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The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for US musical compositions aired in the broadcast media. The USTR also decided to retain Jamaica although the country has taken steps to enforce regulations related to copyright payments.     In its annual report released Wednesday, the USTR called on foreign Governments to ...

DERBYSHIRE, England (CMC) - West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has taken his place among batting greats by playing his 300th first-class match. The 38-year-old Guyanese batsman achieved the feat while playing in an English County game for Derbyshire against Sussex on Thursday.     Only six men in the history of the game have reached such a landmark of appearances with a higher average than Chanderpaul's 56.19. The list is headed by Denis ...

The Government is exploring the possibility of establishing an entertainment/creative industries registry as part of efforts to build the industry while ensuring that stakeholders reap the benefits. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Damion Crawford, during a public consultation at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on May 15 said the registry will assist artistes when they apply for work permits and visas for overseas engagements.     “We have ...

Minister of Education, Reverend Ronald Thwaites says there will be changes to how the Government provides grant support for the country’s two major universities.  “We are in discussion to do it (grants provision) differently from now on,” the Minister informed Wednesday (May 15) in his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House.      The changes, he said, are aimed at ensuring greater value for money and to avoid unnecessary duplication among ...

The Government of Canada Thursday announced the opening of visa application centres (VAC) in Kingston and Montego Bay, which they say will make the application process to enter Canada easier and more convenient.  The Canadian High Commission said that the VACs will have longer operating hours than the embassy and service agents are available by phone, email or in person to answer questions and to make sure that applications are complete.      Reminding ...

PENTECOSTAL LEADERS in Barbados have come out strongly against same-sex marriage, with at least one saying he would be willing to die rather than perform such a ceremony. Coming on the heels of the Anglican Diocese’s stand against same-sex unions and the redefinition of marriage bolstered by legislation in parts of the Commonwealth and North America, local church leaders sounded a loud “no” yesterday. “No, sir! The biblical position is a heterosexual ...

    THE BUSHY PARK racing track is set to undergo a major redevelopment. In an interview with WEEKENDSPORT, president of the Barbados Motoring Federation, (BMF) Andrew Mallalieu, said that when finished, the new track would be a Category 3 circuit, allowing for the hosting of international meets. The entire project is set to commence on July 1 and take a number of years, although the new track is scheduled to be relaid in ...

PARAMARIBO,Suriname, May 16, CMC - Suriname’s Government has announced that it will be investing in solar energy to bring electricity to remote communities across the country. Gunzi, a Maroon village in the upper Suriname River region will serve as test subject for the project that was announced last Tuesday at the Cabinet of the President. Alternative energy company WTEC from the United States was contracted to execute the project, in close cooperation ...

      At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the capital, Kabul, officials say. Two Nato troops and four civilian contractors have died, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in Afghanistan said. There are unconfirmed reports that two children were also killed. A bomber blew up his vehicle next to a convoy of foreign cars in the east of the city. Afghan officials earlier said several ...

    The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked for and accepted the resignation of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller, he said. "I will do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again," Mr Obama told news media. The scandal has been one ...