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CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-CARICOM-Japan discuss ways to improve bilateral relations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 23, CMC - Senior officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan begin talks here on Monday aimed improving the bilateral relations between the region and the Asian country. ... Full story
GRENADA-POLITICS-Government backbenchers want new sitting arrangement in Parliament
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, July 23, CMC – The rift within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) widened further over the weekend with government legislator Michael Church said he and other former government minister would be approaching Parliament with a view to have their sitting arrangement changed. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Prime Minister leads tribute to former legislator
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, July 23, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has led the tribute to former energy minister Kelvin Ramnath, 63, who died of a heart attack at a local hospital over the weekend. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-TECHNOLOGY-ICT crucial to future Caribbean socio-economic development
By Nicole Best and Fernella Wedderburn MIAMI, Florida, July 23, CMC – Caribbean telecommunication officials began a three-day meeting here on Sunday underscoring the need to develop the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector so to be able to meet the goals of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. ... Full story
CUBA-DEATH-Popular Cuban dissident killed in car accident
HAVANA, July 23, CMC - Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, one of the more respected members of the Cuban dissident movement and an unrelenting crusader for civil society has died following a vehicular accident on Sunday. He was 60 years-old. ... Full story
JAMAICA-DEVELOPMENT-Jamaica signs agreement with China state-owned company
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 23, CMC – Jamaica has signed a two year agreement with the China-based Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for undertaking infrastructural development projects here. ... Full story
UNITED STATES-HEALTH-Top US scientist says antiretroviral drugs can help eradicate HIV/AIDS
By Peter Richards WASHINGTON, July 23, CMC –The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that the robust arsenal of antiretroviral drugs and scientifically proven interventions now available to treat and prevent HIV infection offers unprecedented opportunities to make major gains in the fight against the HIV-AIDS disease. ... Full story
BAHAMAS-POLITICS-Former prime minister bows out of politics
NASSAU, Bahamas, July 23, CMC - Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has sent a letter of resignation to Speaker Dr. Kendal Major ending 35 years as a legislator. ... Full story
CANANEWS SCHEDULE AT 1200ECT (1600 GMT)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews Schedule for Monday, July 23, 2012. ... Full story
UNITED STATES-TAX-New report claims US$21 trillion hidden from taxman in Caribbean offshore accounts
NEW YORK, July 23, CMC - A new report says the wealthiest people in the world have exploited loopholes in international tax rules, evading the taxman and sheltering US$21 trillion or more in offshore accounts in the Caribbean and other places. ... Full story
