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JAMAICA-POLITICS-New Cabinet ministers to be named
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaicans are waiting the composition of the new government of Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, who herself took her oath of office on Thursday. ... Full story
GUYANA-TRADE-Minister says Guyana preparing itself for various trade talks
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is preparing for its first review of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union in 2008, as it continues to express disappointment with the progress being made within the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Round of negotiations. ... Full story
CANANEWS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews Schedule for Friday, January 6, 2011. ... Full story
CRICKET-T20-T&T, Barbados to clash in Festival final
CAVE HILL, Barbados, Jan 6, CMC – Reigning Caribbean champions Trinidad & Tobago will face arch-rivals Barbados in the Grand Final of the UWI Cave Hill Twenty20 Festival on Friday. ... Full story
HORSE RACING-USA-Jamaican Maragh moves up following treble
HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Jan 6, CMC – Rajiv Maragh fortified his place in the top-10 of the jockeys’ standings with a treble on Thursday’s 10-race card at Gulfstream Park. ... Full story
ST LUCIA-POLITICS-Taiwan’s Foreign Minister arrives in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Timothy Yang has arrived here at the start of a tour of four countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. ... Full story
ST KITTS-CRIME-Government to focus on dealing with causes of crime
BASSETERRE, St, Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts and Nevis government says it intends to grapple with the underlying social causes of crime during 2012 with the opening of a new co-ed rehabilitation centre and development of a National Child Protocol. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-European funds for Caribbean Development Bank; new concessions for St. Kitts-Nevis
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to benefit from a US$65.3 million Climate Action Line of Credit from the European Investment Bank (EIB). ... Full story
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Trinidad PM seeking Indian investments
DELHI, India, CMC – The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad Bissessar Friday appealed for Indian investment in her oil-rich twin republic praising India, noting that any nation which is aggressively moving to develop its economy can overlook the promise of India. ... Full story
THEY\'RE BACK! Guyana going to CT20
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Two-time regional champions Guyana have been restored to their rightful place in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, starting next week. ... Full story
