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Patrick Manning
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) – San Fernando East Member of Parliament Patrick Manning continues to show signs of improvement, as he recovers from a stroke at the San Fernando General Hospital.
However, visitors are still being restricted to his immediate family, a release from his constituency office stated last evening.
The release stated that Manning was in good spirits and on the road to recovery. Continue reading
(BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC) – Shareholder governments of the regional airline, LIAT, Monday said they had taken a number of “tough decisions” including cutting back on routes as they seek to make the Antigua-based airline financially viable. Continue reading
(SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC) – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, says that the investment ratio in the region is not enough to maintain high growth rates.
In addressing the XXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy here, Bárcena said investment, unfortunately, has been one of the adjustment variables in previous crises. Continue reading
(BBC BUSINESS NEWS) – Inappropriate spending cuts could “strangle” growth prospects, the head of the IMF has warned.
Austerity programmes must be tailored to each economy, Christine Lagarde said, and not be “across the board”. Continue reading
(JAMAICA GLEANER) -The Portia Simpson Miller-led administration is set to continue the discussions on two critical Green Papers prepared by the former government.
Phillip Paulwell, leader of government business in the House of Representatives, says Parliament will soon be issuing a request for submissions on the contents of these two Green Papers. Continue reading
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Amid growing debate on St. Lucia’s future relations with Taiwan, External Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste has declared his government will align with countries best suited to the island’s development. Continue reading
Particiants at 54th meeting of the OECS Authority
(SAINT LUCIA) – OECS Heads of Government opened their 54th meeting of the OECS Authority here in Saint Lucia, on Monday January 23rd, 2012 by reaffirming their commitment to deepening the integration of the sub region. Continue reading
Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has disclosed that the twin-islands Federation’s debt restructuring exercises should be completed by the end of this quarter.
Speaking at his monthly press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Douglas also said that the Caribbean Development Bank will provide a $12 million guarantee in support of the newly restructured bonds, thereby advancing the interests of the Federation in the form of a more sustainable debt package. Continue reading
Baldwin Spencer
(ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA) – Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable W. Baldwin Spencer, left the country early Friday for Martinique for a series of meetings culminating in the signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement with that French Overseas Territory.
The Prime Minister’s visit is on the heels of the unanimous decision of the 54th meeting of the OECS Authority in respect of the application of Martinique and Guadeloupe for closer relations with the Sub-regional grouping. Continue reading
Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – The number of registrants under the Value Added Tax (VAT) Programme is just over 700 with 525 in St. Kitts and 182 in Nevis.
Speaking at his monthly press conference on Wednesday, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas disclosed that in December when the Government declared a special VAT Day in order to reduce the cost of pre-Christmas spending for consumers, VAT, which was reduced from 17% to 7%, amounted to EC$12.8 million in sales. Continue reading
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis has passed the first review of economic performance under the Stand By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“All end-September 2011 quantitative targets have been met, despite slower-than-expected economic growth. The fiscal target was met by a comfortable margin, and the authorities were successful in reducing budget expenditure arrears to below the levels at the end of December 2010. Continue reading
(KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC) – The Jamaica government says it will consider a number of options, including a Staff Monitored Programme, as it seeks to negotiate a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips has said. Continue reading
Patrick Manning
(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) -Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning sat up for the first time yesterday, three days after he was enfeebled by a stroke, and asked about the nation’s plans.
And he clearly voiced his readiness to go home, his wife, Hazel Manning, said last evening.
Manning’s relatives held a press conference to give an update on his medical condition at his San Fernando East constituency office yesterday. Continue reading
(ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC) – A year after Sir Gerald Watt was formally removed as Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), the High Court ruled Wednesday that the action was illegal and ordered his reinstatement. Continue reading
Patrick Manning
(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) -FORMER Prime Minister Patrick Manning remains warded in a stable condition at the San Fernando General Hospital after he suffered, what his son Brian Manning described as “a mild stroke” on Monday night. The younger Manning yesterday called on the nation to keep his father in its prayers. Continue reading