ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – March 11, 2014………Prime Minister the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer joined his CARICOM counterparts for the 25th Intersessional Meeting of Heads opening in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has “strongly condemned’ the murder of at least 28 people during the “terrorist attack” at a train station in Kunming, China over the weekend. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that attack, which left more than 100 people injured when knife-wielding men attacked commuters, should be condemned and was “very distressing”. In a note to Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Baldwin said he supports every effort by the government to bring those responsible for “this heinous crime to justice.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – St. Lucia’s Opposition Leader Dr. Gale Rigobert is calling on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to remain “neutral” in the ongoing political disturbances in Venezuela where the opposition have been staging anti-government demonstrations to force the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro.
Rigobert, speaking on the Observer Radio here, said that she does not believe that the regional countries should at this time get involved in “what is happening in Venezuela.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host its first Regional Interfaith Conference on Monday. The conference will be held in Antigua and Barbuda at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa. It will be preceded by an Inter-faith Service to be held on Sunday.
cooperation KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC - Several areas for technical cooperation between Argentina and St. Vincent and the Grenadines were identified when Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves paid a five-day visit to that South American nation earlier this month.
Gonsalves paid a five-day visit to that South American nation earlier this month.
The Office of the Prime Minister says during the visit, Gonsalves held talks with Vice President of Argentina, Amado Boudou, along with the ministers responsible for foreign affairs, health, and national security.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Government is being advised, by two well-known economists, to begin making contingency plans to limit the impact that a prolonged impasse in the US could have on Antigua & Barbuda’s economy.
Regional economist McCarthy Marie and local economist and political analyst Carlon Knight agree that a prolonged US government shutdown coupled with a failure to lift the debt ceiling could spell big trouble for the region.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has launched its “Citizenship by Investment Programme” (CIP) with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer saying the initiative is to generate investments and jobs for nationals and to put the island on the road to sustainable growth and development.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Immigration authorities will spend time over the next few weeks reviewing the historic ruling by Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with a commitment to adding to legislation already being drafted on immigration reform if this is deemed necessary.
Yesterday, Immigration, Labour and National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort told OBSERVER Radio’s Big Issues, “We had carried out extensive consultations on immigration reform and are in the process of finalising recommendations.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Although she waged a battle against the Barbadian government and won, Jamaican Shanique Myrie vows never to return to Barbados.
The 25 year old said she is too scarred by the March 14, 2011, experience when she attempted to enter the Caricom country upon invitation of a friend for a two-week visit.
“I wouldn’t go back, ever. I’m so (traumatised) and turned off by the country … I had never travelled before,” she said on OBSERVER Radio’s Big Issues yesterday.
CARICOM ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Minister of National Security Dr Errol Cort is looking beyond the immediate implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) case, which ruled in favour of Shanique Myrie, on immigration policy and practices to the modus operandi used by regional heads that may be legally binding on Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states.
Speaking yesterday on The Big Issues, Dr Cort said the prime ministers must exercise due care and caution when making decisions at Heads of Government meetings.