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BERMUDA-TOURISM-Decline in tourist arrivals for 2012
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan 2, CMC - A drop in cruise ship passengers saw overall tourist arrivals fall by nearly 2.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2012. ... Full story
BERMUDA-COURT- Cohorts in money laundering scam jailed
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan 2, CMC - A Montana judge has jailed two California residents for their roles in a Ponzi scheme involving Bermudian Andre Curtis, once the election campaign manager for former Premier Dr Ewart Brown. ... Full story
CRICKET-BIG BASH-Samuel’s effort puts Renegades back on top
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 2, CMC-Marlon Samuels cleaned up the tail enders as his side Melbourne Renegades crushed Adelaide Strikers to return to the top of the ladder in the Australian Big Bash League on Wednesday. ... Full story
CRICKET-CT20-Trinidad pace duo passed fitness tests
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 2, CMC-Pacers Kevon Cooper and Ravi Rampaul have both passed fitness tests and are back in training with defending champions Trinidad and Tobago, for the Caribbean T20 tournament which begins this weekend. ... Full story
JAMAICA –POLITICS-Chairman of Electoral Commission steps down.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 2, CMC - The Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Professor Errol Miller has officially stepped down as chairman of the body. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Haiti President Michel Martelly new CARICOM Chairman
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 2, CMC – Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has started his six-month role as chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping pledging to help CARICOM unite and overcome its economic problems as well as improve the socio-economic well being of the region’s population. ... Full story
CRICKET-CT20-Lambert sees T and T as main threat to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 2, CMC-Jamaica’s captain Tamar Lambert has identified defending champions Trinidad and Tobago as his country’s main threat in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament starting in Port of Spain on Sunday. ... Full story
A French flavour
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 2, CMC – Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has started his six-month role as chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping pledging to help CARICOM unite and overcome its economic problems as well as improve the socio-economic well being of the region’s population. ... Full story
DOMINICA-COURT-Dominica seeking permission to cut ties with Privy Council
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 2, CMC –Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he intends writing Britain later this month seeking permission for Dominica to sever ties with the London-based Privy Council in order to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). ... Full story
Breaking ties with Privy Council
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 2, CMC –Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he intends writing Britain later this month seeking permission for Dominica to sever ties with the London-based Privy Council in order to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). ... Full story
