News from the Caribbean for
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Archives for Saturday, July 29, 2006:
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 PORT-AU-PRINCE,
Haiti (AFP): Former Haitian prime minister Yvon Neptune, jailed since 2004 for
allegedly killing opponents of ex-president Jean Bertrand Aristide, walked free
Thursday, a UN mission said. The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
welcomed the release.
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The
London-based Privy Council has ordered a continuation of an injunction by
Trinidad and Tobago's high court that prevents any arrest of Chief Justice
Satnarine Sharma, who is accused of perverting the course of public justice.
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: After a
thorough investigation and lengthy political procedures the Suriname Court of
Justice on Friday morning opened the corruption trial against former minister of
Public Works, Dewanand Balesar.
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 ROSEAU,
Dominica: The dramatic turnaround in Dominica’s fiscal situation has come in for
high praise from a leading Caribbean economist. Chief Economist at Caribbean
Money Market Brokers Research Centre, Jwala Rambarran, commented on Dominica’s
macroeconomic performance at a post budget seminar.
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The
Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank has issued another financial report. In its
latest data, it says that the Central Statistical Office has revealed that the
domestic economy continues to experience inflationary pressures.
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COMMENTARY
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 The
feedback from my last two columns on the way our public and private sectors
market the Caribbean and mismanage their costs has been encouraging, prompting
me to zero in this week on the spirit of Caribbean unity.
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LETTERS
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| This is exactly what we are
fighting against in Trinidad & Tobago. Your writer, Mr Hall, has called the
Chief Justice of Trinidad & Tobago a "bad justice."
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SPORTS NEWS
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP):
Organisers of the 2007 World Cup cricket tournament in the West Indies played
down Indian fan concerns about travel and accommodation saying they were
confident the event would be a big hit. "You will not be disappointed with the
hospitality," Chris Dehring said.
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Joint
100m world record holder Asafa Powell cruised to victory at the London Grand
Prix here on Friday but missed out on reclaiming the world mark for himself. The
Jamaican eased to victory in 9.91sec, ahead of Americans Leonard Scott and Shawn
Crawford.
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