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Economic citizenship in the Caribbean: A threat to Western security?

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rebecca theodoreAs cash strapped Caribbean nations continue to hunt for ways of raising revenues amidst the turmoil of the economic crisis facing the world at large, economic citizenship presents an interesting portrait. Deemed controversial from its inception into the Caribbean domain, it now seems that this concept of providing a legal means of individual citizenship to a sovereign state is now anchoring another heated debate in international debates and dialogue.

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Family of UVa student killed in Dominica files suit

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Casey-SchulmanThe father of a University of Virginia student killed last year in the Caribbean, where she was studying abroad, is suing over her death.

The lawsuit, filed this month in federal court in Miami by David Schulman, the father of Casey Schulman, alleges negligence by the Semester at Sea program, sponsored by UVa, and several others, seeking funeral expenses and compensatory damages.

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A newer, better LIAT expected to take to Caribbean skies

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ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA — The acting head of the Caribbean airline, LIAT, in a message to staff, declared the comfort and well-being of passengers will be her overriding priority.

“At the new LIAT, we are working to build an airline which places the customer, our loyal passengers, at the center of our focus,” stated Julie Reifer-Jones, who was appointed acting chief executive officer by the airline’s board of directors this month.

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