Kamla: I don’t believe we have lost

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The gloves are not yet off. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said last night that the United National Congress’ (UNC’s) defeat in the Chaguanas West by-election was no loss and instructed her troops to get ready for the local government elections. In her ...
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COP- Jack’s victory a “dangerous development”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - THE Congress of the People, which vigorously campaigned in support of the United National Congress' candidate for the Chaguanas West by-election, on Monday night issued a statement in response to the election victory of interim leader of the Independent Labour Party, Ja...
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JACK ON FIRE

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - It’s a new day in the politics of the country. Jack Warner’s green machine trounced Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s UNC in its heartland of Chaguanas West yesterday, shattering all tribal expectations with an impressive victory. Warner garnered 69 per cent of t...
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CARICOM to discuss new initiatives with international aid donors

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Representatives from international development partners (IDP0 meet here on Tuesday for the Third Forum on Donor Coordination involving the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). A CARICOM Secretariat statement said that the meeting presents the opportunity for engagement bet...
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CARICOM pleased with growth in intra-regional trade

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – There has been a “significant” increase intra regional trade in 2011, according to the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. It said that intra-regional trade in CARICOM has been positive with significant growth in the early period of th...
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Carbon travel tax - who benefits?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Two United Nations specialist agencies, the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), may this year separately agree a basis on which all carriers by sea and air will limit their carbon emissions. Aviation is reported to be c...
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D-Day is here

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Today is decision day for the people of Chaguanas West. The Elections and Boun­daries Commission (EBC) is expecting 27,045 voters to visit the 14 polling stations today for the Chaguanas West by-election. While the single seat is being contested by five groups, several ...
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Telecom company denies massive layoff plans

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTC) has dismissed suggestions by the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) that it is planning “massive” layoffs. “There is absolutely no truth to the contention that BTC is planning mass layoffs...
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Government makes full payment on 2006 securities launched on RGSM

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has completed payment on the first set of securities to be issued on the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) in 2006. In a statement, the Baldwin Spencer administration said that the programme launched on Marc...
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