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CARIBBEAN-AWARD-CARICOM Secretariat employee receives highest Suriname Award
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jun 19, CMC – Suriname has conferred the Order of Grand Officer of the Yellow Star on a senior staff member of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. ... Full story
BAHAMAS-PRISON-Government wants crackdown on organised prison gangs
NASSAU, Bahamas, Jun 19, CMC – Regional prison and correctional officers have started a meeting here with National Security Minister Dr. Bernard J. Nottage calling for an all out war to eradicate organised criminal gangs within the prisons. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-CRIME-Police search for killers of two sisters
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police have launched a manhunt for the killers of two sisters after their charred remains were discovered in a house set on fire in Arima, east of here, on Monday. ... Full story
MONTSERRAT-POLITICS-Opposition files motion of no confidence against Premier Meade
BRADES, Montserrat, Jun 19, CMC – Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo has filed a motion of no confidence in the government of Premier Reuben Meade accusing him of engaging in several recent decisions that may have negative implications for the political and economic future of the British Overseas Territory. ... Full story
Opposition files no confidence motion against Premier Meade
BRADES, Montserrat, Jun 19, CMC – Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo has filed a motion of no confidence in the government of Premier Reuben Meade accusing him of engaging in several recent decisions that may have negative implications for the political and economic future of the British Overseas Territory. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Trinidad and Tobago observes Labour Day
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 19, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is observing Labour Day on Tuesday with Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar praising her administration for doing much to improve the industrial climate in the country. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-CARICOM countries score low marks on low carbon energy survey
WASHINGTON, Jun 19, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were rated in the lower half of a survey of 26 countries that examined their ability to foster low carbon energy growth. ... Full story
Low grade for CARICOM
WASHINGTON, Jun 19, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were rated in the lower half of a survey of 26 countries that examined their ability to foster low carbon energy growth. ... Full story
CRICKET-ENG/WIS-TOSS/TEAMS England wins toss, fielding vs West Indies -2nd ODI
LONDON, England, June 19, CMC –England won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second One Day International (ODI) of the three-match series against West Indies at the Oval here on Tuesday. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-New book: ‘2010s will be Latin America, Caribbean decade’
WASHINGTON, June 19, CMC – A new book released here by the head of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has argued the 2010s will be the “decade of Latin America and the Caribbean”. ... Full story
