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01/27/12--11:10: Barbados consortium wins regional ferry contract (chan 1595709)

Trinidad and Tobago Transport Minister Devant Maharaj said more routes would be added once the venture is deemed commercially viable.


01/27/12--11:30: Haiti and DR told to brace for powerful earthquakes (chan 1595709)

Researchers used 500 years of recorded accounts of the seismic history of Hispaniola, which the two countries share, to evaluate the intensity of past earthquakes and estimate their location and magnitudes.


01/27/12--11:35: St Kitts and Nevis clears IMF fiscal target (chan 1595709)

Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund said the September quantitative fiscal target was met by a comfortable margin.


01/27/12--11:39: Jamaica aims for new export markets as global economic conditions persist (chan 1595709)

Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips said the prospect of deepening global economic downturn means that Jamaica must find ways to boost its economy.


01/27/12--11:48: Jamaica to stem ICT decline (chan 1595709)

Minister of Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell has vowed to implement policies that would correct the major decline in Jamaica’s ranking in global competitiveness.


01/27/12--11:54: Guyanese Diaspora targeted in new tourism initiative (chan 1595709)

The government has teamed up with Caribbean Airlines and hotels to offer a package that includes airfare and hotel accommodation for a week-long celebration in March.


01/27/12--12:00: Antigua & Barbuda and Martinique sign cooperation agreement (chan 1595709)

The visit by Antigua & Barbuda’s prime minister comes on the heels of this week’s unanimous decision of the 54th meeting of the OECS Authority on an application by Martinique and Guadeloupe for closer relations with the sub-regional grouping.


01/27/12--12:03: LIAT: Time for regional action (chan 1595709)

Regional airline experts have long suggested that a structured co-operative relationship between LIAT and CAL would be beneficial to both airlines says Sir Ronald Sanders.


01/28/12--04:47: USVI strengthens partnerships at Caribbean Marketplace (chan 1595709)

Strong interest encourages USVI team at this week's 30th anniversary staging of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace in the Bahamas.


01/28/12--16:04: Hotel association executives choose new leader (chan 1595709)

Lisa Hamilton will serve a two year term succeeding Frank Comito, executive vice president of the Bahamas Hotel Association.