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South Korea says North likely to test-launch missile

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – South Korea said yesterday there was a “very high” probability that North Korea, after weeks of threats of war, would test-launch a medium-range missile at any time as a show of strength. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said South Korea had asked China and Russia to intercede with the North to ease tension that has mounted since the U.N. Security Council imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea after its third nuclear arms test in February. In Washington, U.S.

New data shows US immigration initiative pays off for illegal Caribbean immigrants

WASHINGTON, CMC - New United States federal data shows that President Barack Obama’s immigration initiative has paid off for 454,000 young Caribbean and other immigrants who were brought to the US illegally. Under the “deferred action” initiative that took effect late last year, 26,000 New York residents were granted immunity from prosecution for at least two years, the third-highest in the country. The data shows that California has the most residents who received waivers followed by Texas.

Private sector called on to help save the Caribbean Sea

WASHINGTON, CMC – As the World Ocean Council (WOC) gets ready to host the Save our Seas conference (SOS) 2013, the Washington-based Institute for Caribbean Studies (ICS) has issued a call for private sector leadership in securing the future of the Caribbean Sea.
“SOS 2013 is an unparalleled, world-class gathering of the diverse ocean business community. It sets the agenda for ensuring responsible industry operations,” said Dr. Claire Nelson, ICS’ Jamaican-born president. 

Caribbean Airlines fined for barring passengers from leaving plane

WASHINGTON (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago-owned Caribbean Airlines, (CAL) has been fined US$100,000 for violating United States federal rules after it prevented passengers from disembarking from one of its planes delayed on the tarmac at the John F Kennedy International Airport last August. The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) said the plane was delayed for more than four hours and that CAL “failed to provide customers with food and water until almost four hours after the plane left the gate during the tarmac delay”.

US to review solitary confinement for Caribbean detainees

WASHINGTON, CMC –The United States says it will review cases in which Caribbean and other detainees are being held in solitary confinement in detention centers and jails around the country. Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano has asked US federal immigration officials to provide her with more information about immigrants being held in solitary confinement at federal facilities.

IMF now finalising issues on Ja

NEW YORK, USA — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is now "looking to finalise a few pending issues", before submitting Jamaica's request for support under the Extended Fund Facility to its executive board.
The submission is to be done as soon as possible, according to a spokesperson for the Fund who was responding to enquiries from the Jamaica Observer on how quickly the country's application will go before the board.

World Bank outlines “bold agenda” for ending extreme poverty in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON, CMC - The World Bank has outlined a “bold agenda” for ending poverty in the developing world, including the Caribbean.
“We are at an auspicious moment in history when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favorable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chance - for the first time ever - to end extreme poverty within a generation,” said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

IMF says no single bullet for Caribbean economic problems

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says there is no “single bullet” that will allow Caribbean countries to deal with their various problems such as high debt, low growth, mitigation of vulnerabilities and strengthening financial system.
The IMF said that growth in the Caribbean has stagnated in the last two decades, except in commodity exporters.

Ban Ki-moon: Region must stick to UN goals

NEW YORK- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging Caribbean and other developing countries to keep alive the promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
In a message marking 1,000 days before the target date to achieve what he described as “a vital moment in history’s largest and most successful anti-poverty push”, Ban said while a journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step ,“starting this week, we can march a thousand days forward into a new future”.

Senior police officer admits setting monthly quotas for arresting Caribbean youths

NEW YORK, CMC - A high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has acknowledged setting monthly quotas for summonses, arrests and stop and frisks of Caribbean and other minority youths while heading a Brooklyn, New York police precinct.
“I set a standard that said do your job or suffer the consequences,” Deputy Chief Michael Marino admitted on the stand in Manhattan Federal District Court during a class-action lawsuit challenging the NYPD's controversial stop-and frisk tactics as racial profiling.

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