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FAREWELL SPEECH: Guyana President tells global community he is leaving on a “highâ€
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo made his last speech to the United Nations General Assembly late Wednesday, saying he was proud to be the first Guyanese President to leave office under the constitutional term limits he had himself signed into law. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-DRUGS-Coast Guard makes significant drug haul
FLORIDA, CMC - The United States Coast Guard says it has seized 4,355 pounds of cocaine from a boat while on patrol in the Caribbean. ... Full story
BERMUDA-COURT-Sri Lankan woman jailed over insurance swindle
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - A Sri Lankan woman who swindled an insurance company out of more than US$75,000 has been jailed for 16 months. ... Full story
SURINAME-CRIME-Police nab Guyanese and Jamaican nationals on drug charges
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Police said eight people, including six Guyanese nationals, have been remanded to prison after they were arrested on drug related charges following a search of a boat in which they were passengers. ... Full story
GRENADA-DEVELOPMENT-Grenada signs agreements with World Bank
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Grenada government says it has signed three agreements totaling US$34 million with Grenada for various projects on the Caribbean island ... Full story
TRINIDAD-EMERGENCY-More men freed under controversial anti gang law; lawyers plan to sue State
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Three men, charged under the controversial Anti-Gang legislation, were freed after the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Roger Gaspard, agreed to discontinue the case against them. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-ECONOMY-Trinidad to provide asphalt to China
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has given the green light for a local company to sign a three year contract to supply asphalt to China Railway Construction (Caribbean) Company Limited. ... Full story
SURINAME-GOLD-Manager of gold mining company resigns unexpectedly
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The general manager of the Canada-based gold mining company, Iamgold, has resigned, a few days after the company announced encouraging results from its greenfields projects in Suriname, Quebec and Brazil. ... Full story
ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Opposition Leader supports need for Palestine state
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Opposition Leader Lester Bird says while he supports the Palestinian call for an independent state it must not be at the expense of Israel’s right to exist. ... Full story
BERMUDA-POLITICS- Estates Minister scrapes home by single vote
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC -- Estates Minister Neletha Butterfield has won the right to be a candidate for the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) in the next general election after she defeated her sole challenger by one vote in the latest PLP primaries on Thursday night. ... Full story
