Jamaica moving to improve technology sector

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will soon implement a cyber emergency response team (CERT) to assist in the protection of the island’s internet infrastructure by coordinating defences against and responses to cyber attacks and threats. Minister of State in the Mi...
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Montserrat seeks EOIs for submarine fibre optic cable project

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The Montserrat government Wednesday said it was soliciting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for its proposed submarine fibre optic cable project. Director of the Department for Information Technology and eGovernment Services (DITES), Denzil West, said the government is c...
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Expect busy hurricane season

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean region is likely to experience major storms and hurricanes this year during what is expected to be a busy hurricane season. This is according to the recently appointed Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackso...
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No blacklist, says French envoy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - French Ambassador Jacques Sturm said yesterday that there was no “blacklist”. “What you have heard about is a list that comes from the France Development Bank (AFD). It is working list for banking procedures. It is not an official list of the French govern...
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Dookeran: Wrong to blacklist T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - There is no basis for the “blacklisting” of Trinidad and Tobago by France, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Dookeran and Minister of Finance Larry Howai said yesterday. In a statement Howai said: “I question the legitimacy of this categorisation of Trin...
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Govt looking at better energy deal with China

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Government will explore energy market expansion with the Chinese delegation which arrives in T&T tomorrow, Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine has said. Speaking at yesterday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Ramnarine acknowledged T&T will have to seek new markets f...
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China President visits Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – China’s President Xi Jingping arrives in Trinidad on Friday for a three-day visit during which he will meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders. The visit follows that of the United States Vice President Joe Biden earlier this week and according to ...
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The regional trade, political and economic quagmire

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The debilitating state of CARICOM affairs echoes the increasing level of despair by its citizens who helplessly witness the official bungling by regional governments, who appear impotent in search of a constructive and progressive plan for the redemption of CARICOM. Not since the...
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T&T, US sign deal on ‘clean’ energy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago and the United States Department of Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation on scientific, technical and policy aspects of energy efficiency and clean energy technologies through the exchange of ideas and information. ...
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