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Haiti decrees new law to protect mangrove forests

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has banned the construction, fishing and hunting in mangrove forests in a move seen as protecting the country’s endangered mangrove forests. A government statement said that people will also be forbidden from cutting, selling or otherwise making use of the trees. The decree approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday could affect plans by the United States that has allocated US$170 million to build a port and a power plant to serve the recently established multi-million dollar Caracol Industrial zone.

Premier attends Independence celebrations in The Bahamas

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Premier Craig Cannonier and other politicians have flown to the Bahamas to celebrate the country’s 40th anniversary of independence from Britain. Cannonier, was invited to attend official ceremonies hosted Prime Minister Perry Christie. “The Premier has also been in preliminary discussions with the Prime Minister regarding the successes and challenges of their financial model, gaming and concierge services as it relates to the tourism product and business services as well as foreign investment,” a spokeswoman said.

Bahamas signs MOU with United States on security

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to counter-piracy between The Bahamas and the United States will play a critical role in maintaining as well as increasing the country’s position as a leading global Flag State. Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said the initiative would also strengthen The Bahamas’ enforcement reach in volatile shipping areas such as the coast of Somalia and that the country could also benefit from additional economic and national security aspects of the agreement.

Barbados calls for more humane approach for middle income countries seeking funding

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Christopher Sinckler has likened the Caribbean’s vulnerability to climate changes as a “sword of Damocles hanging over our development” and wants donor countries and financial institutions to adopt a more humane approach to middle income countries seeking funding to deal with climate change.

Energy policy soon finalized

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbados’ energy policy is currently being “finalized” and will soon be submitted to Cabinet. The above was disclosed recently by Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Darcy Boyce, who noted that a central feature of this policy will be the greater use of renewable energy, for both base load and interruptible supply, in conjunction with increased energy efficiency, in the generation and use of electricity.

A limiting perspective

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Between the host prime minister’s opening speech and the final communiqué of last week’s CARICOM summit, there was, as feared in many quarters, a distinct lack of comfort with regard to concrete action to reinvigorate our faltering regional integration project. Certainly, there were many fine words uttered. Most Caribbean leaders can be as eloquent as West Indies pacer Tino Best can be enthusiastic, and they were just as liberal in their use of rhetoric as the fast bowler was profligate in his delivery of wide balls against Sri Lanka earlier this week.

Kamla: No interference

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday her government stands by press freedom and she was not aware of political interference of any kind which may have led employees of the Guardian newspaper resigning their jobs.
Persad-Bissessar expressed surprise when questioned by the Express on the issue during a walkabout at Munroe Road, Cunupia yesterday.
She said she was hearing the news of the resignations for the first time.

MATT condemns situation at Trinidad Guardian newspapers

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) Wednesday said it is monitoring “with serious concern developments over the last 24 hours at the Trinidad Guardian newsroom that appears to be a major threat to press freedom”.
Journalists at the newspaper walked off their jobs amid reported government pressure on the board of directors to have Editor-in-Chief, Judy Raymond “re-assigned”.
Media reports said that the newspaper has been under government pressure following a string of damning reports on alleged government wrong-doing.

Government withdraws controversial legislation

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government Wednesday withdrew controversial legislation that provides for criminal charges to be brought against anyone sending offensive messages over the internet.
The Senate was due to have debated the Electronic Crimes Bill on Wednesday, but the Leader of Government Business, Kenny Lalsingh, said the Keith Mitchell administration  had made a decision to return the Bill to the Lower House pending further deliberation.

Trinidad tops obesity list in the Caribbean

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday, 2013 – Trinidad and Tobago has emerged as the top Caribbean country whose adult population is obese, according to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The report found that Trinidad and Tobago is ranked sixth among all countries worldwide with 30 per cent of its adult population obese. Mexico with 32.8 per cent of its adult population obese topped the chart, knocking off the United States as the World’s Fattest Developed Nation.
The United States has a rate of 31.8 per cent. more: 

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