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TRINIDAD-ECONOMY-Finance Minister denies Trinidad and Tobago in economic slump
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5, CMC – Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has dismissed suggestions that Trinidad and Tobago is an en economic slump or recession and blasted the “sensational press” for mis- interpreting the words of Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams recently. ... Full story
What Slump?
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5, CMC – Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has dismissed suggestions that Trinidad and Tobago is an en economic slump or recession and blasted the “sensational press” for mis- interpreting the words of Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams recently. ... Full story
SURINAME-CRIME-Eight people held on drugs charges
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jun 5, CMC – At least eight Dutch nationals were arrested at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport on illegal drug charges after police said they had confiscated 40 kilogrammes of cocaine. ... Full story
HAITI-WEATHER-Minister says Haiti better prepared for 2012 hurricane season
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jun 5, CMC – Interior Minister Thierry Maynard Paul says Haiti, which is recovering from a devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people and left many others homeless in 2010, is now better prepared to deal with the 2012 hurricane season. ... Full story
GRENADA-POLITICS-Rumours of a Cabinet re-shuffle
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jun 5, CMC – Weeks after surviving a vote of no confidence, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is considering reshuffling his Cabinet, informed government sources have said. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-COURT-Editors give assurances in trial of Muslim leader
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5, CMC – The editors-in-chief of two national newspapers have given an assurance to the High Court that they would seek to prevent any prejudicial statements being published during the trial of Muslim leader Yasin Abu Bakr charged with promoting a terrorist act following comments he made during a sermon in 2005. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Minister says regional tourism conference will address critical issues
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 5, CMC – Jamaica says a two-day regional tourism conference later this month will provide a good platform to examine the challenges facing the sector and enable stakeholders to devise strategies to ensure the survival of the industry. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-TERRORISM-Caribbean to work with US to promote supply chain security
WASHINGTON, Jun 5, CMC - The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says over 2,000 companies across the Caribbean and Latin America have agreed to collaborate in promoting and enhancing supply chain security under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) initiative. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-CRIME-Police Service Commission to write Police Commissioner on Warner bribery allegation issue
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 5, CMC – The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it will be writing Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs as it investigates conflicting statements made by the top cop and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Garpard, regarding the bribery allegations against the former vice president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Austin Jack Warner. ... Full story
DOMINICA-POLITICS-Prominent trade unionists call for reinstatement of annual meetings with regional leaders
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jun 5, CMC – A former senior executive of the Caribbean Congress of Labour, (CCL), Kertist Augustus, is calling for the reinstatement of the yearly meetings between the regional governments and trade unions during the annual Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit. ... Full story
