PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The pan presented to United States Vice-President Joe Biden by Prime Min­ister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the end of his visit to Trinidad this week was purchased at Gill’s Pan Shop in Curepe.
Gill manufactures pans using barrels that are custom-made for them, using precise specifications to ensure accurate tuning.
A representative of the company told the Express the low tenor in the scale of C was ordered by the Office of the Prime Minister.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - A new report coming out of world football’s governing body FIFA could present another obstacle to Jack Warner’s political campaign. Head of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee Domenico Scala was yesterday quoted by Reuters as saying that both Warner, former FIFA vice- president; and his general secretary, Chuck Blazer, “should face the full force of the law for their alleged misdemeanours during the two decades that they ran the confederation”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will soon implement a cyber emergency response team (CERT) to assist in the protection of the island’s internet infrastructure by coordinating defences against and responses to cyber attacks and threats.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Julian Robinson, said that CERT should become operational by December and that the team will serve as a trusted national point of contact/clearinghouse for cyber threat identification, defence coordination and management.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says despite “the many challenges facing it at this time” it will put in place the necessary mechanism to ensure that public servants are paid on time this month. Finance Minister Harold Lovell said that payment should be made no later than Friday. In recent months, public servants, including teachers, have gone on strike to pressure the Baldwin Spencer administration into paying their monthly salaries on time.

ST KITTS/NEVIS—The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has rejected a suggestion by international ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services that the EC dollar should be devalued within the next five years. Moody’s had recommended that Caribbean territories devalue the currency or adopt the US dollar in an effort to address what it described as a “debt crisis” in the region. However, ECCB managing director, Jennifer Nero said devaluation is not on the cards and that there has been “substantial analysis” done on the matter of the value of the EC dollar.