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As Chaguaramas Treaty re-signed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - Leaders hope for unity After 40 years, the Treaty of Chaguaramas, signed in 1973 to create Caribbean unity but still largely unsuccessful, was signed again yesterday by 15 Caricom prime ministers at the same place it was initially signed—the Convention Centre, Chaguaramas. Making a strong renewed call for Caribbean unity, the heads of government conceded at the re-enactment of the July 4, 1973, signing of the treaty that regional integration was still not where they wanted it to be.

Integration more urgently needed than ever – President Ramotar at re-enactment of Treaty of Chaguara

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana Chronicle - FORTY years subsequent to the leaders of Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica affixing their signatures to the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the present generation of Caribbean leaders took more than two hours to re-enact the signing, symbolically, in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago.
CARICOM leaders have gathered in that country for the 34th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

CARICOM-SUMMIT-Regional leaders re-enact treaty

Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Thursday paid glowing tribute to the founding fathers of the regional integration movement insisting that CARICOM has a major role to play in the socio-economic development of the region.
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller told her colleagues from the 15-member grouping that

CARICOM-SUMMIT-CARICOM celebrates 40th birthday

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thursday marked its 40th anniversary boasting of being the longest surviving integration grouping among developing countries. In a message to mark the occasion, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin la Rocque said that 15-member grouping is second only to the European Union in global terms and that the “four pillars upon which our integration is built have withstood the test of time allowing us the latitude of expanding the edifice of our Community for the benefit of our people.

After CARICOM’s encouraging consultations

KINGSTON, Jamaica - ONE OF the encouraging aspects of the just concluded 34th CARICOM Summit was the structured high-level consultations with special guests, among them heads of government and top officials of international and hemispheric organizations such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS).

T&T ranks 81st in global innovation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express - Trinidad and Tobago has been ranked 81 out of 142 countries in the 2013 Global Innovation Index for the second consecutive year, a statement on the Index’s official website has said. 

The country trailed 34 spots behind regional leader Barbados, ranked 47.  Guyana was three spots higher at 78; and Jamaica was one spot after at 82.

ST. LUCIA-CRIME-St. Lucians convicted in French court

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A court in the French island of Martinique has convicted four St. Lucian nationals who were on a wanted list for a series of criminal activities including the alleged murder of a French doctor.

Fabian Cherubin, Roger Hilaire, Danny Francis and Roger Avril were accused of committing the acts during a 10- day period in August and September 2008.

Francis and Cherubin were Wednesday convicted of aggravated robbery and kidnapping and were sentenced to 11 years in jail, while Hilaire was given a 13-year jail term at the end of the four-day trial.

JAMAICA-COURT-Court reserves judgment in case involving Caribbean Airlines

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The Judicial Review Court has reserved judgement in an application seeking to quash an order of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) preventing an attorney from prosecuting her former employer, the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL).

The three-member Review Court heard the application from attorney Nerine Small who was prosecuting the airline for allegedly refusing to honour a ruling by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal.

CARIBBEAN-AVIATION-LIAT introduces security charges

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The regional airline, LIAT, which is in the process of acquiring a fleet of new aircraft, Wednesday said it was increasing the cost of its tickets to include a security surcharge.

A statement from the Antigua-based airline said that the surcharge on tickets is “in response to rising security demands and spiralling security costs.

“The new security surcharge of US$1.25 per one way trip applies to all passengers, including children and infants, on all LIAT flights.”

GUYANA-VISA-US investigating visa racket in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The United States Wednesday confirmed it is investigating a visa racket involving an official at its embassy in Guyana.

In a brief statement, the State Department said it “is aware of allegations of improprieties relating to a Consular Officer formerly assigned to Georgetown, Guyana”.

While it provided no details of the allegations, Washington said the claims against the officer are being taken seriously.

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