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 ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Addressing the country on Saturday, The leader of the opposition Antigua Labour Party, Lester Bird, said that the resignation of Wilmoth Daniel as deputy prime minister in the United Progressive Party government on grounds of no confidence in the Prime Minister speaks for itself. read more…
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — The Fourth Cuba-Suriname Intergovernmental Commission concluded in Havana with the signing of several accords in healthcare, social welfare and agriculture. The agreements signed also include the framework for cooperation in high school and higher education,and sports. read more…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — President Bharrat Jagdeo has reaffirmed the government’s position of maintaining a liberalised telecommunications environment in Guyana despite the “fairly decent” relationship which he said exists with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company. read more…
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Tough-talking Jamaica Prime Minister Bruce Golding says that his administration will not bend under pressure from threats of protest action by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and workers at the National Water Commission. “This administration will not be bullied,” Golding said. read more…
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding urged the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to forge a unified approach to effectively address issues such as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and fallout from the current global economic crisis. Caribbean countries signed the EPA last year. read more…
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Alcohol drinkers in Jamaica will not have to pay extra for their drinks after all. Finance Minister Audley Shaw had announced in his Budget Speech that the prices of alcohol would increase because of an increase in special consumption tax (SCT) on alcohol and cigarettes. read more…
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| St Vincent & the Grenadines | |
 KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — A small Beech 18 twin-engined aircraft caused the ET Joshua Airport on mainland St Vincent to be closed for a short period on Friday morning after it ran off the runway onto the airstrip and damaged the fencing. The aircraft had a lone occupant on board, pilot Colombian-born Jorge Pardo. read more…
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 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago Opposition leader Basdeo Panday has expressed great concern at the number of road accidents and fatalities in the twin island republic. He issued a statement after six persons were killed within 48 hours and attributed most of the fatalities to the consumption of alcohol. read more…
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago Chief Justice Ivor Archie said that crime is a national problem in the twin island republic and said that it must be fought at all angles. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a Symposium of the Crime and Justice Commission, the Chief Justice called for unity. read more…
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Speaker of the House of Representatives in Trinidad and Tobago Barendra Sinanan was forced to suspend the House on Friday afternoon following a clash between opposition leader Basdeo Panday and People’s National Movement (PNM) MP Colm Imbert for his comments. read more…
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ST THOMAS, USVI — New motorcycles, motor scooters and all terrain vehicles (ATV) were received by the US Virgin Islands Police Department last week in the two districts of St Croix and St Thomas/St John. The equipment was purchased from a $1,000,000 fund appropriated by the 26th Legislature. read more…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan unions estimated that nearly 22,000 oil contractors stand to lose their jobs after President Hugo Chavez’s government seized the assets of 60 local and foreign-owned oil firms. “This law does not benefit us,” Bernardino Chirinos, leader of the Union of Oil Workers said. read more…
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Placing the blame squarely on court stenographers, counsel for Cayman Islands Grand Court judge Priya Levers on Thursday told a three-man judicial inquiry into her professional conduct that the complaints against her were “totally without foundation”. 
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The 12th meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign Affairs and Community Relations (COFCOR), which ended in Jamaica on Saturday, was said to be highly successful. Among the topics dealt with were the global financial and economic crisis. 
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Queen Elizabeth will be in Trinidad in November for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which is scheduled for November. Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, who was in Port of Spain making arrangements for the Summit made the announcement.
05
May
Caribbean Island Headliners
Author: admin // Category: LADY D, Radio, entertainment suss, news, politics
Todays top stories
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 NASSAU, Bahamas — Tourism and gambling are the two main sources of revenue for the multi island state of The Bahamas. However, it is illegal for citizens and residents to participate in gambling and, as a result, every month several local people are charged with gambling, mainly in New Providence and Grand Bahama. read more…
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TORTOLA, BVI — The British Virgin Islands experienced heavy showers during the early part of Monday morning. This was due to a mid to upper level trough combined with existing tropical moisture. These conditions are expected to persist for the next few days and the potential for showers and thunderstorms is likely. read more…
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ROAD TOWN, BVI — The British Virgin Islands is well represented at the Alternative Investment Summit that opened on Monday in San Paulo, Brazil. The meeting, which ends on Thursday, was organised against a challenging backdrop for the hedge fund industry. The BVI delegation will be highlighting… read more…
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| Grenada | |
 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada’s Finance Minster Nazim Burke has brushed aside reports in some local quarters that monies from the PetroCaribe fund are being used to pay public servants. Spice Grenada reported that the senior government minister has described this as “absolutely untrue”. read more…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyanese celebrate the 171st anniversary of the Arrival of immigrants to Guyana on May 5 and the three main political parties in Guyana have issued a joint call for unity here. The ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) in a statement said, in Guyana’s quest for development… read more…
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 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Four new technical co-operation agreements between the Governments of Guyana and Brazil were recently signed to boost agriculture development. These new areas of cooperation cater for upland rice production, corn production, aquaculture and forestry. read more…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — While journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, according to Freedom House’s annual media study Guyana has regained its status. read more…
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding will on Tuesday defend the JA$555.7 billion Budget presented in the National Assembly on April 23 by Finance Minister and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw. The Budget, which is $9 billion more than last year, imposes an 8.75 percent gas tax. read more…
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 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaican government, like other administrations in the region, is feeling the squeeze as a result of the downturn in the economy. They are looking at numerous areas to reduce imports and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has embarked on a campaign to encourage farmers to grow rice. read more…
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 CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — On April 30, Charles Savarin, Minister of Energy of Dominica and Chief Technical Officer Lucien Blackmore, also of the Ministry of Energy, visited the West Indies Power geothermal operations in Nevis. Savarin commented positively on the project at the Nevis 3 geothermal well. read more…
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 CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — World Bank representatives were in Nevis on April 30. to assess West Indies Power’s proposed submarine electrical transmission of geothermal power from Nevis to other islands in the Caribbean. The technology to be used and the viability of the submarine transmission system were discussed. read more…
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CASTRIES, St Lucia — Red Unlimited was started as Red International Carnival Band in 2005 by a group of young energetic musicians who are driven to provide carnival enthusiasts with the ultimate carnival experience. The band promises to continue to offer an unparalleled revelers’ experience. read more…
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 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Petrotrin, the Trinidad and Tobago government-owned oil refining and exploration company, needs global crude oil price averages of at least US$68 a barrel in order for it to “survive” as it struggles to recover from its loss-making ways of the last six months. read more…
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ST THOMAS, USVI — In keeping with the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism’s overall marketing strategy to streamline the Territory’s sales force and meet the needs of a changing marketplace, the DOT’s Atlanta sales office is the latest to “go virtual.” This week, the Atlanta office has been closed. read more…
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ST THOMAS, USVI — Atlantis Adventures, which operates Atlantis Submarine and catamaran excursions from St Thomas, has confirmed to the government of the US Virgin Islands their plans to discontinue its submarine excursion operations in St Thomas on May 31. The decision follows notification several months ago. read more…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg) — Venezuela more than doubled the amount of gold that local producers must offer to the central bank in a bid to increase its reserves of the metal and reduce reliance on supporting them with US dollars. Seventy percent of gold produced in Venezuela must be sold domestically. read more…
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — An earthquake sent residents running from their homes and shook buildings across oil exporting Venezuela’s densely populated coastal region, including the capital Caracas, before dawn on Monday. The quake was 5.3 magnitude, with the epicenter 25 miles south of Caracas. read more… source: caribbeannetnews.com |
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HOUSTON, USA (Reuters) — US regulators who have accused Allen Stanford of an $8 billion fraud filed court documents on Monday opposing the Texas financier’s efforts to have $10 million released to pay his legal fees. “Stanford is not entitled to use his ill-gotten gains to pay for his defense,” the filing said. 
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Well-known US Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile was in Trinidad recently, where she addressed the Summit of Youth - themed The Colour of Change. She told the large crowd that included several members of Parliament that President Obama will be back. 