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Jamaica to Spend $22 Million on Aviation Safety and Security
By the Caribbean Journal staff
The government of Jamaica is planning to spend $22 million USD over the next two years on aviation safety and security, according to Leroy Lindsay, director general of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.
Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Breaks Ground on New Development Phase
By the Caribbean Journal staff
The Sailrock project on South Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands has broken ground on the next phase of its development, the Great House at Sailrock.
Dominica, European Commission Sign $9.5 Million Agreement
Caribbean Journal
The government of Dominica has signed a $9.5 million financing agreement with the European Commission.
Haiti: MINUSTAH Chief, OAS Secretary General Hold Talks
Caribbean Journal
Sandra Honore, the head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti, held talks this week with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in Washington.
Cayman Premier Gets Expanded Foreign Affairs Responsibilities
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin has been given responsibility for a number of external affairs matters by Governor Helen Kilpatrick, according to a government release.
Barbados opposition leader says more hardship ahead as new taxes announced
Caribbean360
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday March 18, 2014, CMC – The Barbados government says it intends to sell off some assets as it moves to reduce the fiscal deficit by March next year.
St Lucia minister says 'emphatic no' to decriminalisation of marijuana
Caribbean360
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Tuesday March 18, 2014, CMC – National Security Minister Phillip La Corbiniere has hinted that the St. Lucia government would not support plans to decriminalise marijuana for medicinal and religious activities.
80% of whistleblowers sacked
(CNS): Civil servants have told the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) that they are extremely reluctant to report wrongdoing in government due to significant fears of reprisals against them and their families and believe that no one is ever punished or held accountable, even when reports are made about wrongdoing.
St.Lucia Opposition Party UWP Leader Allen Chastenet Joins the regional chorus of calls for 15 month old Motion of No Confidence to be debated
DBS
While the Caribbean Community or CARICOM has been silent on ongoing political developments in St. Kitts Nevis, the political Leader of the Opposition United Workers Party in Saint Lucia has been speaking out on the subject.
Jamaican Dancehall Artist Vybz Kartel Found Guilty of Murder
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel and three other men have been convicted of murder following a long trial.
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