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SURINAME – DRUGS - Justice Minister questions spike in drug trafficking to Jamaica
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Sept.20, CMC - Suriname’s Justice Minister Edward Belfort has questioned a recent report out of Jamaica that pointed to an increase in drug trafficking out of Suriname. ... Full story
WASHINGTON – IMMIGRATION - Arrest and deportation of illegal Caribbean immigrants hit record high
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, CMC – A new report by the United States’ Department of Homeland Security says that the number of undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants arrested and deported last year hit record highs. ... Full story
GRENADA – POLITICS –Ruling party faced with possibility of another resignation
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sep 20, CMC-The embattled Tillman Thomas administration is facing yet another resignation as Grenada’s ongoing political drama continues. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN – MEDIA – ACM president elected to Steering Committee of Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept. 20, CMC - President of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers, Wesley Gibbings, was elected to the Steering committee of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) at the organisation’s third World Conference in Grahamstown, South Africa, held September 9 – 11. ... Full story
FOOTBALL-CONCACAF-Former Barbados Chief justice heads integrity committee
NEW YORK, Sep 20, CMC – Former Barbados Chief Justice, Sir David Simmons, has been appointed to chair the newly formed Integrity committee of Football’s regional governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). ... Full story
JAMAICA - ECONOMY – More public sector cuts by year end
KINGSTON , Jamaica, Sept. 20, CMC - Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips has disclosed that the government will be removing more posts from the public sector before the end of this year. ... Full story
Public sector job losses
KINGSTON , Jamaica, Sept. 20, CMC - Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips has disclosed that the government will be removing more posts from the public sector before the end of this year. ... Full story
ATHLETICS-BLAKE-I will be hard to beat next season-Blake
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sep 20, CMC-Reigning 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake has sent out an early warning that he will be hard to beat when the new track and field season starts next year. ... Full story
BELIZE – ECONOMY – Government considers partial bond payment
BELIZE CITY, Belize, Sept. 20, - CMC - The Government of Belize is preparing to implement plans to make a partial payment on its superbond as the Central American country on Wednesday looked set to default on US$550 million of debt at the end of a 30-day grace period ... Full story
URGENT-GRENADA-POLITICS-Minister resigns
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sep 20, CMC - Environment Minister Glynnis Roberts Thursday confirmed that she had tendered her resignation as a member of the Cabinet of embattled Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. ... Full story
