pushing for amendments to already existing legislation. According to Carol Palmer, Chairperson of the Task force Against Human Trafficking, the recommended amendments will be submitted to Cabinet shortly for approval.…
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Don’t just talk about alternative energy, act!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – WE are aware that many factors can affect negotiations between the Government and business entities wishing to set operations here. Those factors can range from complex to the most minute detail. Either way, they most times lead to start-up delays that frustrate all parties involved. With that in mind, we hope that the Government and Russian firm…
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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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