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CARIBBEAN ATTRACTION: EU official says Caribbean a magnet for illegal migrants from poorer countries
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A one week international workshop on international migration began here on Monday with a declaration that the Caribbean continues to attract large numbers of illegal migrants from poorer countries. ... Full story
UNITED NATIONS-POLITICS-Trinidad reiterates call for peaceful settlement of disputes
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago has reiterated its advocacy for the settlement of dispute by peaceful means, stating it holds as sacred the territorial sovereignty of states and the “inalienable human rights and fundamental freedoms of individualsâ€. ... Full story
UNITED NATIONS-POLITICS-BAHAMAS-The Bahamas calls for new governance global structure
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Bahamas says that the global economic crisis of the past three years has underscored the need for more effective global governance, as has the “long and sometimes controversial debate†on reform of the UN Security Council. ... Full story
BERMUDA-INDUSTRY-Bacardi to cut jobs in Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Family-controlled spirits company Bacardi Ltd has announced it is to axe 13 jobs from its Bermuda headquarters. ... Full story
GUYANA-AGREEMENT-OAS and Guyana sign firearms marking agreement
WASHINGTON, CMC- Guyana has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM0 country to sign an agreement to promote firearms marking in Latin America and the Caribbean, part of the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms (CIFTA). ... Full story
TRINIDAD-CLICO-Policyholders challenge new legislation barring legal action against Central Bank
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Less than a week after the Trinidad Parliament approved legislation preventing policy holders with the embattled Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) from taking or continuing any legal action against the Central Bank for recovery of money, the matter is now being challenged in the courts ... Full story
ANTIGUA-ENERGY- State owned company blames retailers for cutting subsidy
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The state-owned PDV Caribe Antigua & Barbuda Ltd. (PDVCAB), says it has terminated the subsidy covering the cost of transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG0 to Barbuda after retailers there fail to pass on the savings to consumers since 2009. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Guyana to chair regional health agency
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Minister of Health, and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Dr Leslie Ramsammy has been named the first chairman of the Executive Board of the new Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). ... Full story
ST LUCIA-CRIME-United States training police officers in dealing with cyberspace crime
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The United States is conducting a weeklong training workshop for police officers as part of the anti-terrorism programme for the Caribbean. ... Full story
GUYANA-TRIBUTE-President pays tribute to late Nobel Prize winner and international environmentalist
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Bharrat Jagdeo has praised the work of the late Professor Wangari Maathai saying that she had fought tirelessly for a better world. ... Full story
