By GFBC Staff:
Dominica PM sends his congratulations to St. Kitts & Nevis PM Dr. Denzil Douglas. Douglas also remains the chair of OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States).
ST. KITTS, JANUARY 29TH 2010 (CUOPM) – Grenada and Dominica have sent congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas on his Labour Party’s re-election victory earlier this week.
Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerritt, whose Dominica Labour Party was returned to office last month, told Prime Minister Douglas that his “unprecedented mandate for a fourth term is a clear indication that the people of the Twin-Island Federation are satisfied with the work that you and your Government have done in your Country for almost two decades under trying conditions.â€
“Let me assure you that I have always found your leadership at CARICOM and OECS levels to be very sound and enlightening and I am not at all surprised to see your people express their confidence in you for another term,†said Prime Minister Skerritt.
Grenada’s Prime Minister Hon. Tillman Thomas on Wednesday said he was looking forward to working with re-elected St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas in helping the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) emerge from the global economic crisis.
In a congratulatory message following Dr. Douglas’s fourth consecutive victory at the polls on Monday, Thomas said he was also looking “forward to continuing our work to help the people of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to realise their dreams of unity among our countries.â€
“I hope we can work together to help the sub-region emerge from the effects of the global economic crisis that has affected all our economies,†Prime Minister Thomas said.
OECS Director General, Her Excellency Dr. Len Ishmael told Prime Minister Douglas it was with immense pleasure and joy to join him in his historic victory at the polls.
“Indeed, we are all very proud of this achievement which is testimony of your commitment to serving with humility that redounds to the improved well-being of your people. Undoubtedly, this is reflected in the confidence nd trust placed in you by the people of St. Kitts and Nevis to serve them and the OECS region as a whole for yet another term,” said Dr. Ishmael.
She said the OECS looks forward to serving the region under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Douglas, especially as the sub-region proceed into an Economic Union.
The ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) won six of the eight seats on St. Kitts during the elections. The opposition People’s Action Movement won two seats. On Nevis, the Concerned Citizens Movement won two and the Nevis Reformation Party one.
After we whispered that AT&T might be requiring messaging plans when you purchase select feature phones, we were hit up by a flood of connects. Long story short, it’s true, and here’s the break down:
Not exactly the best news for those looking to keep their wireless bill pretty low (and straight forward). Catherine Zeta Jones, where you at?
Thanks, to all our connects that broke this down for us!
Dozens of gay South Florida civic leaders are furious that a Grammy-winning DJ and a major Miami Beach nightclub group have again scheduled a dance party at Mansion that they fear will lure gay tourists — and their money — from a Winter Party Festival fundraiser March 7.
By GFBC Staff
Bahamian officials are clamping down on illegal Haitian Immigrants. This sounds like an oxymoron to me. Is the Haitian welcome mat being withdrawn??
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The Bahamian government is clamping down on illegal immigrants in wake of the earthquake in Haiti and is warning those who are hoping to start a new life in the Bahamas not to try to enter that country illegally.
Immigration patrols have encountered an increase in the number of persons attempting to enter the Bahamas by boat.
Sixty-six Haitians including three children appeared in court on Tuesday charged with entering the Bahamas illegally on Monday night.
They have been detained indefinitely because the government is unwilling to send them back to the devastation in Port-au-Prince.
The move to hold the group is a direct warning to other Haitians thinking about seeking refuge in the Bahamas illegally.
Thousands of Haitians were already fleeing to neighbouring Caribbean countries every year before the quake but since the January 12 disaster many nations say they are looking at their immigration policies to try to accommodate the tens of thousands of Haitians who are now destitute.
Bahamian Prime Minister Hughbert Ingram recently granted amnesty to 102 illegal Haitian migrants so they can assist their relatives in Haiti.
Kiss those multiplex blues goodbye. Just in time to wipe away January's movie doldrums, organizers of the 27th Miami International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled their lineup. It includes: the eagerly awaited adaptation of a wildly bestselling novel; a new Cuban drama about the darker side of contemporary life on the island; documentary portraits of legendary playboy Hugh Hefner, the Beatles and Pablo Escobar's eldest son and new films starring Miami natives Andy Garcia and Catherine Keener.
By GFBC Staff:
Japanese artistes are one of the biggest fans of Caribbean music, especially reggae. However, Japanese Trini-styled artistes are starting to mainstream into to the Chutney Music Circuit. Chutney, which has taken root in India and South Asia has spread to Japan.
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On Valentine’s Day, Carnival Sunday, D’Triangle Sports and Cultural Club in Aranguez, San Juan, will host its annual Jam till J’Ouvert event, and will feature the newest international chutney sensation, Japan Barbie & DJ Hemo. The two Japan-based chutney personalities will be flying in directly from Japan in time for the show.
When Florida asked the Obama administration last year for money to build a high-speed rail line, it requested $2.5 billion for a Tampa-Orlando stretch and $30 million to advance the Orlando-Miami leg.
It is not that Juan Formell, the leader of Los Van Van, Cuba's most famous dance band, doesn't have any political views. It is just, he says, that he doesn't come to the United States – or to Miami, where Los Van Van play Sunday night – to promote them.
With healthcare problems continuing to mount in South Florida, regional leaders say the most they can hope for out of Washington is some kind of limited change.
As an excavator digs into the mound of twisted steel, cement, shoes and spreadsheets that used to be the downtown branch of Sogebel Bank, swarms of young men plunge into the debris.
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