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US protests $21m in gaming sanctions
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The US has protested to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Antigua & Barbuda’s attempt to enforce its annual 21 million US dollar judgement against Washington. The judgement was awarded by the WTO, which has declared US cross-border gaming laws illegal.
US says it requested no request for alternate parade route
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The United States Wednesday said it had not requested any change to the parade route for this year’s Carnival celebrations, even as it “appreciated” the Trinidad and Tobago government’s commitment to security for diplomatic missions.
Carnival celebrations will climax with the street parade on February 10-11 and in a brief statement, the US Embassy here said that it had seen “reports about a request that the 2013 Carnival Parade route not pass by the U.S. Embassy”.
Still hanging in the balance
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Looking back, there were several issues last year that have been left hanging in the balance that one can only hope will be addressed this year.
Opposition blanks new security plan under Rohee
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leader of the opposition grouping, a Partnership for National Unity (APNU), retired Brigadier David Granger says the opposition will not support a new security reform programme outlined by Home Affairs Minister Ckement Rohee earlier this week.
Public spending reduced region’s fiscal balances
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The region’s fiscal balances for 2012 deteriorated compared to 2011, mainly due to increased public spending.
This according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean’s (Eclac) report on the region’s growth prospects for 2013.
It said in Latin America, primary balances (before interest payments on the public debt) averaged a deficit of 0.3 per cent points of gross domestic product (GDP) compared to a surplus of 0.2 per cent in 2011.
New World Bank funded project to help unemployed people
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is designing a project that offers temporary economic relief to unemployed people in the country.
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that the three year project, which is being established with technical and financial assistance from the World Bank, will benefit at least 1,200 low-income unemployed people between the ages 17 and 50.