CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 13, 2017 (CMC) – The St. Lucia government, today, said it will pursue a suite of proposals for renewable energy projects, including the development of a wind farm, after the US-based firm, WindTex Energy, cancelled plans ...
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Feed SubscriptionThousands Join Barbados Opposition In “March of Disgust”; Pressure Mounts For PM To Call Early Election
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 12, 2017 (CMC) – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP), yesterday, increased calls for Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart to call an early election, as an estimated 10,000 persons participated in what was dubbed the “March of ...
Read More »Barbados PM Honoured By British University
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 12, 2017 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, has been awarded an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford University. A government statement said that Stuart has accepted the conferment of the Honorary Fellowship, describing it as “an ...
Read More »Dominica PM Says US Firm To Present Findings On International Airport
ROSEAU, Dominica, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – The Dominica government says a United States-based firm that conducted studies for the construction of an international airport, will present its findings to Cabinet, next month, amidst a call by the private sector ...
Read More »OAS And Oxford University Collaborate To Improve Analysis Of Poverty In The Caribbean
WASHINGTON, DC March 10, 2017 (CMC) – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it is collaborating with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) to promote the use of the Multidimensional Poverty Index in the region. The index ...
Read More »Organisation Of American States Report Underscores Need For Hemispheric Approach To Migration Flows
WASHINGTON, DC March 10, 2017, (CMC) – A new report by the Organization of American States (OAS) has underscored the need for a hemispheric approach to increased migration flows. OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, yesterday, presented to the OAS Permanent ...
Read More »CARICOM Pays Tribute To Former Haiti President
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), today, paid tribute to former Haiti president, Rene Preval, who died last week of a stroke. He was 74. In a condolence message, CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque, ...
Read More »British Crime Expert Not Leading Probe Of Former Guyana Government Ministers Says British Diplomat
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – Today, Britain distanced its financial crime expert from the ongoing probe into a controversial multi-million dollar land deal that has resulted in several former government ministers and officials being questioned by the Special ...
Read More »Venezuela And OECS Discuss Stronger Security Measures For Region
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of developing a stronger Coast Guard network to protect their open borders, according to a government media release, issued ...
Read More »Guyana Parliament Passes Legislation To Give Former Prime Minister Pension Package
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 10, 2017 (CMC) – The Guyana parliament has approved a pension package for former prime minister, Hamilton Green, insisting that it “rights a wrong that should have been corrected a long time ago”. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, ...
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