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CLICO collapse caused by World recession - Duprey

Lawrence Duprey, who resides in the United States, in an exclusive interview with the Trinidad Guardian newspaper blamed the world recession and not mismanagement for the situation.
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Caribbean adopts new strategies to deal with changing global environment

Dookeran said that the Caribbean would also seek to have changes made to the United Nations Security Council to take into consideration the views and positions of developing countries....
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Trinidad police officer shot and killed by motorist

Abraham is the second police officer to be killed this year. On February 19, Sergeant Hayden Manwaring was shot and killed while responding to a robbery report in San Fernando....
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Caribbean air, maritime transport challenges under scrutiny

The four shareholder governments of LIAT – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines – have been critical of the decision by the Trinidad and Tobago government to provide a fuel subsidy to the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL)....
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T&T government to disclose Caribbean Airlines financial position

Finance Minister Larry Howai is due to inform the Senate on the airline’s finances over the period January to December 2012....
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Trinidad police reject suggestions of a serial killer at large

Top cop maintains that the deaths of three young women, who were earlier reported missing, were unrelated....
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Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader to file no confidence motion

If the motion gets the nod from Speaker Wade Mark, it will be the second motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar since it came to power by a 29-12 margin....
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Trinidad prime minister hints at expelling Warner from UNC

Warner, 70, a former international football executive last Sunday launched his bid for re-election to the Trinidad and Tobago parliament after resigning his ministerial post as well as the UNC chairmanship....
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Warner not an "automatic" candidate for UNC by-election - Kamla

As she addressed supporters of the UNC on Monday night, Persad Bissessar, who is also political leader of the party, said that “every member of our party has a right to seek the nomination for the by-election in the constituency....
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Legal fraternity fireworks over Duprey’s refusal to testify at CLICO enquiry in Trinidad

Despite criticism from fellow lawyers, Ramlogan isn’t budging from his description of the former CLICO chief as a “wanted man”....
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Jack Warner launches Trinidad parliament re-election campaign

Warner, who claimed he is seeking to re-validate his position with the Chaguanas West constituents, has not yet been screened by the UNC, the largest partner within the four-party coalition People’s Partnership government....
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CLICO commission public hearings come to an end

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan, speaking at the end of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Thursday, said the Commission is an “important stepping stone in the pursuit of justice.” ...
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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.
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Caribbean Airlines records estimated losses of US$70m

Caribbean Airlines, which began operations in 2007, acquired Air Jamaica in 2011. The Jamaican Government has a 16 per cent stake in the Trinidadian air carrier.
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Caribbean governments need to modernize tax system - study

The study argues that taxation is largely viewed in the region as a means of generating income to pay governments’ bills, rather than as a valuable instrument to achieve important development goals.
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St Lucia budget aims at reducing subsidies on basic food commodities

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony told legislators that the budget, which he described as “realistic” and meeting the socio-economic challenges of the country “head on.”
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Jamaica uncovers scheme involving PETROTRIN oil products

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton told parliament the scheme was brought to the attention of the Portia Simpson Miller administration by the private sector.
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St Lucia economy contracts by almost one per cent in 2012

Prime Minister Anthony blamed the decline on reduced activity in the construction, distributive trade, transport and communications sectors.