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Caribbean extends sympathy to US following tornado disaster

Insurance companies estimate that the damage caused by the tornado could run into billions of dollars as the residents of Moore begin the task of burying their dead.
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Second oldest man dies in Barbados at the age of 113

Sisnett was one of the last two living men verifiably born in the 19th century and the oldest and last surviving verified man born in the year 1900....
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Konshens and Kes put party spin into new cricket anthem

The CPL describes “How We Play” as a dance song that promises to have T20 cricket fans jumping Caribbean-style....
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Belizean RSS soldier critical after Barbados stabbing

The Regional Security System officer was reportedly in the company of two other people when he was dealt a life-threatening wound late on Friday....
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AccuWeather joins bad hurricane season bandwagon

The above-average number of storms predicted by multiple forecasting teams is attributed to unusually warm ocean temperatures and low wind shear....
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LIAT shareholders cry foul over Trinidad CAL subsidy

The situation is said to be in violation of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and the CARICOM Common Air Services Agreement....
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Barbados hosts international shooting contest this week

Regional marksmen will compete against teams from Britain, Australia, Canada and the Channel Islands in the Australia Match....
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Caribbean celebrates International Labour Day

In St Vincent, President of the National Labour Congress reminded workers that over 250 years ago, five trade union leaders in the United States “were involved in a struggle to improve the deplorable working and living conditions of the workers”....
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Barbados makes strides against human trafficking with recent arrests

Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said that the arrests also showed that the police considered the issue serious enough to establish the Sex Crimes and Trafficking Unit, to handle such issues....
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Above average Atlantic hurricane season predicted in early forecasts

Experts from Colorado State University, Tropical Storm Risk, Weatherbell, and Weather Services International are all expecting an active 2013 storm season....
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Lawyers want almost one million Barbados dollars damages in Myrie case

Attorney contends that there is a “huge cover up” by the Barbados police officers involved in the alleged mistreatment of the Jamaican national....
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Final submissions to be heard in Shanique Myrie case today and tomorrow

The Trinidad-based CCJ will hear testimony in the case brought by the Jamaican national who alleged that she was subjected to maltreatment in Barbados....
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Caribbean Development Bank signs US$20M loan agreement with IDB for small Caribbean economies

The CDB will on-lend the funds for the financing of public sector projects in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Jack Warner cries foul

A CONCACAF integrity report accused Warner of using deceptive methods to secure funds from CONCACAF and FIFA as well as induce FIFA to transfer funds earmarked for development purposes to bank accounts he controlled.
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Alert, attentive and active citizenry keeps governments honest

The former finance minister of The Bahamas said: "Winning elections only matters if the governing that follows progresses the nation."
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Brian Lara's biography written by British newspaper journalist

Lara, who retired in 2008, holds the world record scores in Test cricket (400 not out), first-class cricket (501 not out) and the most runs in a test match over (28).
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World Bank says Caribbean to be among areas dominating global investment

Report predicts that by 2030, half the global stock of capital will be in the developing world, with countries in East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean accounting for the most.
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Chanderpaul plays his 300th first-class match

Chanderpaul has now scored 22139 first class runs and has a high-score of 303.
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First Citizens Investment Services receives award for service excellence

The St. Lucia-based investment company is the sister firm of First Citizens Investment Services (Barbados) Ltd., and of First Citizens Bank, which opened its doors in Barbados in 2012.
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“New record high” of foreign direct investment in Caribbean - ECLAC

ECLAC predicts that this year's FDI inflows to the region will range between a fall of three per cent and a rise of seven per cent.
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Salary increases on the way for St Lucia public servants

Government said that the increase will be a one per cent in the first year followed by a 1.5 per cent hike for the remaining two years.
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LIAT to present legal opinion summary to Trinidad prime minister

The shareholder governments have complained that the Port-of-Spain subsidy to CAL is a violation of the Revised Treaty of Charguaramas that governs the regional integration movement.