KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Jamaica has been touting its plan to develop itself as the world's fourth logistics hub, but Panama is ahead of the game and will likely take that title. Jamaica is banking on Panama's signature project, the canal expansion due for completion in 2015, to realise its own hub dream which will take a decade to realise. Panama began rolling out its hub project in 2007, known as the Panama Pacific Special Economic Area (PPSEA). The tendered project was won by British company London and Regional, which has been developing the hub in Port Arthur since then.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - As the midnight deadline for the nomination of a new President neared last night, queries were raised as to whether Justice Anthony Carmona met the constitutional requirements to assume the post.
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday admitted legal advice was sought from three senior legal luminaries to determine whether Carmona can legally become this country's next President.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – Following the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) approval last Monday of Antigua & Barbuda pursuing sanctions against the United States, there has been a flurry of media coverage internationally. Major news organisations such as National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), TIMES and Forbes magazines, carried stories on the latest development in the gaming dispute. The increased coverage is no doubt a result of the efforts of LEVICK, a public relations firm hired by government in September.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – The European Union will be funding a disaster risk management project in Urlings aimed at reducing the impact of hurricane damage. The programme, being undertaken in African Caribbean and Pacific states, has three components – capacity building, building resilience at the community level and the revision of Disaster Management Plans across the region. According to Director of the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) Philmore Mullin, discussions have started on a project.
(Jamaica Observer) Phillip Paulwell is insisting that Jamaica’s foray into commercial production of rare earth metals is much more than dollars and cents.
‘Since we made the initial announcement to the Parliament and Jamaica, two weeks ago, most of the attention attracted both locally and internationally has focused on the dollars and cents and the economic opportunity, but the project means much more,’ Paulwell, the science, technology, energy, and mining minister said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) As the midnight deadline for the nomination of a new President neared last night, queries were raised as to whether Justice Anthony Carmona met the constitutional requirements to assume the post.
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday admitted legal advice was sought from three senior legal luminaries to determine whether Carmona can legally become this country’s next President.
(Trinidad Express) THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has criticised Communications Minister Jamal Mohammed for his “dictatorial manner” about the airing of Government programming and says it will be seeking a legal opinion on the matter. TTPBA, in a press release yesterday, expressed “grave concerns” that Mohammed sent letters to TV broadcasters giving a time for programmes to be aired and this was the second occasion he “attempted to dictate a broadcast schedule to the media”.
(Barbados Nation) THERE IS A SUGGESTION that law-enforcement and regulatory officials here may not be carrying out sufficient investigations and prosecuting people reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit of Barbados (FIU) for suspicious transactions. In addition, Eamon Kearney, a member of the Eastern Caribbean financial advisory team, has questioned why current legislation did not allow confiscating the assets of criminals in Barbados.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived here on Monday for the latest rounds of negotiations with the Portia Simpson Miller administration. The mission follows extensive discussions by Jamaican officials with representatives from the Washington, D.C. based international lending agency as part of efforts to reach a staff level agreement regarding a Letter of Intent. This will form the basis of Jamaica’s submission to the IMF Board for approval of a four-year Extended Fund Facility following completion of prior actions to be agreed.
BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Montserrat police say they have made “significant” progress in anti-smuggling drug operations and border security initiatives over the past few weeks. Deputy Commissioner Bradley Siddell said there have been a number of suspicious marine activities, which has resulted in the recovery of two foreign registered vessels and a large seizure of suspected narcotics. He said several people have been detained under the Immigration Act while four others have been charged with various drug offenses and remanded in custody pending further court appearances.