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CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-CARICOM Secretary General to pay official visit to Trinidad
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 12, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque will pay an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago early next week. ... Full story
GRENADA-MARCH-Group plans protest march to highlight injustices against children
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 12, CMC – The Grenada National Coalition on the Rights of the Child says it will stage a protest later this month to highlight injustice in the country. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-RIGHTS-Region commits to promoting human rights, freedoms of older persons
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, May 12, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have joined their Latin American counterparts in adopting the San Jose Charter in promoting the human rights and freedoms of older persons. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-CRIME-CDB tackling crime and violence in the region
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 12, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) governors of the financial institution will participate in a panel discussion on improving citizen security in the region later this month. ... Full story
A Whale of a Time
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, May 11, CMC – Agriculture ministers from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have ended a two-day meeting here calling on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to relax its regulations regarding the hunting whales in the Caribbean. ... Full story
ANTIGUA-EDUCATION-Honorary doctorate for Antigua PM
KENTUKY, May 12, CMC - Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer will receive an honorary doctorate degree from Mid-Continent University on Saturday. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-CRIME-IDB to examine the impact of crime and violence in the region
WASHINGTON, May 12, CMC - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has launched a project aimed at measuring the costs of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... Full story
JAMAICA-COURT-Opposition wants referendum ahead of Jamaica joining CCJ, adopting Republican status
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 12, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says the government must hold a national referendum before the island joins the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court of appeal. ... Full story
CRICKET-ENG/WIS-LUNCH West Indies (147) & 133-3 vs England Lions (341) – 3rd day, tour match
NORTHAMPTON, England, May 12, CMC – West Indies, trailing by 194 on first innings, reached 133 for three in their second innings at lunch on the third day of their four-day tour match against England Lions at Wantage Road here Saturday. ... Full story
MOTORSPORT-F1-UPDATE Hamilton on pole for Spanish Grand Prix
BARCELONA, Spain, May 12, CMC – McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton nabbed pole for the third time this season in final qualifying here Saturday for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. ... Full story
