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January 2008 |
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Antigua: Minister of Government
missing |
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January 31, 2008, Charlesworth Samuel, the 69 year-old Minister of Agriculture has not been seen since leaving his home on foot at approximately 10 o’clock on Tuesday night. (More...) |
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Sport: Cuba to make historic
cricket trip |
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January 30, 2008, Cuba's national cricket team is to make an historic maiden overseas tour this May, thanks to an initiative by Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). (More...) |
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Tourism: Caribbean Small Hotels Get
Lifeline |
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January
29, 2008, WASHINGTON DC, - Small hotels struggling for guests in a crowded market and competing with richer, larger and well-promoted properties are being offered a lifeline by a Caribbean-American travel executive who is on a mission to uncover small hotels in the Caribbean that are losing money and experiencing dwindling occupancy rates. (More...) |
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Business: FirstCaribbean Closes Us$124 M
Deal. |
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January
28, 2008, FirstCaribbean International Bank, as Lead Arranger, has successfully closed the innovative US$124 million financing for the Turks and Caicos Islands Hospitals Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project. (More...) |
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Jamaica: Cost of Violence -
4% of GDP |
January
28, 2008, KINGSTON (JIS), The high level of violence in Jamaica consumes an estimated four per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has resulted in much loss to the country.
This is included in data produced by the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Barry Chevannes, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), has said. (More...) |
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Sport: Stanford 2020 2008 |
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January
28, 2008, Dominica Demolish BVI - Stanford 2020 Match 3 www.anguillasports.com |
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Guyana: President meets residents after
massacre. |
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January
28, 2008, President Bharrat Jagdeo met with residents to examine ways to make their
communities safer in light of the recent attack by gunmen on the village of
Lusignan which left 11 persons dead and two wounded. (More...) |
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St. Lucia: Committed to the CCJ. |
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January
28, 2008, Statement to the BBC on Saint Lucia’s participation in the Caribbean Court of Justice, the CCJ. In the recent interview Prime Minister King said St. Lucia would not be rushing to fully participating in the CCJ. (More...) |
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2020 Cricket: St. Lucia
defeats the Cayman Islands. |
January
27, 2008, Stanford 2020 2008, begun Saturday evening at the Stanford
Cricket grounds in Antigua before a high energy crowd of
approximately 6000.
St. Lucia, one of the four professional
teams in the tournament, came up against a much weaker
Cayman Island team. Batting first, St. Lucia managed 134 for 8 from their 20 overs. In response, the Cayman Islands never really got
going, managing to score only 88 for 8 from their 20 overs. St. Lucia now goes on to play Trinidad on February 2nd. (More...) |
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St. Kitts: PM heads delegation on visit
to Taiwan |
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January
26, 2008, BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): St Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan are expected to further consolidate their friendly relations when the Prime Minister of the twin-island Federation, Dr Denzil Douglas pays an official Visit to Taipei next week. (More...) |
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Region: Caricom's anti-monopoly
commission |
 January
26, 2008, GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): The Caribbean Community's newly established anti-monopoly commission for the European-styled Single Market is already facing serious financial and legislative problems, Caricom Secretary General Edwin Carrington said Thursday. (More...) |
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Jamaica: Gov't to Add 2 Years of
Compulsory Ed. |
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January
26, 2008, The Jamaican Government will be adding two years of compulsory education for students, who have not gained the required academic qualifications after five years of secondary schooling. (More...) |
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Sport: Much Anticipated Stanford 20/20
Starts |
 January
26, 2008, The Stanford Cricket Ground was buzzing on Friday as the last preparations were made for the much-anticipated 2008 Stanford 20/20 Tournament which begins, Saturday, 26 January. The day before the big event the 20 captains gathered for a pow-wow with the 14 cricket legends, and dinner with Sir Allen Stanford while members of the media also had the opportunity to spend time with the legends and tour the recently upgraded Stanford Cricket Ground. (More...) |
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St. Kitts: New Commissioner of Police |
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January
24, 2008, BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): St Kitts and
Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas on Wednesday informed
meetings of the High Command and the rank and file of the
Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force that he will
recommend to the Police Service Commission that Austin
Williams be appointed the new Commissioner of Police. (More...) |
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Caymans: Young man killed day before
birthday |
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January
24, 2008: The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) is investigating the shooting death of an 18 year old young man who was killed with a single bullet to the head, one day before his 19th birthday. (More...) |
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BAHAMAS: AIDS Secretariat Reports
Increase in HIV |
January
23, 2008: NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS)- A “slight increase” in new HIV cases involving athletes and persons in the uniformed branches of government is causing concern for officials in the AIDS Secretariat, who have in turn stepped up initiatives targeting young adults.
This was disclosed Thursday January 17, by RosaMae Bain, Managing Director of the HIV/AIDS Centre of the Bahamas.
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COHA: All is Not Well in Georgetown |
January
23, 2008: The latest confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana, which indisputably took place on Guyanese territory, has reminded Washington that Guyana exists and that complexities abound for the long troubled nation which is located in one of the South America’s hot spots. The recent clash, which briefly revived the border dispute long bedeviling the two nations’, has pushed Washington into approaching Georgetown in a less cautious, and more engaged, effort in order to gain its friendship at the hoped for expense of Washington’s most determined regional adversary, Hugo Chavez. (More...)
This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Fellow: Alex Sanchez |
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OECS: Dir. General Urges Rethink of Dev
Approach |
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January
21, 2008:Roseau, Dominica: OECS Director General Dr. Len Ishmael is expressing concern over the potential long term negative effects of the current boom in development in some OECS Member States. (More...) |
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Sport: Much Excitement Planned for
Stanford 20/20 |
 January
21, 2008: Coolidge, Antigua – Monday, 21 January 2008 – The Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament gets underway this Saturday, 26 January at the Stanford Cricket Ground when the gates open at 4:00pm and fans can expect an exciting, high-energy, dynamic opening ceremony followed by an entertaining, power-packed cricket match featuring one of the newly-formed Stanford 20/20 Professional Teams. (More...) |
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Region: Counterpart Sees Bright Future
For Barbados |
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January
18, 2008:Counterpart International has high hopes for the sustained social, economic and environmental development of Barbados following this week's sweeping election victory by Prime Minister David Thompson's Democratic Labour Party (DLP). (More...) |
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OECS: Students Take Up French
Scholarships |
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January
17, 2008: Last Friday the OECS Secretariat in Castries hosted a briefing session for seven students from Saint Lucia and Dominica, six of whom who left on Sunday January 13 to study in the French West Indies with a full scholarship, as part of the FORPROCARIB programme. (More...) |
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Barbados: Thompson sworn in as 6th Prime
Minister |
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January
17, 2008: David Thompson was sworn in on Wednesday as the 6th Prime Minister of Barbados. Thompson's Democratic Labour Party, ended nearly 14 years of political rule by the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) with an overwhelming 20-10 seat advantage. (More...) |
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ACS: Panama to host ACS 13th Ministerial
Meeting |
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January
17, 2008: Port of Spain, (January 15, 2008) – Foreign Affairs Ministers and their representatives will meet in Panama City, Republic of Panama from the 23rd -25th January 2008 for the 13th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). (More...) |
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OECS: Heads of Government to meet in
Dominica |
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January
15, 2008: Castries, St. Lucia: OECS Heads
of Government will meet in Dominica, January 17th and 18th, with
deeper economic integration of the sub-region high on their
agenda. (More...) |
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Sport: Live
broadband coverage of Stanford 20/20 |
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January
15, 2008: ESPN360.com and the Stanford Twenty20 Cricket Tournament have reached an agreement for exclusive US broadband coverage for all matches of the 2008 and 2009 tournaments. (More...) |
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St. Kitts: Marriott Completes Second
Phase |
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January
15, 2008: Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation ownership division of Marriott International Inc. is proud to announce the completion of its second phase in St Kitts. Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club is located on-property of the AAA Four Diamond – St. Kitts Marriott Resort & the Royal Beach Casino. (More...) |
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Business: DIGICEL EXCEEDS SIX MILLION
CUSTOMERS |
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January
15, 2008: Digicel, the fastest-growing telecommunications operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, today announced significant year-end growth achievements in 2007. (More...) |
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Business: Antigua denied entry on UK
whitelist |
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January
15, 2008: The UK Department of Culture, Media and Sports, has refused to include Antigua on the United Kingdom’s Internet gambling “whitelist" despite an extensive review of the internet gambling regulations, according to a release from the department. (More...) |
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Business: CARIBBEAN MBA CONFERENCE |
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January
14, 2008: Bridgetown, Barbados - Students of some of the most prestigious business schools in North America were recently in Trinidad, attending the 6th Caribbean MBA Conference, sponsored by FIRSTCARIBBEAN. (More...) |
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Sport: Campbell-Brown and Smith to get
07 honours |
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January
12, 2008: One day after the disgraced US sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison for lying to US federal investigators about her illegal use of performance enhancement drugs during her now debunked career, we report that Jamaican track stars Veronica Campbell-Brown and Maurice Smith, will be recognised for their outstanding performances in sports for 2007. (More...) |
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Entertainment: Blues Singer @ Air
Jamaica Jazz Fest |
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January
11, 2008: Chicago-born Grammy- award-winning blues singer, Koko Taylor, has been added to the January 24-27, 2008 line-up of the annual Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival. (More...) |
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Entertainment: Jen Porter at The
Sopranos Piano Bar |
 January
11, 2008: Chicago piano bar entertainer entertainer Jen Porter is currently performing in St. Maarten to rave reviews at The Sopranos Piano Bar, located at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort Plaza, through the end of January. (More...) |
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Cuba: Scientists advance in HIV vaccine
research |
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January
10, 2008: Cuban scientists will soon begin the phase of clinical study of a potential vaccine against the HIV virus, a scientific source announced on Wednesday. (More...) |
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Jamaica: Gov't Moves to Ease Rising
Food Prices |
January
10, 2008: Jamaica's government announced on (Jan. 8) that it will be subsidizing five basic food items as part of measures to ease the effects of rising food prices on the poor.
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Sport: Stanford 20/20 Tickets On Sale
Now |
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January
10, 2008: Antigua – Tickets for the 2008 Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament are now on sale and fans can reserve them online or buy them directly from the Stanford 20/20 Ticket Office in Antigua. (www.anguillasports.com) |
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Region: Bahamas PM assumes CARICOM
Chairmanship |
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January
10, 2008: Prime Minister Ingraham takes over from the Prime Minister of Barbados the Rt Honourable Owen Arthur who served as Chairman from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007. Prime Ministers Ingraham and Arthur will continue serving on the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government along with the incoming Chairman, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer and the Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Edwin Carrington. (More...) |
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Entertainment: Harder They Come
Returns to UK |
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January
10, 2008: The theatrical production of the 'Harder They Come' returns to the United Kingdom (UK) stage this year, with performances at the prestigious Barbican Centre and the Birmingham Hippodrome from March to April. (More...) |
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Sport: Buchnor removed from Test -
Indian demands. |
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January
08, 2008: 61 year-old Steve Buchnor, has been dropped by the ICC from the upcoming third Test between India and Australia in Perth, following a series of consequential errors in a tightly fought second Test at Sydney. (More...) |
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Business: JTI Looking to Tap Into
Emerging Markets |
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January
07, 2008: KINGSTON, (JIS): Jamaica Trade & Invest (JTI) is moving to more effectively position the country to tap into emerging markets overseas. JTI President, Robert Gregory, told JIS News that there are a "number of emerging markets that present opportunities to us that we never had before." (More...) |
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Region: UWI Ushers in 60 with UWI Day |
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January
05, 2008:The University of the West Indies (UWI) has declared Monday, January 7, 2008, to be UWI Day, signaling the start of the year of celebration of the regional icon’s 60th anniversary. (More...) |
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Region: CARIBBEAN MBA CONFERENCE |
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January
04, 2008: TRINIDAD (PORT OF SPAIN) The Harvard Business School's Caribbean Business Club and The Wharton School’s Caribbean Business Initiative Club, will host the sixth annual Caribbean MBA Conference in Trinidad from January 2nd-7th, 2008. This year’s conference titled “Regionalization and Economic Diversification – Expanding our Share of the Global Economy” will feature some of the most prominent members in Caribbean Leadership today. (More...) |
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Bahamas: Stop Seeking ‘Scapegoats’ |
 January
03, 2008: NASSAU, Bahamas - President of
the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer is urging Bahamians to
stop blaming others for the escalation of crime and “accept
responsibility for what has now caught up with us.” (More...) |
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Entertainment: Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues
2008 |
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January
02, 2008: Fans gearing up to descend on the Caribbean's biggest party this month are being advised to forget last year's traffic woes and prepare for a great time and smooth driving. (More...) |
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Nevis: Premier emphasises transformation
in 2008 |
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January
02, 2008: CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Nevisians can expect continued emphasis in every area of people empowerment through social and economic transformations. Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry made the disclosure as he ushered in the New Year in a televised and radio address on Tuesday. (More...) |
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Business: BVI to become DIGICEL's 24th
market |
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January
02, 2008: Digicel, the fastest growing mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to Central America, today announced that it been granted a mobile license to operate a GSM network in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The license comes after the liberalization process initiated by the Government of BVI in early 2005. (More...) |
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