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DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government looking to expand geothermal project
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government is exploring the possibility of expanding the geothermal project to other parts of the island, a senior public service official has said.
JAMAICA-CARICOM-Jamaica to debate amendment to CARICOM skills legislation
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 22, CMC – The Jamaica government is to table amendments to the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act, so as to broaden the categories of skilled nation
BELIZE-HEALTH-Death of babies linked to bacteria outbreak
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The death of 12 babies at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), has been linked to the outbreak of it enterobacter cloacae – an organism that is said to be responsibl
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-St. Lucia PM wants new development strategy with international financial instituti
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 22, CMC – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Wednesday began its 43rd Board of Governors meeting here with St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr.
EARLY LEVEL PROMOTION OF CREATIVITY A NECESSITY - COHSOD HEARS
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been challenged to begin fostering creativity and innovation from the earliest levels of education a
Retain your Social Security
A CARICOM National, who is a wage earner, must be insured in the Member State where he or she is employed and must therefore make contributions to the respective Social Security Organisation.
Social Security in CARICOM
The CARICOM Agreement on Social Security was signed in Georgetown,
Bipartisan legislators reach preliminary immigration deal
WASHINGTON, CMC - A bipartisan group of legislators in the United States House of Representatives say they have reached a deal in principle in overhauling America’s immigration laws.
Britain’s politics and the European Union
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - When, in January of this year, Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the British people on the issue of the country’s membership of the European Union, he promised that follo
Former Justice Minister wants AG sidelined during investigation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former High Court judge Herbert Volney Tuesday called for the removal of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan from office, while police investigate allegations contained
Press watchdog group condemns murder of journalist
PARIS, CMC – The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Tuesday said it hopes that the authorities will soon disclose the reasons behind the murder of radio journalist Pierre-Richard Alexand
Former speaker dies on the eve of general election
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Edna Moyle, a founding member of the main opposition People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) died Tuesday, less than 24 hours before voters in this British Overseas
T&T, China talk trade, energy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and new Chinese Ambassador Huang Xingyuan met on Monday to hold discussions on energy and trade relations between Trinidad and Tobago and
Unions urged to establish information system within OECS
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), David Messiah is calling on trade unions within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to help establish
Britain completes review of Montserrat’s Strategic Growth Programme
BRADES, Montserrat, CMC - Montserrat has received an improved rating following the end of the final review of the Strategic Growth Programme from Britain’s Department for International Developmen
Time to get our houses in order says British PM
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - British Prime Minister David Cameron has put pressure on Bermuda and other British Overseas Territories (OTs) to "take the lead" on tax information exchange and beneficia
Reduce EC Dollar or adopt US Currency – Agency advises
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An international investment-rating agency has suggested that Caribbean territories should devalue the Eastern Caribbean currency or adopt the US dollar in an effort to addres
Authorities probe the deaths of 12 babies at hospital
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) says 12 babies have died during the month so far and it has launched an investigation to determine whether the deaths were due to
