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GRENADA-POLITICS-Prime Minister names Cabinet following landslide victory
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Mar 4, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has named an 11 –member Cabinet two weeks after his New National Party (NNP) swept the polls in Grenada. ... Full story
ST. VINCENT-POLITICS-Former prime minister calls for Opposition Leader to step down
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Mar 4, CMC – The founder of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) and former prime minister Sir James Mitchell has again called on Arnhim Eustace, the man he handpicked to succeed him as leader of the party, to step down. ... Full story
DOMINICA-ENERGY-Prime Minister defends geothermal project
ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 4, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has brushed aside critics of his administration’s geothermal energy plan insisting that it represents the best hope for attracting foreign investments and improving the socio-economic wellbeing of Dominicans. ... Full story
TRINIDAD-ENERGY-Saudi company pulls out of multi-billion dollar energy project
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 4, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has confirmed that the construction of a multi-billion dollar methanol complex involving a Saudi Arabian company has been scrapped. ... Full story
CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-New study warns of the impact of sea level rises on coastal wetlands
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4, CMC - A new World Bank study says a rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 per cent of the Caribbean and the developing world’s coastal wetlands currently found at one meter or less elevation. ... Full story
JAMAICA-HEALTH-Government partners with manufacturing group in HIV/AIDS pilot project
KINGASTON, Jamaica, Mar 4, CMC – The Jamaica Manufacturer’s Association (JMA) is partnering with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) in a pilot project aimed at reducing the levels of discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS who work in the local food services industry. ... Full story
BAHAMAS-ENVIRONMENT-Third oil spill in Bahamas in two months
NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 4, CMC - The Ministry of Transport and Aviation says a Haitian “sloop” confiscated during a recent drug enforcement operation had sunk in the harbour of Inagua on Sunday, spilling more than 200 gallons of a mixture of oil and diesel fuel into the water. ... Full story
GUYANA-POLITICS-Government hints at early poll
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 4, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has accused the opposition parties of using their one seat majority in the National Assembly to derail legislative democracy as the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) hinted at the possibility of calling a snap general election in Guyana. ... Full story
Hints of a snap poll in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 4, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has accused the opposition parties of using their one seat majority in the National Assembly to derail legislative democracy as the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) hinted at the possibility of calling a snap general election in Guyana. ... Full story
ANTIGUA-MEDIA-Website claims gun shots fired at reporter
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 4, CMC – The Antigua-based news website, Caribarena, says gunshots had been fired at a vehicle carrying one of its reporters as he left the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium following the cricket game between the touring Zimbabwe team and the West Indies on Sunday. ... Full story
