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Haiti President calls for end to deportations |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
Haitian President René Préval on Friday reiterated his fervent appeal
to United States President George W. Bush to grant temporary protected
status (TPS) to Haitians living illegally in the US.
Préval’s call came at a time when the French-speaking Caribbean country
faces a massive task to rebuild in the aftermath of a series of deadly
storms, which killed nearly 800 people and also destroyed homes, crops
and infrastructure. It also came against the backdrop of a recent
decision by US immigration officials to temporarily halt the
deportation of Haitians.
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Simpson Miller fortifies party presidency |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
After two tough challenges and two slight wins for the presidency of
the People’s National Party (PNP), Portia Simpson Miller is seeking to
lock in her presidency and ward off anymore challenges for the near
future.
First up, the PNP president has named a shadow cabinet with her key
supporters holding most of the top positions and her two-time
challenger Dr. Peter Phillips’ supporters out of the limelight.
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EPA will save banana industry |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
ROSEAU - Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit told banana farmers Wednesday
that failure to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the
European Union (EU) would result in the failure of the banana sector.
"At present we have a trading arrangement with the EU, which is not in
conformity with the WTO [World Trade Organization] rules," Skerrit said
in an address to hundreds of farmers at the Annual General Meeting of
the Dominica Banana Producers Limited (DBPL).
"If we fail as a region, to regularize our trading arrangement with the
European Union by way of the EPA, any county in the ACP [African,
Caribbean and Pacific grouping of countries] can go to the WTO and
report that we in the Windward Islands are selling our bananas
illegally."
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Beijing heroes given keys to city |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
KINGSTON– Jamaica’s gold medal winners at the Beijing Olympic Games
were presented with keys to the city of Kingston Friday, at a function
to launch a week of activities celebrating the country’s success at the
29th Olympiad.
Usain Bolt, who emerged from the August showpiece as double sprint
champion and with a reinforced claim to being the world’s fastest man,
led the awardees.
The 22-year old clocked 9.69 seconds to win the 100 meters in world
record time and returned to jet to 19.30 seconds in capturing the 200
meters and breaking American legend Michael Johnson’s 12-year old
record of 19.32 seconds.
Bolt was joined by the list of champions in Beijing including 100
meters winner Shelly-Ann Fraser, 200 meters champion Veronica
Campbell-Brown and Melaine Walker, who took the 400 meters hurdles in
an Olympic record 52.64 seconds.
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
ST GEORGE’S – The Grenada government has called for an investigation
into a land deal struck by the former Keith Mitchell administration and
involving Formula One racing star Lewis Hamilton.
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas told reporters Friday that his near
three-month-old administration will ask government’s newly established
Advisory Committee to look into sale of State lands, currently occupied
by the Grenada Grand Beach Resort.
He said the red flag was raised when it was discovered that no money
for the transaction, which took place the day before the July 8 general
elections, ended up in the Treasury.
The deal, according to Advisory Committee member Lloyd Noel, called for
a group, involving Hamilton ( who has Grenadian roots), to take
possession of the 20-acre property in exchange for the use of
Hamilton’s name and photographs in Grenada’s tourism promotions over
the next four years.
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