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I still have all of Marley's albums - Barack Obama
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to set foot in Jamaica since 1982 on Wednesday -- and made some time for the late reggae legend Bob Marley.
Canadian official hails Caricom
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica Robert Ready has commended Caricom member states on the advances made with respect to the Caricom Single Market, including the liberalisation of the market for services, the free movement of goods and the movement of skills.
Guyana’s CARIFTA Games team grounded
By Edison Jefford
After four years of consistent performances at the Caribbean’s most prestigious Junior Track and Field Championships, The CARIFTA Games, Guyana’s locally-based athletes will miss the 2015 Games scheduled for this weekend in St. Kitts and Nevis.
St Kitts-Nevis removes taxes on food, funeral expenses
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The St Kitts-Nevis Government will remove taxes on food, medicine and funeral expenses effective April 7.
Watson & Rodriguez to face trial together
CNS - Local businessman and former chair of the hospital board, Canover Watson, will be tried in May alongside his former personal assistant, Miriam Rodriguez. Both are charged with a number of corruption and money laundering offences in relation to a hospital contract for a payment system.
GUYANA: Govt, Private Sector hope observers will minimise challenge of election results
DEMERARA WAVES
The Guyana government and the business community appear to be banking on international observers, including the well-respected Carter Centre, to quell any unease about the results of the upcoming general and regional elections.
United States President Barack Obama to Visit Jamaica
CARIBBEAN JOURNAL
United States President Barack Obama will be visiting the Caribbean next month.
Airline CEO held by Fraud Squad
NATIONS NEWS
The Chief Executive Officer of a new airlines company in Barbados was arrested by police yesterday.
‘I won’t give up the KFC’ – Ken Boyea says as outlets ‘close’
I-Witness News
ARNOS VALE, St Vincent and the Grenadines- Hold those “R.I.P. KFC” posts on social media.
“It’s not closing,” businessman Ormiston “Ken” Boyea says.
GUYANA: Well-known anti-government protester gunned down while urging people to vote
DEMERARA WAVES
The man, who protested for several days outside Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s office, was Tuesday night gunned down at Third Street, Diamond while urging people on a loud hailer to go out and vote.