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Barbados: Statement By Prime Minister On The Re-Assignment Of Ministerial Portfolios
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Mar-10
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Bridgetown - March 10, 2010 --Major change is necessary and Government will, of
necessity, be a leading agent of that change. We have started the
process of introspection. The realities
of the economic challenges confronting our country demand optimal use
of resources: human, financial and physical.
Declaration of 1st Summit of Heads of State & Government of Mexico & CARICOM
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Feb-10
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Riviera Maya, Quintana RooL: 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together for the first time in the Mexican Riviera Maya on February 21, 2010, confirm our commitment to examining the joint challenges faced by our region.
Trinidad: First Female Opposition Leader to be Sworn in
- By S Coward
- Published 25-Feb-10
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Port-of-Spain -- Feb. 25, 2010 -- History will be made today when Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Member of Parliament for Siparia, will be sworn in as this country’s first ever female Opposition Leader by President George Maxwell Richards at President’s House, St Ann’s at 3.30 pm.
Latin American, Caribbean countries discuss creation of new bloc
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Feb-10
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Feb. 23, 2010 -- Foreign ministers drafted a proposal over the weekend for the creation
of a bloc of the Americas without the United States and Canada. At
the current summit, however, leaders were only expected to make a
formal decision about the creation of the new organization. A taskforce
was expected to be created to work on the details, with a view to
actually launching it at the next regional summit, in July 2011 in
Venezuela.
Opening Remarks by Chairman of CARICOM Heads& Dominica's Prime Minister at 1st CARICOM-Mexico Summit
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Feb-10
- Government, Politics, Int'l Relations , CARICOM
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Cancun, Mexico -- Feb. 23, 2010 -- As
developing countries and small vulnerable economies,
we find ourselves caught in a turbulent era battered
by a series of hard-hitting economic punches and a
multitude of fast curveballs in the environmental
and social arenas.
Anguilla Rejects The Ruling AUF, Hubert Huges and AUM Victorious
- By S Coward
- Published 16-Feb-10
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The Valley, Anguilla -- Feb. 16, 2010 -- The Island of Anguilla, having suffered a serious
economic crunch under the Anguilla United Front, under the leadership
of former Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming and former Minister of
Finance Victor Banks, on February 15, completely rejected the party. Wednesday a public holiday at the request of the Chief Minister Designate.
See also; http://www.gov.ai/elections/index.php
See also; http://www.gov.ai/elections/index.php
Barbados And China Sign Protocol To Double Taxation Agreement
- By S Coward
- Published 11-Feb-10
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Bridgetown -- Feb. 11, 2010 -- Relations between Barbados and the
People's Republic of China are expected to be enhanced, and new
business opportunities created, with the signing of a Protocol to the existing Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the two countries.
Trinidad: Defeated UNC Leader Basdeo Panday Claims Elections Sabotaged
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Jan-10
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Port-of-Spain -- Jan. 27, 2010 -- Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday yesterday mounted a challenge to the legitimacy of the UNC internal polls, refusing to accept official results confirming Siparia MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s landslide victory as political leader.
St. Kitts: Opposition to Challenge Elections Results in Court
- By S Coward
- Published 27-Jan-10
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Basseterre, St.Kitts -- Jan. 27, 2010 - Mr. Marvin Edwards,
National Campaign Manager for the People’s Action Movement, has
announced his party’s intention to challenge the outcome of Monday’s
General Elections in the High Court of Justice.
Trinidad: Basdeo Panday Defeated at UNC Elections; Refuses to Give Up Opposition Leader Office Voluntarily
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Jan-10
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Basdeo Panday
Port-of-Spain -- Jan. 26, 2010 -- Defeated UNC leader Basdeo Panday has no intention of voluntarily
giving up the position of Opposition Leader to allow new Political
Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to assume that office. He suggested
yesterday that it was up to the elected MPs to advise the President
that he no longer has their support, if they wished. (Photo courtesy TrinidadExpress.com)