Tag Archives: Caribbean
PM refutes Warner’s ‘resignation’ claim
PORT-OF SPAIN: Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has rejected former national security minister Jack Warner’s contention that she was influenced by some members of the Cabinet to accept his resignation.
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Earthquake strikes close to St. Kitts & Nevis
BASSETERRE: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck near St. Kitts & Nevis on Tuesday. As of press time, there were no immediate reports of death or damage.
The U.S Geological Survey said that the quake occur
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Guyana government critical of U.S. ‘human rights’ report
GEORGETOWN: The Guyana government has dismissed a United States report that has been critical of the country’s human rights record. President Donald Ramotar said the U.S. should be among the last countries to criticize Guyana as
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Jamaica’s tourism industry recorded growth in 2012
MONTEGO BAY: The 23rd Jamaica Product Exchange trade show (JAPEX) opened at the Montego Bay Convention centre last weekend with travel agents and buyers in attendance from North America, Europe, Latin America and Russia.
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First female Superintendent of Police named
BASSETERRE: Merclyn Hughes has made history by becoming the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force’s first female Superintendent of Police and the first female head of the Strategic Intelligence Unit (SIU), formerly Specia
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PM-Warner was a ‘distraction’ to government
PORT-OF-SPAIN: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she accepted the resignation of embattled national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner because he had become a major distraction to the work of her coalition People
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Income from export of electronic components to the U.S. up
BASSETERRE: St. Kitts & Nevis earned nearly EC$10 million from the export of electronic components to the United States in 2011.
Delivering his recent Budget Address, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. De
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Premier calls on youth to utilize available training
CHARLESTOWN: Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Vance Amory, called on the island’s youth to take advantage of available training opportunities in the NIA’s priority areas if t
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Radio Paradise donated to Florida-based church
BASSETERRE: St. Kitts & Nevis-based Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious broadcaster, has donated its long-time 50,000-watt Caribbean A.M. radio station, Radio Paradise, to Flowing Streams Church i
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Park upgrades will benefit Port Antonio — Mayor
PORT ANTONIO: The drive to see Port Antonio retain its status as a major resort town continues to bear fruit as efforts by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment and its agencies to renovate key tourism facilities in Portland,
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