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Minister quits amid allegations she is an American citizen

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Minister of Haitian Living Overseas, Bernice Fidelia, has quit the Cabinet of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe amid allegations that she holds United States citizenship. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed the resignation of the 51-year-old minister in the wake of allegations by several Haitian lawmakers that she is an American citizen, even though it has not yet been proven. One legislator, Joseph Joel John said he has the number of Fidelia's United States passport as well as the information when she became an American citizen.

Opposition legislator warns of unstable political climate in twin island federation

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former senior government minister Dr. Timothy Harris has described as “instability” the political climate in St. Kitts-Nevis and that opposition politicians will launch a fresh campaign to get the National Assembly to debate a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas. Harris, who was fired from the Douglas cabinet, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that Tuesday marks seven months since the six elected opposition legislators filed the motion against Dr. Douglas in December last year.

Prime Minister goes on short holiday

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left here Tuesday “for a short vacation,” according to an official statement. It gave no details except to say that “she will return to the island on Saturday, June 15” The brief statement said that Transport, Works and Housing Minister Dr. Omar Davies will be in charge of the government during her absence. (Entire article)

World Bank lauds St. Lucia as “success story”

WASHINGTON, CMC - The World Bank has lauded St. Lucia as a “success story” within the Caribbean for its efforts in managing the risk of rainfall-triggered landslides. The Washington-based financial institution said it has helped the St. Lucia government with “crucial information” about the causes of landslides, as well as an insight into the most at-risk areas. Addressing the effects and causes of landslides, the bank said the Management of Slope Stability in Communities, or MoSSaiC, project reduced the risk with a three-pronged approach.

Grenada hold talks with IMF

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government says it has held talks with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “on the parameters for a possible new Fund programme”. An official statement said that the IMF team was led by Ms. Aliona Cebotari and that the discussions focused on “the current economic situation in Grenada, the envisaged reform agenda of the new Government, its priorities and plans for growth and job creation, and the need to return the public debt to a sustainable footing through a comprehensive restructuring”. It said the Dr.

Law expert gives opinion on holding referendum to join CCJ

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A Caribbean law expert is cautioning against putting matters related to the future of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the hands of the public through a referendum. Professor Rosemary Antoine, who specialises in labour and off shore law at the University of the West Indies (UWI), says such an approach could pose many dangers. While she welcomed the recent ruling by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal that St.

Caribbean, Chinese talk business in New York

KINGSTON, Jamaica - As Caribbean governments seek new investors, the Chinese are urging them to capitalise on a business development and investment promotion trip to China coming up this fall. The offer, which was made at the Avalon Invest Caribbean Now Forum last Wednesday in New York comes days after China's president, Xi Jinping offered concessionary loans to nine Caribbean countries totalling US$3 billion.

EDITORIAL - Empathy with Mr Nicholson

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A.J. Nicholson might have engaged his mouth rather too loosely on this occasion. We, however, have some appreciation of, and sympathy with, his exasperation with some business and political leaders over their approach to alleged abuse of the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) trade regime by some of our regional partners. Or, as Mr Nicholson put it in the Senate last week, their "belly-aching" over their claimed misbehaviour by Trinidad and Tobago to give it a near US$1-billion trade surplus with Jamaica. Added Mr Nicholson: "Stop quarrelling with Trinidad.

Trinidad minister defends local manufactures as well as Jamaican counterpart

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Trinidad and Tobago Trade and Industry Minister Vasant Bharath Tuesday defended his Jamaican counterpart, AJ Nicholson, who has come under pressure to “step aside” amid the ongoing trade dispute between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Bharath, speaking on local radio here, described the call for Nicholson’s departure by the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) as unfair since the existing trade relations between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been going for a long time.

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