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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 4 (IPS) – When Jamaica’s chief justice disqualified Daryl Vaz from sitting in Parliament last April, it brought into focus the complications surrounding dual citizenship, not only here but throughout the entire English-speaking Caribbean.

KINGSTON (IPS) – In the end, not even an appeal from the internationally respected South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu made a difference.By a comfortable margin of 34 to15 with 10 abstentions, Jamaican lawmakers voted Tuesday to retain the death penalty.

Lawmakers in Jamaica voted Tuesday in favour of retaining the death penalty as the ultimate punishment for certain offences.    A total of 49 parliamentarians took part in the conscience vote with 35 members voting in favour and 15 voting against it. The remaining members were absent.

Bridgetown, Barbados – November 25, 2008: – Barbadians could be paying less for some agricultural products from next year as stakeholders in the sector continue to monitor input prices around the world.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2008 — Digicel, the largest telecommunications operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in Honduras with an investment of US$450 million to build the most modern GSM network in the country offering unprecedented high quality service.

BRIDGETOWN, Nov (IPS) – Earlier this week, a U.S. assault ship on the final leg of a mission to five Latin American and Caribbean countries anchored off Guyana’s northeastern coast in what the Pentagon says is a humanitarian mission.

 PORT OF SPAIN, Nov (IPS) – When he “dropped in” on the Power 102 radio station last weekend to complain about the “unprofessional conduct” of two local broadcasters, Prime Minister Patrick Manning insisted that he was exercising his right as an ordinary citizen.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, November 14, 2008: (IPS)  – Caribbean civil society groups say they want to have direct input at the Fifth Summit of the Americas to be held in Trinidad and Tobago next April, and are urging hemispheric governments to begin implementing some of the 600 recommendations that […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, November 14, 2008: (IPS)  – They sat glued to their television sets as the new president-elect of the United States, Barack Obama, during his acceptance speech in the early hours of Wednesday, made reference to those listening “in far off places” around the world.

Kingston, Jamaica and Waterloo, ON  – Digicel and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220, the first BlackBerry® smartphone to come in the popular flip form factor. 

New York, November 5, 2008 – The Grenadian community is saddened to learn of the passing of Jamaican music icon Bryon Lee after a prolonged illness.  I found Bryon to be a very kind and easy approachable person during his many visits to Grenada with his band over the years.

 Saturday, October 25; Pedro Marrero Stadium, Havana, Cuba: The Barbadian brigade managed to tame the Lions of Cuba in an exciting 1-1 draw in THE match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships’ Group G so far.

  Cuba’s Technical Director, Raul Gonazalez Triana, gives an insight into the team’s preparations for DCC Wednesday, October 22 – Havana, Cuba:  Cuba, also known as ‘The Lions of the Caribbean’, is confident about their success in the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC), despite defeats over the past year.  Since […]