CAL board’s wings clipped

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The wings of Caribbean Airlines’ board have been “clipped” and a new board is on the horizon, expected to be announced shortly, government officials said yesterday. The development is now in the works after yesterday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, they added. The new board is t...
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CSA chief: Corruption impeding regional shipping

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA ) Grantley Stephenson says corruption in international trade is impeding growth of the region’s maritime business. Speaking at Monday’s opening of the 12th Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference in Freeport, Bahamas, St...
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Prime Minister fails to keep election promise says opposition

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC-The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), one of two opposition groups here is taking Prime Minister Kenny Anthony to task for stating that his government has delivered on an electoral promise to create thousands of jobs . "Not only is this far from the truth but also that Dr. An...
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IMF says financial position stronger than ever

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the economy of St. Kitts and Nevis is projected to recover and grow by two percent in 2013 and that despite a challenging economic environment, the overall fiscal position through end-March 2013 was stronger than expected. The I...
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Britain to continue funding geothermal project

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC - The United Kingdom says it is committed to the development of geothermal energy in Montserrat as the British Overseas Territory announced it will soon test a well to determine its capacity to generate geothermal energy. Department for International Development (DFID) Minist...
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Haiti a lucrative market for Jamaica Broilers

KINGSTON, Jamaica - HAITI has unearthed real potential for Jamaica Broilers as the local-based company expands its reach in the Caribbean market. A year after setting up shop in that eastern Caribbean island, Donald Patterson, vice-president of accounting and information system at the Jamaica Broil...
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PM says economy shows slight improvement

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the local economy has shown slight improvement during the first three months of this year , but that preliminary figures show a “deterioration” in April. “On the face of it, for the first three months, we have an improvement in t...
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Marathon debate on no-confidence motion Monday

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad- Next Monday’s debate on the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister will be a marathon one, lasting into Tuesday, Communication Minister Jamal Mohammed said yesterday. Speaking at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Mohammed said all Government MPs...
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Suriname looks into solar energy for its remote communities

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - Suriname’s Government has announced that it will be investing in solar energy to bring electricity to remote communities across the country Gunzi, a Maroon village in the upper Suriname River region will serve as test subject for the project that was announced last Tuesda...
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