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TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Workers at state owned oil company on strike
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 4, CMC – Long lines were being formed outside gas stations here on Tuesday as motorists sought to purchase petrol after the powerful Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) said it had forced a shutdown of the operations of the state-owned PETROTRIN oil refinery. ... Full story
GRENADA-FINANCE-Public workers to begin receiving August salaries
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sept 4, CMC – The Grenada government says it will begin paying August salaries to public servants on Tuesday, but gave no reason for the delay in meeting its financial obligations to the estimated 4,000 employees. ... Full story
ST LUCIA-DEATH-Government pays tribute to first woman minister
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Sept 4, CMC – The St. Lucia government has described the late Heraldine Rock, the first woman to serve as a government minister here as a “trail; blazer and champion of women’s rights”. ... Full story
BERMUDA-WEATHER-Bermuda braces for battering from Tropical Storm Leslie
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept 4, CMC -- Bermuda residents on Tuesday geared up for a possible weekend battering from Tropical Storm Leslie which continues to churn towards the island from the south-southeast. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-Debating Caribbean low economic growth
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 4, CMC – A two-day high level forum discussing low growth and high debt in the Caribbean began here on Tuesday with a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official indicating that the event provides an opportunity for getting to the root of why growth has been elusive in the region. ... Full story
Debating low growth in the Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 4, CMC – A two-day high level forum discussing low growth and high debt in the Caribbean began here on Tuesday with a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official indicating that the event provides an opportunity for getting to the root of why growth has been elusive in the region. ... Full story
CANANEWS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT (1600 GMT)
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews Schedule for Tuesday, September 4, 2012. ... Full story
BERMUDA-LABOUR--Workers need say to help with economic fight, says Antigua PM
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept 4, CMC -- Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says workers must have a say in the decision-making process if Bermuda is to recover from the economic crisis. ... Full story
JAMAICA-CRIME-DPP could rule soon in fatal shooting case of pregnant woman
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 4, CMC – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is likely to give an early ruling in the case in which a 25 year-old pregnant woman had been shot and killed by a policeman in the eastern parish of St Thomas on the weekend. ... Full story
ATHLETICS-JAMES-James appointed Ambassador for Grenada
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sep 4, CMC-World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James has been officially appointed as a sports tourism ambassador for Grenada. ... Full story
