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Death at Midnight: 50th anniversary of WI Federation's end passes quietly
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 1, CMC – At the stroke of midnight Friday, the West Indies as a single nation ceased to exist 50 years ago – the moment that the three-and-half-year-old British Federation of the West Indies dissolved on May 31 1962. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-FEDERATION-50th anniversary of WI Federation's death passes quietly
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 1, CMC – At the stroke of midnight Friday, the West Indies as a single nation ceased to exist 50 years ago – the moment that the three-and-half-year-old British Federation of the West Indies dissolved on May 31 1962. ... Full story
ADD2-CARIBBEAN-FEDERATION-50th anniversary of WI Federation's death passes quietly - 2
Trappings of nationhood The federation held all the trappings of nationhood, with a federal flag and coat of arms, parliament, civil service and judiciary. ... Full story
ADD3-CARIBBEAN-FEDERATION-50th anniversary of WI Federation's death passes quietly - 3
‘Little Eight’ Fast-forward 50 years and much of the same fear, doubt, hope and optimism that characterise the discussion of a united Caribbean remains appear on an axis of larger and richer nations versus the smaller countries. ... Full story
CMCFeature-CARIBBEAN-FEDERATION-50th anniversary of WI Federation's death passes quietly
By Julius Gittens BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 1, CMC – At the stroke of midnight Friday June 1, the West Indies as a single nation ceased to exist 50 years ago – the moment that the three-and-half-year-old British Federation of the West Indies dissolved on May 31 1962. ... Full story
JAMAICA-BUDGET-Opposition Leader blasts government’s fiscal policy
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 1, CMC – Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has hit out at the government's tax package, saying it is paraded as tax reform. ... Full story
GRENADA-TAX-Grenada pleased with approval by OECD
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jun 1, CMC – The Grenada government says the Global Forum Peer Review Group has approved the island’s legal and regulatory framework for the exchange of information for tax purposes. ... Full story
HAITI-CRIME-Four held in the murder of Swiss national
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 1, CMC –Police say four men, including the director and accountant of an orphanage, have confessed to murdering a Swiss woman who was investigating the finances of the organisation in the northern part of the country. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Caribbean could be affected by European banks new fiscal policies
NEW YORK, Jun 1, CMC - International credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s is warning Caribbean countries that they will be affected by the new fiscal policies of European banks. ... Full story
ST VINCENT-POLITICS-Prime Minister Gonsalves and Emir of Qatar hold talks aboard yacht
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jun 1, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has held talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani aboard the Middle Eastern leader's yacht on Wednesday night. ... Full story
