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Nov 18, 09 |
Former Barbados PM on the recession in the Caribbean...
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Owen Arthur; he is the former prime minister of Barbados who has bragging rights to record economic growth in his country during his fourteen year tenure. While he is not involved in electoral politics he is still a voice in the region. His current v...[Read More] |
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Nov 18, 09 |
…And reasons to go the CCJ way
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Still on CARICOM, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on June nineteenth of this year that the Privy Council will be replaced with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal for Belize. That’s a decision Barbados made several years ...[Read More] |
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Nov 18, 09 |
Former Colombian President talks about tension with Venezuela
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The other former leader in Belize this week was Cesar Gaviria of Colombia. Gaviria is of prominence not only for his presidency but also for the work he did as the Secretary General for the Organization of American States. He is known as a keen nego...[Read More] |
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Nov 18, 09 |
Cesar Gaviria says it's time for Cuba's inclusion in the region
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The former OAS Secretary General also spoke about one of Belize’s close allies, Cuba. The Cuban Mission to Belize is involved in numerous technical and cooperation initiatives, including a large medical brigade. Though Cuba is the largest Caribbean ...[Read More] |
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Nov 18, 09 |
Is it too late for ousted Honduran president?
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Closer to home, Gaviria also weighed in on the military coup d'état that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. He felt that the situation had reached the point that Zelaya would not be able to return to power since his term is quickly expiring.
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Oct 30, 09 |
An end to Honduras dispute in sight
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In regional news, an end to the dispute between ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the interim government of Roberto Micheletti is in sight. That is after a power-sharing agreement, mediated by the US government, was signed between the parti...[Read More] |
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Oct 27, 09 |
Situation in Honduras reaching boiling point
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The Ambassador also touched on the situation in Honduras where the political pressure is close to boiling point as a result of the June twenty-eighth arrest of President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya was ousted by Roberto Micheletti who has since assumed co...[Read More] |
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Oct 27, 09 |
Regional fishing industry workshop in the Jewel
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The fisheries industry is the fourth largest foreign exchange earner and over two thousand persons depend directly on fishing to earn a living. Today, CARICOM delegates of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group involved in the management of the ind...[Read More] |
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Oct 15, 09 |
Regional Conference focuses CSME
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The CARICOM Single Market and Economy has been an issue on the regional agenda for quite some years now. And while the underlying goal of the C.S.M.E. is to provide all member countries of CARICOM onboard with one market and one common denomination,...[Read More] |
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Sep 28, 09 |
NEWCO tries to collect $8 million G.O.B. refuses to pay
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Remember NEWCO and the arbitration award totaling about eight million dollars against the Government of Belize? In June of 2008 a group of investors called NEWCO got an arbitration award against the government for unlawfully cancelling its contract ...[Read More] |
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