resolve the deteriorating political situation
in the country and the deepening
public anxiety over citizen security,”
he said.
Recurring international media
reports seem to indicate that Moise
had been on the verge of moving
against the nation’s entrenched drug
cartels when he was riddled with rifle
fire by suspected Colombian mercenaries.
More than a dozen of the suspected
gunmen are in custody while two have
been held by authorities in the US.
Haiti is represented at the summit by
acting President Ariel Henry.
As expected, leaders made it clear
the region cannot ignore the Russia-
Ukraine conflict and its implications
for the Caribbean.
Brecino said the region regards Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine as “a flagrant
violation of International Law. We
condemn in the strongest terms this
unjustified invasion,” while Browne
spoke of the specter of the war bringing
“two nuclear-armed superpowers
into open conflict.”
On Wednesday, Caricom leaders will
switch focus to a one-day session with
Central American leaders before heading
back home to deal with risking
food and fuel prices, supply chain and
other issues linked to the ongoing
European conflict and the vagaries of
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the Covid pandemic.
Speaking at home at the weekend,
PM Browne warned Antiguans to brace
for gasoline increases, noting that “if
petroleum prices continue to increase,
then there may be a time when we cannot
continue to hold the price of whatever
it is for gas at the pump,”
“We could have a situation where we
are forced to increase the price at the
pump,” Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston
Browne said on his weekly radio
program at the weekend. “If petroleum
prices continue to increase, then there
may be a time when we cannot continue
to hold the price of whatever it is
for gas at the pump,” he said.
Barbadian Prime Minister, Mia Mottley
told journalists that a full assessment
of the impact of the war would be
done soon as authorities are looking at
ways to at least keep food prices down.
“It is not the worst news, but we
are prepared to do what has to be
done at the macro level and also with
respect to cost of living for households
as we go forward. The urgency of the
moment with the Ukraine crisis is
undoubtedly there. But we have been
preparing for some time for this unstable
world, which has led to increases in
food prices,” she said.”
Similar concerns and intended
actions to mitigate the crisis for
regional citizens have been expressed
by officials from Trinidad to The Bahamas.
Trinidad’s trade ministry Monday
warned about supply chain disruptions
owing to port closures in Eastern
Europe resulting in inflation in
importing states.
“The ministry will continue to monitor
developments in the international
trading system and work with all
relevant stakeholders as appropriate
to ensure food security by mitigating
any negative impacts associated with
the commodity shortages and price
increases.”
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Increased funding to get businesses
open quickly, streamlining the application
process, to-go drinks and modernizing
the SLA.
“New York’s nightlife and hospitality
industry are second to none, and our
state cannot truly come back from this
pandemic until we revitalize this crucial
sector of our economy,” Hochul said.
Prime Minister of Belize, Juan Antonio
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hours but taking twice as long to deliver,
and another guaranteeing 24-hour
results that have taken more than five
days.
The attorney general has also documented
complaints of $14 or $25 COVID
test kits being illegally sold for double or
triple that amount.
Myrie said one testing company with
several New York City locations is now
the subject of a $10 million class-action
lawsuit after several New Yorkers received
surprise bills for hidden testing fees.
“While all of us are suffering during
the effects of this pandemic, we must
act to deter fraud and punish it when it
occurs,” Myrie said. “
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