ST. LUCIA-DEATH-Cricket fan electrocuted

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A former police officer was electrocuted at the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCC) as cricket fans watched the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between the St Lucia Zouks and the Antigua Hawksbills Tuesday night. Julian Agard, a former member of the St. Luc...
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ST.LUCIA-POLITICS-PM defends membership of ALBA

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has rejected claims from sections of the business community here that St. Lucia’s membership in the Venezuela led Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) would harm the island’s future socio-economic developmen...
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Jamaica 16-year-old held over 10 murders

(Jamaica Gleaner) A sixteen-year-old boy, who was on the Kingston Central most wanted list, has been captured. The teen, whose name cannot be released, was wanted for more than 10 murders, several cases of shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm, was captured on Text Lane in Kingst...
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No interest rate hike on PetroCaribe loans, Paulwell says

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell has refuted media reports of plans by the Government of Venezuela to increase the interest rate on loans provided under the PetroCaribe Agreement. “We have been in contact with th...
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Microchips won’t rein in farm thieves – Wellington

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Livestock geneticist and veteran cattle breeder, Dr Karl Wellington has expressed reservations about the use of microchips to address the wide-scale theft of farm animals, as is being mooted by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisher...
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GraceKennedy to enter Nigeria by year-end

(Jamaica Observer) GraceKennedy is expected to send its first shipment to Nigeria by year-end. The food, financial and money services conglomerate has already established itself in Ghana, and is now in the final stage of lengthy product registration and due-diligence processes in the neighbouring W...
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FAO official draws attention to food security challenges

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - A major challenge for the Caribbean region is the high food import bill, and an official from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is suggesting that work has to be done to get the figure down substantially. Moreover Dr. J.R. Deep Ford,...
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JAMAICA-AGRICULTURE-FAO approves funds for dairy industry

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has approved a seven million US dollar grant for Jamaica to support a five-year development plan aimed at resuscitating the island’s ailing dairy sector. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Roger Clarke said...
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