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Haiti police ban street demonstrations on day of Aristide’s testimony at court hearing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's top police officer said Tuesday that all street demonstrations are banned for Wednesday, when former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide heads to court for a rare pub
Former president Aristide appears in court
PORTT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Former president Jean Bertrand Aristide is due to appear in court later on Wednesday to answer questions from an investigative judge into the unresolved case of a mu
Brazilian takes helm of WTO
Geneva, Switzerland - BRAZIL'S Roberto Azevedo will take the helm of the World Trade Organization, diplomats said yesterday, confirming the Latin American giant's new status as a global power.
Belize and Guatemala foreign ministers to meet in United States
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington is due to meet with his Guatemalan counterpart, Fernando Carreras, in the United States on Wednesday, less than a week after Beliz
Central Bank maintains 2.5 per cent economic growth for Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Less than 24 hours after the Washington-base International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Caribbean countries would experience economic growth of just over one per cent t
Complaining has no place in Caribbean tourism’s future – Stewart
KINGSTON, Jamaica - FOUNDER and Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Gordon "Butch" Stewart says Caribbean governments can derive even more revenue if they would take a more strategic appro
STATEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday concluded its Thirty-Sixth Meeting
Holding says new T20 tournament can spur cricket development
BRIDGEETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Legendary fast bowler Michael Holding believes the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) represents an excellent opportunity for the development of professional cricket in
Caribbean’s Antigua and Barbuda seek to venture into attractive Chinese tourism market
ST JOHN: Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister John Maginley will speak to Chinese authorities later this month in Beijing about renewed efforts to tap into their tourism market.
IACHR wants Belize to guarantee rights of indigenous people
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Monday expressed concerns regarding the human rights situation of the Maya indigenous communities in the District of Toledo
Jamaica to establish database of overseas professionals
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Portia Simpson Miller government says it will establish a comprehensive database of Jamaican professionals and investors abroad.
US prosecutors charge powerful Caribbean American legislator with embezzlement
NEW YORK, CMC - United States federal prosecutors have charged a powerful Caribbean American legislator with embezzlement.
Haiti hotelier: Aristide develops political party
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is trying to rebuild his political party as the Caribbean nation prepares for legislative and local elections, a prominent
PM hints that Warner may not be UNC candidate for by-election
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has indicated that her former national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner is not an automatic choice of the ruling United
New fund to assist tourism stakeholders
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is moving to establish a hotel innovation fund to provide low-cost finance to hoteliers and other stakeholders in the tourism industry, Finance and Economic A
PetroCaribe deal will continue
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican and Venezuelan governments are to work out a new payment deal under PetroCaribe, which could see Jamaican cement being sold in that market under a special arrange
PetroCaribe Economic Zone established
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The group, Jamaicans United for Sustainable Development, is calling for the newly established International Monetary Fund Oversight Committee to ensure that the country takes
