As Govt, Opposition meet on crime…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - AG proposes no bail for repeat offenders One strike and you’re out. Those intent on recommitting violent criminal and drug-related offences will not be eligible for bail. This was the recommendation the Government put forward to Opposition members at yesterd...
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Gopee-Scoon: Syrian conflict can impact on Caribbean

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Former Foreign Affairs Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says the worsening Syrian crisis can impact negatively on members of the local Syrian and Lebanese community. But Andy Knight, director of the Institute of International Relations at UWI, St Augustine campus believ...
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T&T finalises new gas deal with Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian -  T&T and Venezuela have reached a deal to jointly produce gas from fields located between the two countries, Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said. According to a Prensa Latina report, Venezuelan state-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVS...
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PM on Cabinet reshuffle: Lift-off time for PP Government

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday promoted Gary Griffith, her former national security adviser, to the post of National Security Minister, “fired” two ministers and reshuffled and split the portfolios of several United National Congress (...
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Jamaica lobby at Warsaw climate talks critical – Mahlung

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - JAMAICA MUST this year push for not only "adequate and predictable" financing, but also for further work on the international mechanism on loss and damage, to protect it and other vulnerable countries from slow-onset events such as ocean acidification. So said Clifford ...
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EDITORIAL - Washington makes way for China

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - AS THE Obama administration might have noticed, their man, Joe Biden, the vice-president, was not the star attraction in Port-of-Spain in late May when he visited for talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders. That was reserved, a few days later, for Xi Jinping, ...
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Private sector doubtful of IMF programme’s success

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Sections of the private sector remain sceptical about the chances of success of Jamaica's 48-month extended fund facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite confirmation that policy implementation was strong in the first quarter of the programm...
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