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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1659 |
DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN THE CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL [...] THE DUTCH WILL ATTEND THE MINISTERIAL. THE NETHERLANDS WILL BE REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL AFFAIRS AND DRUG POLICY DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, STEVEN VAN HOOGSTRATEN. HE WILL BE ASSISTED BY OFFICIALS FROM BOTH THE DUTCH ANTILLES AND ARUBA, ALTHOUGH [...] |
2000-06-05 13:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM XL FR NL UK |
| 03GUATEMALA2651 |
GUATEMALA'S DELEGATION TO OAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Carla Rodriguez, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on October 7. In a follow-up meeting on October 9, Rodriguez said that the Guatemalan delegation would be led by Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez. Other delegates include Mini [...] |
2003-10-15 23:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC MARR PARM XM XL XS GT |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5768 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S DELEGATES TO OAS SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR PREL PARM XM XL XS DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6000 |
SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS INFORMATION [...] Reftel A and B points were delivered to Ambassador Francia Sencion, Director of the Americas Desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry, on October 22. GODR Ambassador Jesus Maria Hernandez, who was identified in Reftel A as Summit Coordinator, is out of the country and unavailable. Sencion will for [...] |
2003-10-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON KSUM KDEM XM XL DR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1914 |
CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-13 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD HO PGOV USTRD XK XL |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1964 |
CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biannual report to Congress on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as required by section 213(b) of the CBERA. --------------------------- Commitment to WTO and FTAA --------------------- [...] |
2003-08-19 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB PGOV HO XK XL USTR |
| 03THEHAGUE2693 |
DUTCH POSTPONE ELIMINATION OF P-3 FORCE FOR ONE [...] (U) Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp has postponed the planned closure of Valkenburg Air Base and the elimination of the Royal Dutch Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft fleet based there until January 2005. He had previously planned to eliminate these assets in January 2004. In postponi [...] |
2003-10-24 09:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SNAR KCRM EAIR PHSA MOPS NL XL |
| 04ANKARA1087 |
IRAQI ASSETS: RAFIDAIN BANK [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-25 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IZ PREL TU XL |
| 04ANKARA3138 |
IRAQI ASSETS: TURKISH GOVERNMENT CLAIMS NONE EXIST [...] (SBU) On 26 May, DCM met with MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (Middle East & Africa) Taksin Burcuoglu to press for a response to Refs B & C. Burcuoglu replied that "until now Turkey has been unable to find" the bank accounts. Burcuoglu further stated that the situation is [...] |
2004-06-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IZ PREL TU XL |
| 04BRUSSELS2605 |
EC RESPONSE TO HAITI DEMARCHE FOR BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (SBU) USEU Development Counselor presented reftel demarche to European Commission (EC) Desk Officer for Haiti Lut Fabert-Goossens, in the Directorate-General for Development. Fabert-Goossens said the EC appreciates concerns expressed by the US and concurs with our assessment of needs and prio [...] |
2004-06-18 09:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EFIN HA XL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04GUATEMALA1519 |
GOG RESPONSE ON ECLAC MEETING IN PUERTO RICO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-17 22:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM XL XM GT UN ECLAC |
| 04GUATEMALA1758 |
GOG WILL NOT ATTEND HAITI DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-15 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN HA PREL XL GT |
| 04PARAMARIBO504 |
SURINAME: MULLING OVER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base to Surinamese Foreign Minister Marie Levens on July 9, and asked for Suriname's assistance in providing a resettlement opportunity for [...] |
2004-07-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SMIG MARR HA XL NS |
| 04SANTODOMINGO5856 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS AMB. MAISTO ADDRESSES FREE [...] (U) U.S. PermRep to the OAS Ambassador John Maisto, emphasized goals of the OAS Monterrey and Quebec Summits of the Americas in discussions with government, private sector, and NGO leaders and the media during his September 16-18 visit to Santo Domingo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Hertel [...] |
2004-10-25 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KSUM KCOR KHIV ETRD SCUL XL XM DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6052 |
SANTO DOMINGO PARTICIPANTS IN WHA ECONOMIC [...] Embassy Santo Domingo will send econ officers Stephen Wheeler and Mark Kendrick, arriving Wednesday, December 8 and departing Friday, December 10. HERTELL [...] |
2004-11-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | XL AMGT APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD DR |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA201 |
HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CICTE; 2002 OAS CT [...] PolOff delivered January 20 reftel demarche on the OAS CICTE to MFA Director for Multilateral Issues Wendy Flores. MFA Director General fro Foreign Policy Mario Fortin told PolOff January 26 that the GOH delegation will only be Frontier Police Chief Ramon Sabillon. Note: Sabillon is an excel [...] |
2004-01-26 21:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KTIA XL XM CA HO OAS |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA58 |
HONDURAS TO BE HELPFUL AT SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE [...] (C) Ambassador Palmer delivered Ref A demarche to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro and Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista on January 8 and 7. (Note: Post had delivered Ref B demarche to MFA on December 29. End Note.) In separate meetings with President Maduro and FM Rosa Bautista, Amba [...] |
2004-01-09 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM KDEM XM XL HO |
| 05BAGHDAD2425 |
TROUBLED AL-ANBAR'S PRDC OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC) held its first official meeting May 29 in Ramadi. Local officials from across the province and directors-general from various ministries attended the session, reflecting genuine and broad interest in the PRDC init [...] |
2005-06-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD3020 |
BAGHDAD MAYOR ARRESTED AT AIRPORT [...] (C) Mayor of Baghdad, Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi, was arrested July 18 by officials from the Al Mamoon Police Center at the Baghdad International Airport. The police arrested the mayor on orders from the Ministry of Interior on suspicion of his possible links to corruption in the Amanat, Baghdad's e [...] |
2005-07-21 07:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ XL BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3042 |
FALLUJAH: CITY IMAMS ISSUE FATWA ON POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 19 Fallujah city council session, Sheikh Kamal Shakir Mahmood -- a leading imam and council member -- announced that city clerics had issued a Fatwa (religious edict) calling upon all Fallujah residents to participate in the upcoming referendum and election. City i [...] |
2005-07-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD3135 |
FALLUJAH/RAMADI: VOCAL SUNNI MOBILIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city groups continue to echo intentions to participate in the upcoming constitution referendum and follow-on December election. Religious, tribal and political leaders have emphasized to Fallujah Poloff that they intend to educate Fallujah/Ramadi and neighboring area r [...] |
2005-07-29 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD3754 |
FALLUJAH: WORD ON THE STREET REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Fallujah residents, an engineer and a lawyer told us that Anbar residents remain mobilized for the upcoming referendum, heeding calls by religious and tribal leaders to register and participate. Both men expressed opposition in principle to the Coalition presence in Iraq, al [...] |
2005-09-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4034 |
FALLUJAH: GEN CASEY MEETS LOCAL LEADERS, URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Casey, MNF-I Commanding General, met September 22, 2005, with Fallujah leaders at the downtown Civil-Military Operations Center. He stressed his continued personal commitment to Fallujah's reconstruction and improved security; progress had been made since his last visit [...] |
2005-09-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4176 |
FALLUJAH: LEADERS MEET WITH IECI COMMISSIONER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city leaders met with IECI Chairman, Izadin Shufiq, UN IFES elections expert Philip Sfocina, and an Embassy/USAID delegation October 6, 2005, at the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC). Residents criticized the number of seats (nine) the Transitional Nation [...] |
2005-10-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4215 |
FALLUJAH: MOBILIZED FOR THE REFERENDUM, BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans are mobilized to vote in large numbers October 15. Most residents remain primarily focused on immediate needs in the recovering city (power, water, and security) rather than the national political debate. City leaders have not yet formally urged rejection of the const [...] |
2005-10-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4290 |
FALLUJANS OVERWHELMINGLY REJECT CONSTITUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah and neighboring area residents voted in large numbers during the October 15 referendum. They overwhelmingly rejected the constitution, according to initial reports from Fallujah-based IECI staff. The large turnout in Iraq's "city of mosques", alongside low turnout in th [...] |
2005-10-18 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4291 |
SUNNI DEPUTY CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN REFLECTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Immediately after polls closed for the October 15 constitutional referendum, Baghdad City Council Deputy Chairman (and sole Sunni member) Riyadh Nassir Al Adhadh shared his thoughts about the referendum and politics with PolOff. Dr. Riyadh said that perhaps half of the Sunni vot [...] |
2005-10-18 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4807 |
FALLUJAH MUFTI, A COALITION ALLY, KILLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Hamza Abass Muhna al-Esawe, Fallujah's universally respected mufti and senior imam, was killed November 29, 2005. He had functioned as an effective coalition ally since Operation Al Fajr. Initial reports from local Iraqi police indicate masked gunmen shot Hamza as he lef [...] |
2005-12-01 19:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD4971 |
FALLUJANS MOBILIZED FOR ELECTION AMID INCREASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujans stand mobilized for the December 15 election. Momentum flowing from the October 15 referendum - when an estimated 200,000 residents in the city and surrounding communities voted - should lead to repeat high turnout. Campaign posters and fliers dot the city; Ahmed Chal [...] |
2005-12-13 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EFIN KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BOGOTA9975 |
DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner on October 18, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot said Latin America needed strong regional and multilateral institutions to navigate its future and fortify democratic values. As a Caribbean neighbor, the Netherlands was prepared to help advance this process. The Netherlands [...] |
2005-10-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR XL XM CO VE NL |
| 05BRASILIA763 |
BRAZIL RESPONSE TO OAS SOCIAL CHARTER DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On March 21, Poloff delivered reftel demarche --regarding the chairmanship of the OAS Working Group to draft the OAS Social Charter and Action Plan-- to Counselor Mariangela Rebua, Head of the Division of Social Affairs, and her Deputy, Adriano Silva Pucci, at Brazil's Foreign Ministry. [...] |
2005-03-21 14:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI BH GY MX XL XM NS |
| 05CARACAS42 |
DEMARCHE ON IAEA SAFEGUARDS AND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-06 17:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XM XL OPDC VE IAEA |
| 05DOHA1131 |
G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...] |
2005-06-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN |
| 05GEORGETOWN1317 |
CARICOM SECGEN SPEAKS ON EVE OF SINGLE MARKET [...] SUMMARY: A rare, frank press conference by CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington outlined some of the SIPDIS challenges that face the imminent CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME). Information dissemination, funding for a regional development fund, reconciliation of laws, and memory of [...] |
2005-12-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ETRD BEXP CARICOM GY XL |
| 05GEORGETOWN1318 |
CARICOM Likely to Observe Haiti Elections [...] SUMMARY. CARICOM officials communicated two wildly inconsistent messages on December 15 regarding the CARICOM's intention to send observers to the upcoming Haitian elections. CARICOM official told PolOff that CARICOM has not made a decision yet whether to send observers but continues to fol [...] |
2005-12-16 19:49:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM CARICOM GY HA XL |
| 05GEORGETOWN1321 |
CARICOM MOVING AHEAD TO OBSERVE HAITI [...] (SBU) On December 19, Ambassador Bullen spoke with Hugh Cholmondeley, Head of CARICOM's Task Force on Haiti. Cholmondeley discussed CARICOM's plans to send observers to monitor the upcoming Haitian elections. - CARICOM does not believe that Haiti will be ready to hold elections on January 8. [...] |
2005-12-19 16:17:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM CARICOM GY HA XL |
| 05KINGSTON1033 |
CARICOM CIVAIR: CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ON A [...] Econoff delivered the letter provided in reftel to Angela Brown, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on April 11. Brown did not have any immediate comment. 2. Econoff informally conveyed reftel information to Colonel Torrence Lewi [...] |
2005-04-14 18:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR GY XL JM |
| 05KINGSTON1037 |
DEMARCH DELIVERED: WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Responding to reftel request, Charge on April 5 communicated talking points by telephone to Gilbert Scott, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, and to Barbara James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry Tourism. Both were interested in the issue and appreciated the advance [...] |
2005-04-14 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | JM AADP AMGT CASC CMGT CPAS KPAO KCSY KHLS PGOV PREL CA BD XL XM |
| 05KINGSTON1814 |
RE: WHA CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFO ON TRANSPORT [...] (U) Per reftel A, on July 20 Econoff contacted the office of Minister of Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill. His office confirmed that the Minister would be attending the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25-26, 2005. His s [...] |
2005-07-26 16:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA |
| 05KINGSTON2163 |
TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...] |
2005-09-15 16:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV XL JM |
| 05KINGSTON2166 |
TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] This cable responds to ref A tasking. ---------- Background ---------- 2. Textiles and apparel became Jamaica's leading non- traditional export during the early 1990s, after Jamaica started benefiting from the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The benefits from this U.S. program allow [...] |
2005-09-15 18:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV XL JM |
| 05KINGSTON2332 |
USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...] |
2005-10-13 20:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM |
| 05KINGSTON2333 |
USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) The U.S. continues to be Jamaica's largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of all merchandise trade with the island between 2002 and 2004. Although Jamaica's share of trade with the U.S. has stabilized, the island's balance of trade (exports minus imports) with the U.S. has con [...] |
2005-10-13 20:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL JM |
| 05LIMA757 |
CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS (PERU) [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-16 15:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HA PE XL UNSC |
| 05MADRID3201 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...] |
2005-09-08 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG |
| 05NASSAU1827 |
CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...] |
2005-10-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF |
| 05NASSAU393 |
FOREIGN MINISTER POISED TO RAISE PROFILE IN CARICOM [...] (C) His intelligence, work ethic, and undisguised ambition have made Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell one of the three or four most powerful members of the Perry Christie Government and a person of growing influence in the Caribbean. Currently the vice-chairman in the Commonwealth Min [...] |
2005-02-25 16:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL OFDP PGOV XL BF CARICOM |
| 05OTTAWA537 |
CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON OAS SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning Venezuela's bid to chair the OAS working group on the social charter, to Leonard Beaulne, Deputy Director of the Inter-American Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), on February 18. Beaulne relayed that FAC was also tracking this [...] |
2005-02-18 20:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI XA XL XM CA FAC |
| 05PARIS965 |
FRENCH SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-15 18:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HA XL FR UNSC |
| 05QUITO401 |
CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] On February 15, PolOffs delivered a non paper on consolidating support for Haitian elections (Reftel) to Paulo Moreno, the head of the MFA's UN Affairs office, as well as to MFA Human Rights Director General Julio Prado. On February 17, Moreno told PolOff that the GOE considers promoting st [...] |
2005-02-17 19:59:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HA XL EC UNSC |
| 05ROME3640 |
CHAVEZ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi delivered our message on consolidating democracy and ensuring respect for human rights to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during their meeting October 17 in Milan. Chavez was in Italy for the October 17 UN Food and Agriculture Organization's 60th Ann [...] |
2005-10-31 17:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XM XL IT HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 05SANJOSE1671 |
COSTA RICAN REPRESENTATION AT WHTI MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-21 22:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CS |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3564 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - USITC BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN [...] This cable is in response to the USITC's request for the 2004 Caribbean Basin Investment Survey. According to the Dominican Export and Investment Center, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic in 2004 totaled USD 650 million, down from USD 1.01 billion in 2003. Investment i [...] |
2005-07-12 11:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3678 |
DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON INFO FOR MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-19 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4097 |
DOMINICAN DEPUTY MFA ON AUG28 CHAVEZ SOCIAL [...] (SBU) On August 23 Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandro Liriano listened carefully to DCM's delivery of talking points concerning the Venezuelan initiative to exert control the OAS Social Charter undertaking. Liriano replied that the Dominicans are sending to the event their newly appointed ambas [...] |
2005-08-25 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | XL KSUM SOCI DR OAS |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1776 |
HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT; [...] (C) Charge and PolChief delivered August 25 ref A demarche on the Venezuelan-hosted Social Charter event (schedule for August 28) and emphasized USG concern to Minister of the Presidency Ramon Medina Luna and Foreign Minister AMB Mario Fortin. PolChief noted that USG representation would be at [...] |
2005-08-26 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL KSUM XL XM HO OAS |
| 06BELIZE248 |
BELIZE RESPONSE US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL INITATIVE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post passed non-paper and draft Initiative concerning the U.S.-CARICOM Initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms (CITIA) to CEO Lawrence Sylvester of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to North American Desk Officer Aisha Borland. 2. (SBU) Borland no [...] |
2006-03-17 20:43:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL MASS OAS XL BH |
| 06BELIZE487 |
DEMARCHE: TESTING CARICOM CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC PBTS OAS BH GT VZ XL |
| 06BOGOTA10581 |
INVITATIONS SENT FOR WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 12:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PHSA CO XL XK |
| 06BRASILIA1886 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ESTH CONFERENCE IN FOZ DO [...] Country clearance is granted for the following people to travel to Brazil to attend the ESTH Western Hemisphere Conference that will be held from September 13-16, 2006 at Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. - Alfred Schandlbauer - Colleen Crenwelge - Michael Keller - Josh Cartin - Nancy Long - Pat O'Re [...] |
2006-09-08 18:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA XM XL BR |
| 06BRASILIA2378 |
BRASILIA HUB HOSTS 2006 CONFERENCE OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] The September 13-16 Western Hemisphere Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Conference (ESTHOC) in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil was by all accounts a great success. Forty-six people representing US embassies in nineteen Latin American countries as well as USG entities USGS, EPA, USAI [...] |
2006-11-09 20:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA XM XL BR |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1002 |
FRAUDULENT US PASSPORT INFORMATION FAXED TO [...] On 05/16/2006, Police Constable Taylor of the Royal Barbados Police Force requested assistance from the Embassy Bridgetown regarding verification of two fax photo copies of US passports received by a local travel agent. 2. According to Constable Taylor, his office was requested to verify a [...] |
2006-06-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1019 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FRIEND FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Michael N. Friend to travel to Barbados June 19 - June 22, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to perform ADPE maintenance and upgrades to the TCSC server. 2. Embassy assistance is not required. Point of contact is CDR P. Kofi Aboagye, Chief, [...] |
2006-06-14 15:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ASEC SNAR KRIM OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1057 |
MOTTLEYNOMICS - THE RETURN OF THE STATE? [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently announced a plan for massive government investment in the ailing furniture and garment industries. She touted the idea as a way to reduce Barbados' persistent trade deficit and slow the outflow of foreign exchange. Her proposa [...] |
2006-06-16 20:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND PGOV EFIN PINR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1066 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LORETTA MCNEIR FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transporation Security Administration (TSA) Representative Loretta McNeir to travel to St. Lucia July 25-28, 2006. Ms. McNeir will participate in the airport assessment and she will meet with the Director of Civil Aviation or their de [...] |
2006-06-20 14:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1067 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VERBRASKA AND MERRILL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration Security Enforcement Academy employees Michael Verbraska and Frances Merrill for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis July 10-14, 2006. The travelers will be providing a National Program Development Workshop i [...] |
2006-06-20 14:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1069 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARENGO AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Miami International Field Office (IFO) Aviation Safety Inspectors, Mel Marengo and Don Carnicella for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 26-30, 2006. The travelers will perform re-certification inspectio [...] |
2006-06-20 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1072 |
DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...] |
2006-06-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1078 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RAFFAELE FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Herbert Raffaele, Chief of the Division of International Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, for travel to Dominica July 7-14, 2006. Mr. Raffaele will attend the Executive Board meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of C [...] |
2006-06-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV TBIO KSCA DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1081 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PUNTONET FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector Joaquin Puntonet for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on June 28, 2006. Mr. Puntonet will perform "R" items from the inspectors' work program on air carrier Coastal Air Transport. 2. Per reft [...] |
2006-06-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1091 |
ST. KITTS RESPONSE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA [...] Embassy Bridgetown has received from the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis the following response to the demarche on the Beneficiaries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) dated June 8, 2006 (ref B). Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International [...] |
2006-06-23 18:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1095 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #22 - VENEZUELA HALTS FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In early June, Venezuela abruptly cut off the supply of Orimulsion fuel oil to the Arawak Cement Plant in Barbados with a year left in the contract, rerouting future shipments to China. According to an Arawak executive, Venezuela is the only supplier of Orimulsion, and the plant [...] |
2006-06-23 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EIND PREL ETRD BB XL VE CH |
| 06BRIDGETOWN111 |
AI REPORT #6: POST TRIPWIRE INPUT PERSONNEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has designated Lauren Bradley and Nancy Nelson to be responsible for inputting the Avian Influenza Tripwire Data. Requested information on employees is below. 2. Name: Lauren M. Bradley Position Title: Office Management Specialist (OMS) Office: Political/Economic Cle [...] |
2006-01-18 20:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1112 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LAGUNA AND OLESON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aviation Security Inspectors Diana M. Laguna and Jay D. Oleson for travel to St. Lucia from July 24-28, 2006. The travelers will conduct inspections of the air carrier stations at the Georg [...] |
2006-06-28 14:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1116 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARVER AND RHEA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Geophysicist David Carver and IT Specialist Susan Rhea to travel to St. George's, Grenada, from July 11-28, 2006, for the purpose of working with government officials on installing a seismic monitoring station in the co [...] |
2006-06-28 20:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA TPHY TBIO KSCA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1127 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #23: DOMINICA, GRENADA AND ST. [...] (C) Summary: Dominica, Grenada, and St. Kitts have each signed bilateral agreements with Venezuela allowing joint venture companies to begin receiving petroleum products under the PetroCaribe oil accord. Dominica and Grenada will reportedly import several different types of fuel, including d [...] |
2006-06-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL DO GJ SC VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1128 |
BARBADOS 2005 ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: The Barbados economy performed well in 2005. GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment registered 4.1, 5.1, and 8.5 percent, respectively. Construction drove growth, making up for a drop in tourism. The fiscal deficit (2.9 percent of GDP) and the national debt (88 percent of GDP) ha [...] |
2006-06-30 16:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EIND EINV ELAB ETRD PINR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1129 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DIXON TO TRAVEL TO DOMINICA [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Sadie Dixon to travel to Dominica on or about July 15, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to assist with the Legal Drafting activity in Dominica. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact M [...] |
2006-07-03 11:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1130 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PICK TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Billy Pick, HIV Technical Advisor, USAID to travel to Barbados on or about July 12, 2006 and to depart on/about July 22, 2006. The purpose of travel is to provide requested HIV prevention technical assistance to the Caribb [...] |
2006-07-03 11:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1132 |
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MALAYSIA AND GREECE ENHANCE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 4. 2. (U) In early June the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) announced the availability of seventeen scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study abroad. Fifteen scholarships are being offered in partnership with the government of [...] |
2006-07-03 13:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO AC GR MY XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1133 |
CARIBBEAN CHUTZPAH OVER WHALING [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Caribbean countries displayed considerable chutzpah during the June meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts. Eastern Caribbean delegates to the IWC accused Western nations of practicing colonialism and racism by attempting to keep in place the i [...] |
2006-07-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1139 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...] |
2006-07-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1140 |
DOMINICA MAY CEDE BIRD ISLAND TO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominica has moved closer to abandoning its claim on Bird Island, a small piece of rock and sand located in the center of the Caribbean Sea that is also claimed by Venezuela. Following a June meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Sker [...] |
2006-07-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PHSA PGOV PINR PREL EAID DO VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1161 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAREN D. TURNER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Karen D. Turner, USAID/J-Cars Mission Director to travel to Barbados on/about July 12, 2006 to August 13, 2006. The purpose of this TDY is to provide coverage to the Caribbean Regional Program satellite office in the absence of a USG represent [...] |
2006-07-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1174 |
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: KITTITIANS [...] (C) Summary: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrapped up its annual meeting in St. Kitts on June 21, amid expressions of dissatisfaction and disgruntlement from delegates representing anti-whaling nations and environmental groups. At the heart of the distress was a referendum that [...] |
2006-07-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN118 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LINDA BROWN FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Linda Brown, Reports Officer for South America and Central America and the smaller Caribbean island states, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP), to Barbados February 10 - 15, 2006. Ms. Brown will be assessing recent g [...] |
2006-01-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1201 |
CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK STAFFING DATA [...] This cable is an update to Ref A in reponse to the requests in Refs B and C. 2. Because the U.S. is not a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Post had difficulty obtaining detailed staffing data for the organization. The CDB finally sent the Embassy the requested information [...] |
2006-07-12 17:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON EAID XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1215 |
ST. LUCIA PM SAYS CARICOM TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer to discuss possible changes to the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (septel), St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said he believed CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) had decided to vote as a bloc to support Venezuela over Guatemala f [...] |
2006-07-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR ETRD ST VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1216 |
ST. LUCIA - PM ON GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony pleaded for the USG to delay toughening the language on crime in the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (CIS) until after national elections. To make his case, he highlighted his government's effor [...] |
2006-07-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1220 |
BARBADOS SUGAR INDUSTRY - STILL ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The ailing Barbados sugar industry is a large drain on government resources. In 2004, the country lost US$498 on each ton of sugar exported, for a total loss of US$17,136,360. Instead of shutting down this incredible drain on resources, the government plans to invest US$150 m [...] |
2006-07-13 20:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1236 |
OECS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: PITY PARTY OF NINE [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in St. Kitts June 21-23 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding. The event could have provided an opportunity for participants to extol the advances made since the signing of the [...] |
2006-07-14 21:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1254 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #24: GRENADA'S PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Grenada (GOG) hopes to use the PetroCaribe oil accord to import diesel supplied by PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil company, as a means to gain leverage over Grenada's privately owned electric company and convince it to lower rates charged to consumers. At [...] |
2006-07-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL GJ VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1255 |
GRENADA PRIME MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION INQUIRY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into allegations of corruption against Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is stalled and may die quietly. The Commission of Inquiry, which was charged with investigating a claim that Mitchell accepted a suitcase containing US$500,000 in exchange for granting [...] |
2006-07-18 18:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM GJ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1258 |
GRENADA OPPOSITION TO U.S.: WE ARE NOT A THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is anxious that the USG understand the party is not led by unreconstructed communists who want to turn the country sharply to the left. The opposition leaders, several of whom were members of the People's [...] |
2006-07-18 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM GJ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1259 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LAGUNA AND OLESON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aviation Security Inspectors Diana M. Laguna and Jay D. Oleson to travel to St. Lucia, July 24-28, for the purpose of assessing security conditions, conducting U.S. air carrier station insp [...] |
2006-07-18 20:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN126 |
MISSENT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ROGER I. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request from USDA for Roger I. Vargas to travel to Papeete, French Polynesia. The cable was missent to Bridgetown. Post requests that the country clearance be resent to Embassy Suva. 2. Embassy Bridgetown handles country clearances for the f [...] |
2006-01-19 21:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA BB XL FJ FP XB XV |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1276 |
BARBADOS TO ABSTAIN ON UNSC VOTE; SEEKS ECOSOC [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. (C) At a July 19 reception, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur pulled Ambassador Kramer aside and told her Barbados plans to abstain from voting for either Venezuela or Guatemala to fill the non-permanent UN Security Council seat open in Janu [...] |
2006-07-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNGA XL VE |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1279 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #25: ANTIGUA ESTABLISHES NEW [...] (C) Summary: The government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) signed a joint-venture agreement with the Venezuelan National Petroleum Company (PDVSA) on July 14, making it the latest Caribbean country to enter into such an arrangement under the PetroCaribe oil accord. This signing establishes " [...] |
2006-07-20 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL AC VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1286 |
CARICOM HEADS SPEAK OUT ON DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: At their recent annual meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) said they felt marginalized in World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round negotiations. In the HOGs' opinion, "small and vulnerable economies" are being ignored in the trade talks, which have been dominated by t [...] |
2006-07-21 20:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PINR WTO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1287 |
OECS SIX SIGN ON TO CSME [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of quibbling and backtracking (Ref B), the six nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signed on to the single market phase of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the start of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting July 3-6 in St. [...] |
2006-07-21 21:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN EAID PREL PINR XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN131 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TREASURY ADVISOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly grants country clearance to Treasury Advisor Charles K. Sciarini to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from January 22 - 30, 2006 and to Barbados from January 30 - 31, 2006. 2. Purpose of trip is to work with the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU)in Antigua and meet wi [...] |
2006-01-20 14:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA AC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1315 |
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to pull together an informal group composed of hosting and playing nations and the international com [...] |
2006-07-28 22:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1336 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS EXPERT CONSULTANT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Frances Asturias to travel to St. Lucia arriving August 3, 2006 and departing September 8, 2006. The purpose is to serve as management advisor for Peace Corps staff. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean b [...] |
2006-08-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1362 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Cynthia Warner, Lab Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period September 2-10, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228-8589 [...] |
2006-08-04 16:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA XL BB |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1375 |
CWC 2007: TRADEWINDS BECALMED [...] (U) This is an action message: see para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM's annual Tradewinds exercise may be a victim of Caribbean indifference. To date, there has been tepid response to MLO requests for information on participation by Cricket World Cup (CWC) countries. Post respectfully [...] |
2006-08-08 21:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC MOPS PREL XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1376 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MASON TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. John Mason, Executive Associate to travel Barbados for the period August 19-25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct Evaluation Planning and Performance Management workshops. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID [...] |
2006-08-09 12:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1377 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WARNER TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Cynthia Warner, Lab Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period September 2-10, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228-8589 [...] |
2006-08-09 13:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1389 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WARD FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to DOE Director of Policy and International Affairs Gary K. Ward, to travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 10-11 to meet with Government of Barbados energy officials and private sector representatives to discuss the upcoming energy [...] |
2006-08-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN139 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RENE RODRIQUEZ [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Rene Rodriquez, for travel to Barbados March 24, 2006. Mr. Rodriquez will be replacing Mr. Michael Papale as the new OSTR. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is required. Point of contact is Mike Papale, OSTR, (246) 436-4950, ext 2407. He wi [...] |
2006-01-23 11:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1403 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MANHERTZ AND DEMERCADO TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Huntley Manhertz, Consultant Economist and Ms. Marlene Demercado, Program Officer, Development Associates Inc. to travel to Barbados for the period August 19-25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a workshop with [...] |
2006-08-11 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1404 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BESHAWRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Lily Beshawred, Deputy Program Director, Office of Program Development and Management USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados for the period August 21-27, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to assist in conducting the Performanc [...] |
2006-08-11 18:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN142 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers William Buonocore and John Reiter to escort criminal David Smith #A076582354 to Barbados on January 23-24, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy ass [...] |
2006-01-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1422 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WISECARVER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Steven Wisecarver to travel to Barbados on or about August 18 through November 18, 2006. The purpose of travel is to serve as interim Office Director for CRP satellite office. 2. Hotel reservations have been confirmed at [...] |
2006-08-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1423 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KING TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Hope King, Public Health Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period August 20-21, 2006 and September 20-21, 2006. 2. Post notes that traveler will be staying at the Hilton Barbados Hotel, Bridgetown, Ba [...] |
2006-08-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN143 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE OFFICERS MILLER AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers Anne Miller and Bruce Wright to escort criminal Rashe Raphiel #A074853546 to St. Lucia on February 7-8, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified St. Lucia authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assis [...] |
2006-01-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1452 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EARLE TO TRANSIT BARBADOS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Peter Earle, to travel to Antigua August 25, 2006 and to Dominica August 26, 2006. The purpose of this travel is to conduct training sessions for numerators for the baseline survey. 2. Please note that traveler will be stay [...] |
2006-08-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA AC DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1453 |
MFA STATEMENT ON UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Embassy Bridgetown received via fax a statement from Dominica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour on UN Resolution 1701. Begin Text Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour on the UN Resolution 1701 Calling for a Ceasefire in the Lebanon/Israeli Conflict [...] |
2006-08-18 16:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1470 |
REQUEST FOR AGREMENT: FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JULIAN N. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents its compliments to [...] |
2006-08-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OFDP DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1471 |
LETTER FROM FONMIN MILLER TO SECSTATE ON BARBADOS ECOSOC [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note and letter to Secretary Rice from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dame Billie A. Miller, Government of Barbados. The letter has been forwarded to WHA/CAR via diplomatic pouch registration number 8970080 on August 22, 2006. 2. Begin text [...] |
2006-08-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1495 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ADOLFO A. FRANCO TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean, to travel to Barbados on or about September 25-27, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Office [...] |
2006-08-25 17:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN150 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ALDEN PROVOST FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologist, Alden Provost to travel to Barbados, February 27 - March 7, 2006. Mr. Provost has been invited to teach a training course on the use of U.S. Geological Survey ground-water modeling software saturated-unsat [...] |
2006-01-23 19:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA KSCA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN151 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ARMBRISTER AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown - Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) requests clearance for, IRG/OFDA-LAC Consultants Mrs. Beryl Armbrister and Mr. Clive Lorde, employed by/contractor for OFDA, to travel to Kingston, Jamaica on/about February 6-10, 2006 to be Instructors at the Initial Damage Ass [...] |
2006-01-23 20:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID BB JM XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN152 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ARSO BRIDGETOWN [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown request country clearance for S/A Sean A Nedd, ARSO, to travel to Port Au Prince from Feb 2-12, 2005 as part of DS/IP/WHA security detail for scheduled Government of Haiti Elections. 2. Embassy Bridgetown requests that hotel reservations be made in the name of trav [...] |
2006-01-23 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB HA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1526 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] |
2006-08-30 17:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1527 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] |
2006-08-30 17:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1533 |
MESSAGE DELIVERED: BARBADOS ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Per ref A instructions, response was delivered to Her Excellency Dame Billie Miller, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Government of Barbados, under cover of Diplomatic Note #1130 on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will rep [...] |
2006-08-31 20:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC UNGA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1542 |
ST. LUCIA'S DISCONNECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and MLO Aboyagye traveled to St. Lucia August 3 to dedicate two SOUTHCOM-constructed projects and meet informally with St. Lucia Prime Minister Anthony. While both ceremonies created positive public impressions of U.S.-St. Lucia cooperation, Ambassador Kramer [...] |
2006-09-01 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1543 |
GRENADA - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-1001037 FOR [...] (U) Post was unable to conduct a site visit to Grenada but gathered information on the end user via telephone and email. (Note: Embassy Grenada is a one-officer post and at present no American is stationed there. Thus, Embassy Bridgetown has taken responsibility for this Blue Lantern Chec [...] |
2006-09-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GJ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1544 |
BRIDGETOWN POC FOR BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM [...] (U) Per reftel request, post submits the following point of contact information for the Blue Lantern program: Anthony Eterno, Economic Officer, Amembassy Bridgetown; PH: 246-436-4950, ext. 2230; FX: 246-431-0384; EM: eternoar@state.gov. Mr. Eterno's estimated date of departure from post is S [...] |
2006-09-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1546 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAREN TURNER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Karen D. Turner, Mission Director USAID/Jamaica-Caribbean to travel to Barbados on or about September 24-30, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Officer Steven Wisecarve [...] |
2006-09-05 12:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1547 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S. KEN YAMASHITA TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. S. Ken Yamashita, Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS to travel to Barbados on or about September 24-28, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Control officer is Martina Strong at Embassy Bridgetown Tel: 1 [...] |
2006-09-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN155 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JOHN WILSON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for John Wilson, Development Program Specialist to travel to Tobago for the period February 13-15, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in Hurricane Ivan close out events in Tobago. 2. Mr. Wilson is an FSN officer with no security [...] |
2006-01-23 21:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB TD XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1556 |
BARBADOS: OP-ED RILES LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 26, a leading daily newspaper ran a half-page op-ed piece in its weekly "As A Matter Of Fact" column, which offended Barbados' Jewish community. Intended as criticism of the armed conflict in Lebanon, the article degenerated into the propaganda of intolerance. The pap [...] |
2006-09-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ASEC OPRC KPAO SCUL BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1564 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] Per instructions in reftel, talking points on U.S. Views of UNSC Resolution 1695 were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1173, Barbados #1174, Dominica #1175, St. Kitts #1176, St. Lucia #1177, St. Vincent #1178, Grenada #1179) on September 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic No [...] |
2006-09-07 18:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1565 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] Per instructions in reftel A, talking points on the XIV Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana, Cuba, September 11-16, were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1181, Barbados #1182, Dominica #1183, St. Kitts #1184, St. Lucia #1185, St. [...] |
2006-09-07 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CU XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1568 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CAMACHO FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Joaquin Camacho to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on September 21, 2006, for the purpose of performing "en-route inspections to certificate holder Coastal Air as part of work program". 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not re [...] |
2006-09-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAIR SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1575 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the President's speech on detainees in the War on Terror were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1194, Barbados #1195, Dominica #1196, St. Kitts #1197, St. Lucia #1198, St. Vincent #1199, Grenada #1200) on September 8, 2006. The or [...] |
2006-09-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CU XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1591 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Iran's Nuclear Program for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1210, Barbados #1211, Dominica #1212, St. Kitts #1213, St. Lucia #1214, St. Vincent #1215, Grenada #1216) on September 11, 2006. The origi [...] |
2006-09-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL PTER XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1596 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REESE AND DEPALMA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John Reese and Joseph Depalma to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from October 8-14, 2006, for the purpose of providing an international civil aviation national program development workshop. 2. Per reftel request, in order to make hotel reser [...] |
2006-09-12 19:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1605 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Darfur for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1229, Barbados #1230, Dominica #1231, St. Kitts #1232, St. Lucia #1233, St. Vincent #1234, Grenada #1235) on September 13, 20 [...] |
2006-09-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1623 |
PROFILE OF BARBADOS OPPOSITION LEADER DAVID [...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting with PolOff, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) David Thompson sought to portray his party as the party of the "common man," who will rise up in the next election to defeat the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), which has ignored his inter [...] |
2006-09-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SMIG BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1640 |
DOMINICA HOPES FOR IMPROVED U.S.-CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer and Dominica Foreign Minister Savarin exchanged views on U.S.-Caribbean relations in a September 8 meeting in Bridgetown. Savarin explained that, in addition to Guatemala's claim on Belize territory, Guatemala's role in damaging the Caribbean banana industry is [...] |
2006-09-15 19:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PBTS PHSA DO CH VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN168 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HUBBS AND LAVOIE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for USSS employees Michael Hubbs and David Lavoie to come to Bridgetown between the dates January 31 - February 3, 2006. The purpose of their visit is to assist local law enforcement with counterfeit currency investigations and provide a counterfei [...] |
2006-01-26 12:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1687 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and reports were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1276, Barbados #1277, Dominica #1278, St. Kitts #1279, St. Lucia #1280, St. Vincent #1281, and Grenada #1282) on September 20, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on [...] |
2006-09-21 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT PGOV PREL KPAO KCSY KHLS XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1695 |
BRIDGETOWN PARTICIPATION IN THE 2006 CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-22 20:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV PINR XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1696 |
EARLY LOOK AT THE NEXT BARBADOS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Peter Wickham, a political insider and a well-connected political consultant based in Barbados (ref B), gives the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) a good chance of winning the next election, expected in the second half of 2007. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) could fall [...] |
2006-09-22 20:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1706 |
ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] |
2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1708 |
PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY RISES [...] SUMMARY: In a public opinion poll published over the weekend, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) came out as clear winners. The poll demonstrates that the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its leader, David Thompson, face an uphill battle in their effor [...] |
2006-09-25 21:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN171 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LACY BRANCH TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Project Developers Inc,(sub- contractors of Stronghold Engineering) personnel Lacy Branch. The purpose of this trip is to survey current construction operation during the period Feb. 06 - Feb.11, 2006. Please be informed that [...] |
2006-01-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1715 |
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: BLUE LANTERN ON [...] (U) Post was unable to conduct a site visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines but gathered information on the end user via telephone and email. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on Coreas Hazells, Inc. Coreas Hazells appears to be a legitimate firearm retailer. 2. (U) Co [...] |
2006-09-26 18:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1718 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HOGAN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Patrick Hogan, Peace Corps Associate Director for Safety and Security, to travel to Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica a/o October 1, 2006 and to depart a/o October 12, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to accompany Peace Co [...] |
2006-09-26 20:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST GJ DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1719 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EDWARDS AND COVINGTON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Edwards, Director of IT Infrastructure, and Eric Covington, Lead IT Specialist to travel to St. Lucia from October 22-27, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to consult with Peace Corps staff to gather requirements for future I [...] |
2006-09-26 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1730 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHOUBA TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Peace Corps Safety and Security Officer Neil Shouba to travel to Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts/Nevis, Grenada, and Antigua/Barbuda from o/a October 1-16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Technical Advisor [...] |
2006-09-27 17:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST DO SC GJ AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1743 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #26: ST. LUCIA PM'S OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Press Secretary to St. Lucia's Prime Minister confirmed press reports that St. Lucia and Venezuela will soon sign a bilateral Petrocaribe agreement and that Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) made a separate deal with Hess Oil to use its storage facilities on Saint Lucia for P [...] |
2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV ST VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1761 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEELE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Vernon Steele to travel to Dominica from October 11-13, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the Ross University School of Medicine Research Medical Symposium. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not requested. Visit [...] |
2006-10-04 19:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TBIO KSCA DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN177 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Security Management Deputy Director Richard Colquhoun to visit Barbados on February 21-23, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate and review SSM's performance. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain access to the site. [...] |
2006-01-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1778 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FARMER TO TRAVEL TO SAINT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to International Health Coordinator, William Farmer, who will meet with Peace Corps staff to perform an assessment of medical facilities. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean based in St. Lucia will arrange [...] |
2006-10-06 21:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST DO SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1780 |
BRIDGETOWN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2006 REGIONAL CHIEFS OF [...] On September 26-27, Embassy Bridgetown hosted the Fifth Regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. The conference brought together U.S. ambassadors and officials from ten embassies, as well as representatives from Washington and the Caribbean region. The conference reviewed the progr [...] |
2006-10-06 21:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID TBIO KHIV BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1790 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KIRK TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Matthew Kirk to travel to Barbados to attend the Cricket World Cup 2007 planning meetings to be held on October 11-12, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of contact is [...] |
2006-10-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1791 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRANDON LEE TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Brandon Lee to travel to Barbados to attend the Cricket World Cup 2007 planning meetings to be held on October 11-12, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of contact is [...] |
2006-10-10 16:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1793 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS [...] Per reftel instructions, a message from Charge d'Affaires Mary Ellen T. Gilroy was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1348, Barbados #1349, Dominica #1350, St. Kitts #1351, St. Lucia #1352, St. Vincent #1353) on October 4, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...] |
2006-10-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC BB VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1795 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RODRIGUEZ TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Eric Rodriguez, BCBP, to travel to Barbados to attend the airlines CARICOM APIS briefing from scheduled from October 16-18, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of conta [...] |
2006-10-10 19:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1798 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREA'S ANNOUNCEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, the talking points and President Bush's speech on North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1379, Barbados #1380, Dominica #1381, St. Kitts #1382, St. Lucia #1383, St. Vincent #1384) on October 10, 200 [...] |
2006-10-10 19:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN180 |
ST. VINCENT REQUEST FOR ALL MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL [...] This is an action message for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Science Affairs (OES), Marine Research Vessels (MRVs), Office of Oceans Affairs. See paragraph four. 2. Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note, No. 35/2006, from the Government of St. [...] |
2006-01-27 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KNRV SENV VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1807 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO QUAIN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Estelle Quain to travel to Bridgetown to participate as a presenter at the Caribbean Training Integration Workshop on or about November 12 - 18, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Representative/Barbados, James Goggin, Phone: 1(246) [...] |
2006-10-12 10:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1810 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LLOYD TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Ethleen Lloyd, Chief of Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barbados on or about November 11 - 18, 2006 to attend workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Post understands traveler has reservations at the Acc [...] |
2006-10-12 17:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA OTRA ASEC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1811 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] |
2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1816 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LLOYD TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Ethleen Lloyd, Chief of Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barbados on or about November 11 - 18, 2006 to attend workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Post understands traveler has reservations at the Acc [...] |
2006-10-13 17:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA OTRA ASEC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1826 |
ST. VINCENT NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Day from President Bush to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1411 on October 13, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report a [...] |
2006-10-16 18:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1834 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and non-papers were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1401, Barbados #1402, Dominica #1403, St. Kitts #1404, St. Lucia #1405, St. Vincent 1406) on October 11, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. P [...] |
2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1835 |
BARBADOS' LABOR AND POLITICS: A HISTORICAL [...] SUMMARY: The stable democratic history of Barbados has been characterized by occasional periods of upheaval predicated by a lack of political, social and economic parity. The Social Partnership, first established in 1993, was created to thwart the then-downward spiraling economy and provide [...] |
2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1836 |
BARBADOS' LABOR RELATIONS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: In the four decades since independence, Barbados has enjoyed a relatively calm industrial relations environment, with successive governments focused on ensuring social stability by promoting economic progress of all socio-economic groups. The history of Barbados is intertwined [...] |
2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1847 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1415, Barbados #1416, Dominica #1417, St. Kitts #1418, St. Lucia #1419, St. Vincent 1420) on October 19, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report [...] |
2006-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1849 |
A PLAN FOR SALVATION: SECOND CWC 2007 ISAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 held its second plenary meeting October 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants reviewed progress reports on the Regional Security Plan (RSP) threat assessments, and public health and safety issues [...] |
2006-10-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1878 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the St. Lucian police force who has been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Candidate's name and informat [...] |
2006-10-25 19:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SL XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1879 |
BARBADOS: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMORED [...] (C) Summary: Although Barbados' next parliamentary election is not constitutionally due until 2008, rumors are swirling in the media and among the political commentariat that Prime Minister Owen Arthur is considering calling early elections, perhaps even this fall. If he does decide to call [...] |
2006-10-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1883 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS IT SPECIALIST MR. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Adam McWilliams to travel to St. Lucia arriving o/a October 26, 2005. The purpose is to assist with a telecommunications project. 2. POC while in St. Lucia will be Ms. Kate Raftry, Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean Countr [...] |
2006-10-26 18:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1884 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS IT SPECIALIST MR. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Domenico Palombo ams to travel to St. Lucia arriving o/a October 26, 2005. The purpose is to assist with a telecommunications project. 2. POC while in St. Lucia will be Ms. Kate Raftry, Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean C [...] |
2006-10-26 18:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1885 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Antigua and Barbuda National Day from Prime Minister Spencer was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1444 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...] |
2006-10-26 19:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1886 |
DOMINICA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Dominica National Day from President Bush to President Liverpool was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1443 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...] |
2006-10-26 19:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1887 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1453, Barbados #1454, Dominica #1455, St. Kitts #1456, St. Lucia #1457, St. Vincent 1458) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post [...] |
2006-10-26 19:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1888 |
FACT SHEET DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SESSION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1459, Barbados #1460, Dominica #1461, St. Kitts #1462, St. Lucia #1463, St. Vincent 1464) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will [...] |
2006-10-26 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KWMN XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1889 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELIZABETH BUNKER AND CRIST [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth A. Bunker and Crist Chensvold to travel to St. Lucia from November 5-22, 2006. From St. Lucia, Bunker and Chensvold will travel to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and St. Vincent. The purpose of this trip is fo [...] |
2006-10-26 19:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1893 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO E. CALDEIRA TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Ellen Caldeira, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to participate in a panel discussion on Human Capacity Development at the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center. 2. Embassy understa [...] |
2006-10-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1896 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Kramer met with Barbados' Foreign Minister Miller. They discussed U.S.-Barbadian relations, the continued deadlock over the GRULAC UN Security Council Seat, and planning for Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations in 2007. End Summary. "Things are Look [...] |
2006-10-27 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD KWMN BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1897 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...] |
2006-10-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1899 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) On October 13, Ambassador Kramer traveled to St. Lucia for farewell meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Victor Philip La Corbiniere. The Ambassador used the meetings to gauge St. Luc [...] |
2006-10-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN190 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COLON TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to COL Wilfredo Colon, United States Army (USA) for travel to Barbados February 02 - 04, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to meet with Ambassador Kramer and USMILGRP Commander, CDR Peter Kilfoyle on the State Partnership Program. 2. Understan [...] |
2006-01-31 10:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1902 |
BARBADOS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' next parliamentary elections will likely be decided by pocketbook issues and the voters' judgment of which party is best prepared to address their concerns over the cost of living, economy, and unemployment. Even though a recent poll gave his government poor marks on it [...] |
2006-10-27 17:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1904 |
AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...] |
2006-10-27 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN191 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Sherry Petronsky and John Langer to escort Fabian Gittens #A097410426 to Barbados, February 9-10, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistance [...] |
2006-01-31 10:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1910 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...] |
2006-10-30 17:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1915 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...] |
2006-10-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1916 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...] |
2006-10-31 15:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN192 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Carlos Torres and Datza Valcarcel to escort Richard Elliott to Antigua, February 7-8, 2006 2. Embassy RSO has notified Antigua authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistance is not required. [...] |
2006-01-31 10:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1931 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #27: EVERYTHING ON TRACK FOR [...] (C) The first Petrocaribe delivery is set for mid-November 2006 and is expected to include a variety of fuel products, including diesel and liquid petroleum gas. However, subtle signs point to possible delays in the shipment. On October 9, Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housin [...] |
2006-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV DO VE XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1933 |
BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: PROMISING [...] (U) Summary: The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) met over the weekend for their annual conference. Prime Minister Owen Arthur did not announce the date for the next general election, as some had expected. He did, however, promise to run again and to deliver another big BLP victory. The [...] |
2006-11-02 19:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1934 |
DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...] |
2006-11-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1936 |
ARRIVAL AT POST - AMBASSADOR MARY M. OURISMAN [...] Ambassador Mary M. Ourisman arrived at post on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. local time, and assumed charge. 2. The Certificate of Transfer relinquishing charge of Embassy Bridgetown from Ambassador Kramer to Mary M. Ourisman was signed and is filed with post's permanent records. [...] |
2006-11-02 19:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PGOV PREL BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1941 |
PETROCARIBE 28: SANTA IS FROM CARACAS [...] (C) Christmas came early for Barbados this year. From October 23-27, a high-level Venezuelan delegation dashed into Bridgetown to publicly rejuvenate Venezuela's relationship with Barbados, bearing gifts and agreements on tourism, satellites and cement, among others. The timing of this frien [...] |
2006-11-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1945 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Candidate's n [...] |
2006-11-03 21:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1946 |
ST. LUCIA: RULING PARTY HAS A LEG UP ON A CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia faces a close race in the upcoming national elections, which have not yet been called but are expecteD sometime in December. The opposition party is resting its hopes on the current desire for change apparent among the populace, while the ruling party is basing its cam [...] |
2006-11-03 21:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1951 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GEORGE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John George, Entomologist, USDA/ARS/SPA, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-18, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the 13th Meeting of the Amblyomma Programme Council (APC). 2. Per reftel, no further embassy assistanc [...] |
2006-11-06 19:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1953 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1509, Barbados #1510, Dominica #1511, St. Kitts #1512, St. Lucia #1513, and St. Vincent #1514) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. [...] |
2006-11-06 20:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1956 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1517, Barbados #1518, Dominica #1519, St. Kitts #1520, St. Lucia #1521, St. Vincent #1522) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wil [...] |
2006-11-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN198 |
REQUEST TO INCREASE LOCAL GUARD COVERAGE - US [...] (SBU) Post requests authorization to increase the coverage of an existing local guard position at the U.S. embassy in Grenada by 15.5 hours. US MISSION - GRENADA 2. (SBU) AmEmbassy Grenada is an unclassified lock and leave stand-alone facility. The embassy compound has two (2) vehicle e [...] |
2006-01-31 10:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ABUD ASUP AFIN GJ BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1988 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-14 20:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1989 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMO'S MARITIME SAFETY [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Meeting were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1524, Barbados #1525, Dominica #1526, St. Kitts #1527, St. Lucia #1528, St. Vincent #1529) on November 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...] |
2006-11-14 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2016 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Country-Specific Resolutions at the UN were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1547, Barbados #1548, Dominica #1549, St. Kitts #1550, St. Lucia #1551, and St. Vincent #1552) on November 8, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...] |
2006-11-16 22:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2018 |
EASTERN CARIBBEANS PONDERING THEIR VOTES ON [...] (U) Per ref B instructions, talking points on Belarus' Anti-U.S. Resolutions were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1569, Barbados #1570, Dominica #1571, St. Kitts #1572, St. Lucia #1573, St. Vincent #1574) on November 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...] |
2006-11-16 23:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2019 |
THREE VOTES FOR MATHESON TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Per ref B instructions, talking points in support of the re-election of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1531, Barbados #1532, Dominica #1533, St. Kitts #1534, St. Lucia #1535, and St. Vincent #1536) on November 7, [...] |
2006-11-17 00:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN202 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AVSED TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Lt CDR Kimberley J. Avsec, U.S Coast Guard, for travel to Barbados February 22 - 26, 2006 and to Antigua and Barbuda February 26 - 02 March, 2006. The purpose of these missions is to have bi-lateral port security discussions with port officials of [...] |
2006-01-31 10:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA AC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2024 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1584, Barbados #1585, Dominica #1586, St. Kitts #1587, St. Lucia #1588, St. Vincent #1589) on November 17, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Pos [...] |
2006-11-17 20:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2025 |
U.S. FY2007 SUGAR TAFIFF RATE QUOTA ALLOCATIONS [...] Per reftel request, post informed host government officials in Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis of the FY2007 raw cane sugar WTO TRQ country/economy allocations, established by USTR on August 3, 2006. 2. For Barbados, post notified Carl Simpson, head of the Barbados Agricultural Managemen [...] |
2006-11-17 20:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ELAB ETRD BB SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2026 |
TAIWAN INVOLVEMENT IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although many observers believe that Taiwan is supporting the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in the December 11 St. Lucian elections, there is little evidence because of the lack of transparency in campaign finance. PM Anthony has expressed concern that Taiwan will provide [...] |
2006-11-17 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TW SL XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2027 |
ST. LUCIA ELECTIONS DECEMBER 11; COMPETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Anthony announced that St. Lucian elections will be held on December 11. Two key polls have predicted conflicting outcomes for the elections. The track record of the pollster predicting that the ruling party will retain its majority in Parliament seems to be the m [...] |
2006-11-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN203 |
MISSENT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CLARK AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request from U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) for Kenneth Clark and Alphonse Wissman to travel to Nassau, Bahamas. The cable was missent to Bridgetown. Post requ [...] |
2006-01-31 12:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA KSCA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2034 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following eight (8) candidates from various Eastern Caribbean security forces who have been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on any of [...] |
2006-11-20 11:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN204 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JACK AMEN FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Jack Amen, Veterinary Attache, Embassy Santo Domingo, for travel to Barbados February 15 - 18, 2006, to discuss issues related to the Caribbean Amblyomma Program with Al Anzaldua, Labor/ESTH Officer, and/or John Ashworth, Economic Officer, t [...] |
2006-01-31 12:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN206 |
EASTERN CARIBBEAN WARY OF CARICOM SINGLE MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The January 1 "start" of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and January 30 signing are purely ceremonial events because the CSME is a patchwork process that countries must implement through national legislation. Owing to fears of a mass influx of foreign labor, concerns [...] |
2006-01-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD ELAB EAID EIND EFIN PREL XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2063 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordinat [...] |
2006-11-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN207 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAVEL TO BARBADOS AND [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to LTG H Steven Blum, Chief National Guard Bureau (CNGB), Dr. John Finney, POLAD to Chief NGB, Major Joseph Reale, Executive Officer and Aide to the Chief NGB, Major Philip Johnson, National Guard Bureau-J5/IA SOUTHCOM Desk Chief and Mrs. Susan Blu [...] |
2006-01-31 14:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2079 |
(OURISMAN, MARY M, ***-**-0401) REQUEST PERMISSION TO BE [...] I hereby request permission to be absent from post to attend the WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C. December 6 - 8, 2006. Prior to the conference, I will attend the Security Overseas Seminar at FSI December 4 - 5. 2. During my absence, Deputy Chief of Mission Mary Ellen [...] |
2006-11-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ALOW APER OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN208 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS TDY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Peace Corps TDY Judith Kerr to transit Barbados to St. Lucia from February 2 - 17, 2006. The purpose is to assist with administrative matters during the period in the absence of post's Administrative Officer. 2. Post un [...] |
2006-01-31 14:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2083 |
AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] |
2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2084 |
AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (U) Summary: On November 14-15, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Kitts and Nevis to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Kittitian and Nevisian officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who identified trade and U.S. assistance as ke [...] |
2006-11-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2087 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ANDERSON FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Donald Anderson, Contractor for U.S. Geological Survey, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from December 7-12, 2006, for the purpose of performing a site survey in anticipation of the installation of a seismological station in Barbuda. 2. Pe [...] |
2006-11-28 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA KSCA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2089 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECUQTY COUNCIL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1590, Barbados #1591, Dominica #1592, St. Kitts #1593, St. Lucia #1594, St. Vincent #1595) on November 27, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...] |
2006-11-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PARM KNNP XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN209 |
2005 END USE MONITORING - EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown is responsible for the NAS- funded program in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also responsible for monitoring equipment provided to the French department of Martini [...] |
2006-01-31 17:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AMGT XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2095 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON API BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1624, Barbados #1625, Dominica #1626, St. Kitts #1627, St. Lucia #1628, St. Vincent #1629) on November 28, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...] |
2006-11-28 21:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU MA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN212 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SUTHERLAND MILLER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Sutherland Miller, Legal and Regulatory Reform Specialist to travel to Barbados on February 8-11, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to conduct work under Chemonics contract. 3. Mr. Miller has no access security clearance 4. [...] |
2006-01-31 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA AC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN213 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MADELYN S. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Madelyn S. Marchessault, (M/P) from February 20 - 22, 2006 who will be part of the group accompanying Under Secretary of State Fore on her trip to WHA posts. 2. Embassy point of contact is Management Counselor Leo F. Voyt [...] |
2006-01-31 21:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2136 |
BARBADOS - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-050018615 [...] Post was able to conduct a site visit to SportsImports in Barbados. Post can confirm the order for tactical weapons systems under license 05-050018615. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on the foreign consignee, Greg Cozier of SportsImports, and he appears to be a legitimate fi [...] |
2006-12-05 18:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2145 |
BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO BOYCOTT ACP [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, talking points discouraging governments from attending the 7-8 December African Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) Summit in Khartoum were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1655, Barbados #1656, Dominica #1657, St. Kitts #1658, St. Lucia #16 [...] |
2006-12-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SU XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2146 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APIS LEGISLATION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1661, Dominica #1662, St. Kitts #1663, St. Lucia #1664, St. Vincent #1665) on December 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. No demarche was sent to the Ba [...] |
2006-12-06 18:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC KDHS XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2156 |
BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN216 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHRYN DYE FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Kathryn Dye, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, for travel to Barbados February 5 - 9, 2006, to provide support and counseling to Commercial Service clients visiting Barbados. 2. Per reftel, the traveler require [...] |
2006-02-01 17:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP OTRA BMGT ABUD AFIN BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2163 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL DONALD TO TRAVEL TO [...] EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MICHAEL DONALD, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISOR FOR THE CARIBBEAN, TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 10-16, 2006. 2. EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT IS USAID REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GOGGIN, TEL: 1(246) 228-8070, FAX: 1(246) 228-8589. MR. DONALD W [...] |
2006-12-08 17:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT EAID ASEC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2164 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BLACKWOOD AND DONALD TO [...] USAID BRIDGETOWN REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. MANSFIELD BLACKWOOD, SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, USAID, AND MR. MICHAEL DONALD, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISER, TO TRAVEL TO TOBAGO FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 13-14, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO REVIEW FOR INTERNAL CLOSING OUT PURPOSES S [...] |
2006-12-08 17:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC EAID TD XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2176 |
BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: With the economy becoming a central issue in the early stages of Barbados' parliamentary campaign (reftel), Prime Minister Arthur's government is under increasing pressure to defend its record management. In a recent meeting, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Clyde Masc [...] |
2006-12-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2177 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation of Hizballah-related individuals in the Tri-Border Area" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1686, Barbados #1687, Dominica #1688, St. Kitts #1689, St. Lucia #1690, and St. Vincent #1 [...] |
2006-12-11 20:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2180 |
OCTOGENARIAN SIR JOHN COMPTON RETURNED TO THE HELM IN ST. [...] (U) The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) unexpectedly dominated the December 11 St. Lucia parliamentary elections with an 11-6 win. This electoral upset returns 80-year-old Sir John Compton to the Prime Minister's seat for his seventh term in the position (Compton previously served 1964-7 [...] |
2006-12-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KCRM ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2203 |
BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A RIFT, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Unon of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for the pe [...] |
2006-12-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2204 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF [...] Summary: While Antigua and Barbuda lacks a comprehensive policy or action program on child labor, it does have a policy and legal framework for addressing issues connected with child labor, including education, child care, welfare, social security, and labor administration. Antiguan officia [...] |
2006-12-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2208 |
BARBADOS - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-050020094 [...] Post was able to conduct a site visit to Secure Risk Management in Barbados. Post can confirm the order for semi-auto pistols, hand guns, revolvers, and ammunition under license 05-050020094. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on the foreign consignee, Geoffrey B. Browne of Sec [...] |
2006-12-18 12:15:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2211 |
BARBADOS: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: While Barbados does not have a comprehensive policy or action program on child labor, it does have a solid framework of policies in areas connected with child labor, including education, child care, welfare, social security, and labor administration. Barbados has only recently begun [...] |
2006-12-18 14:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2214 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHEN AND ZAIDI [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Mi Chen and Irum Zaidi, HHS/CDC Epidemiologists, to travel to Roseau, Dominica, from January 20-27, 2007, for the purpose of discussing HIV case surveillance-related issues. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands that no assistance is requeste [...] |
2006-12-18 18:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KSCA KHIV DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2224 |
AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: SUGGESTED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 16:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB ECON SOCI KSUM XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2225 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS [...] Per ref A instructions, Emboffs attempted to deliver verbal demarches on the unfeasibility of proposed changes to APIS to Eastern Caribbean capitals. As in Grenada (ref B), many interlocuters were unavailable because of holiday activities but messages regarding substance of demarche and requ [...] |
2006-12-20 19:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2226 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON 19 DEC. UNGA VOTE [...] Per reftel instructions, Emboffs delivered verbal demarches encouraging Eastern Caribbean government PermReps to attend the 19 December UNGA Plenary and vote against attempts to overturn country-specific human rights resolutions. Foreign Ministry officials were uncertain whether their repres [...] |
2006-12-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
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BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A TEMPEST, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for 2007- [...] |
2006-12-20 20:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
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BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' economy continues to grow at a steady pace and is projected to expand by 3.4 percent in 2006. However, a recent meeting with Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Senior Director for Research revealed the CBB's concerns over the economy's medium to long-term health. Barba [...] |
2006-12-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BB XL |
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BARBADOS REAFFIRMS FRIENDSHIP AND DIFFERENCES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On December 7-8, Barbados hosted the fourth meeting of the Barbados/Cuba Joint Commission to discuss opportunities for deepening the two countries' relations and exploring new areas for cooperation. The headline announcement from the meeting was Barbados' agreement to participat [...] |
2006-12-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BB CU XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WESTFALL, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Treasury Tax Advisors Larry Westfall, James Kopidlansky, Richard Voskuil and Treasury Program Officer Stephanie Fugate, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from February 4-9, 2007, for the purpose of providing CARICOM/COTA regional management tr [...] |
2006-12-22 18:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EFIN AC XL |
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PETROCARIBE UPDATE #29: A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN [...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOff, Dr. Joseph Bannis, Permanent Secretary for Public Works and Public Utilities, grinned as he shared how humorous he found the myriad of logistical struggles surrounding Petrocaribe. According to Bannis, Petrocaribe is proving to be only a political prog [...] |
2006-12-22 19:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL VE DO XL |
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NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...] |
2006-12-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GREEN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Robert Green, IRM/TSI/Employee, to provide computer logistics during office move, travel to Barbados on or about January 9-16, 2007. 2. Reservations are confirmed at the South Beach Resort and Vacation Club, Rockley at Accra, Christ Church - Tel [...] |
2006-12-27 17:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA AMGT EAID OVIP BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRITTON TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Avril Britton, Financial Support Advisor USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados on or about January 2-4, 2007 for to perform Section 1311 and Accruals Review. 2. Reservations are confirmed at the Coral Sands Beach Resort, Worthing, Christ Chu [...] |
2006-12-29 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MULLINGS FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Audrey Mullings, OFDA/IRG consultant to travel to Dominica on or about January 9-12, 2007 to Co-facilitate Technical Assistance in Shelters and Shelter Management and Damage Assessment and Needs Workshops. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is no [...] |
2006-12-29 22:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC OTRA DO XL |
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CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...] |
2006-02-03 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WAHLBERG, MOTES [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Debra Wahlberg, Preston Motes and Laura Vinoly to travel to Barbados on February 22-23, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with USAID personnel and to train USAID staff to operate the DEVIS Management, Monitoring and Eval [...] |
2006-02-14 17:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREENE TO TRAVEL TO [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Robin Greene, Logistics Management Specialist for travel to Barbados March 11 - 18, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to attend the RSS Security Cooperation Conference. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. Hotel and transportation arra [...] |
2006-02-14 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WILCOX TO [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Cynthia M. Wilcox, Supply Analyst for travel to Barbados March 12 - 18, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to attend the RSS Security Cooperation Conference. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. Hotel and transportation arrangements are [...] |
2006-02-14 19:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
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GRENADA: MORE UNFOUNDED COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of hurried phone calls and circumspect hints that something unspecified was about to happen in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell finally confided to the Ambassador during a face-to-face meeting in December that he feared opposition politicians were out to change [...] |
2006-02-14 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC GJ XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HUBERT WRIGHT [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Hubert D. Wright, Engineer for travel to Saint Lucia February 22 - 24, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to visit the Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) Warehouse sites and meet with Embassy and contractor personnel on changes and work [...] |
2006-02-16 16:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST XL |
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2005 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT (OCSR) FOR [...] CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) responsibility extends to seven (7) independent nations of the Eastern Caribbean including: -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Barbados -- Dominica -- Grenada -- St. Kitts and Nevis -- St. Lucia -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines CONSUL GENERAL (CG), Bridgetown provides c [...] |
2006-02-17 12:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KCRM KSAC BB GJ XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY STEVENS FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Timothy N. Stevens, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, to travel to Barbados March 19 - 26, 2006. The purpose of Mr. Stevens' trip is to serve as a technical advisor for collaborative research [...] |
2006-02-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAZUKO SAKATA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Kazuko Sakata, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), to travel to Barbados February 19 - 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for Dr. Sakata to attend the Winter Conference on Neural Pla [...] |
2006-02-17 17:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA KSCA BB XL |
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ST. LUCIA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former St. Lucia Prime Minister John Compton has warned against the deepening ties between CARICOM member states, Venezuela and Cuba. Compton, leader of the opposition United Workers Party, expressed his concern that St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and other Caribbean l [...] |
2006-02-17 17:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ENRG CU VE ST XL |
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RSS CHAIRMAN AGREES TO PARTNERING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Chief, Lt. General Blum, met February 3 with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Spencer, acting in his capacity as Council Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS), to pitch RSS participation in USSOUTHCOM's State Part [...] |
2006-02-17 17:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC AC XL |
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GRENADA: A REQUEST COUCHED IN FAMILIAR ALARMISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Kramer, advisors to Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell requested U.S. assistance in bringing a naval floating hospital to Grenada during Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Barry Collymore and Dr. Rudy Webster warned that the opposition would take a [...] |
2006-02-17 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CH GJ VE XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAVID ROBINSON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to David G. Robinson, National Malacologist, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA/APHIS, for travel to Barbados March 19 - 26, 2006. The purpose of Dr. Robinson's trip is to conduct collaborative re [...] |
2006-02-17 19:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA BB XL |
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QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...] |
2006-02-21 12:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BB XL |
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QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...] |
2006-02-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BB XL |
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BARBADOS CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES FORMER [...] SUMMARY: On February 18, Prime Minister Owen Arthur announced a major cabinet reshuffle after months of speculation that a change was eminent. The reorganization added three new ministers to the cabinet, including former opposition leader Clyde Mascoll as Minister of State in the PM,s office [...] |
2006-02-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OMAR GONZALEZ FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Omar Gonzalez, Deputy Director in the Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO), to travel to Antigua and Barbuda February 27 - March 1, 2006. Mr. Gonzalez will be conducting trade servicing with importers and retailers of food produc [...] |
2006-02-22 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AC XL |
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ST. VINCENT'S DISPUTE WITH TEXACO CONTINUES: WILL [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco over the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has continued since the company threatened in November 2005 to stop supplying the island with the fuel unless the government-regulated price is ra [...] |
2006-02-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE TD XL |
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VENEZUELA AND CUBA INCREASE AID AND COOPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba recently stepped up their assistance to Dominica by providing funding for various development projects and sending their citizens, including military personnel, to the small island-state. A project to expand Dominica's main airport has been partly funded by Ve [...] |
2006-02-27 20:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID CU DO VE VC XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...] |
2006-03-01 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in ref A, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked [...] |
2006-03-01 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traffick [...] |
2006-03-01 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficke [...] |
2006-03-01 20:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...] |
2006-03-01 20:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL |
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TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...] |
2006-03-01 20:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL |
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LIAT PILOTS' SURPRISE SICKOUT LEAVES HUNDREDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Without advance warning, Leeward Islands Air Transit (LIAT) cockpit crews staged a sickout beginning 4:00 a.m. March 1. This industrial action left hundreds of passengers stranded, including the Principal Officer in Grenada and an Embassy-sponsored jazz group. LIAT is vital [...] |
2006-03-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB PREL PGOV KPAO XL |
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GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...] |
2006-03-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIM HOLTZ TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tim Holtz, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to transit Barbados en route to Guyana for the period March 25-26, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, f [...] |
2006-03-08 21:15:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA XL BB |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEVEN YOON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Steven Yoon, Epidemiologist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to transit Barbados en route to Guyana on March 16, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228 [...] |
2006-03-08 21:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA ASEC XL BB |
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the competing Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to the MFAs of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Of th [...] |
2006-03-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE UN XL |
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DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: FOR GI WINES [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on Geographical Indications (GI): Support for the Joint Proposals on the Multilateral System for GI Wines and Spirits, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic No. 301), Barbados (Diplomatic No. 302), Dom [...] |
2006-03-14 19:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO XL |
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ST. LUCIA BY-ELECTION WON BY SUSPECTED DRUG [...] (C) Summary: The by-election held March 13 to fill a vacant seat in the St. Lucia Parliament was won by an individual suspected of drug trafficking. Richard Frederick, who ran for the seat as an independent, is currently under investigation by U.S. and St. Lucia law enforcement authorities f [...] |
2006-03-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR KCRM ST XL |
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HAVE WE LOST THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: DO WE CARE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Public positions and policies taken by Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ) the seven nation states of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) ) appear to be diametrically opposed to those of the USG. Yet, priv [...] |
2006-03-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US XL |
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DELIVERED: POTENTIAL US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the US-CARICOM Ministerial Initiative on Combatting Illicit Arms Trafficking to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 317), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 318), Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. [...] |
2006-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL MASS AC BB DO GJ SC ST VC XL |
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DELIVERD: DEMARCHE OPPOSING RESOLUTION TO EXPAND [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche opposing a resolution to expand UN participation of dependent territories to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 334), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 335), Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. 336), S [...] |
2006-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AC BB DO GJ SC ST VC XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Frances Asturias to travel to St. Lucia arriving March 22 and departing June 1, 2006. The purpose is to serve as management advisor for Peace Corps staff. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean based in St [...] |
2006-03-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
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BARBADOS REQUESTS URGENT USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley requested USG assistance in funding and setting up a Caribbean regional immigration database before Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking during a March 17 meeting with Ambassador Kramer, Mottley asked the USG to take the regional immigrati [...] |
2006-03-21 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC SNAR XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FITZPATRICK AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lisa Fitzpatrick, Director and Deputy Director Ken Hunt, of CDC Global AIDS program to travel to Barbados for the period March 27-29, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: [...] |
2006-03-24 13:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA XL BB |
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HOW MANY CUBANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cuban Government recently promised to provide hundreds of thousands of Cuban-made energy-efficient lightbulbs to the island-nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Cuban aid in the region, previously confined largely to medical assistan [...] |
2006-03-24 19:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG PINR PREL XL CU VE CH |
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EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY POSSIBILITIES [...] (U) This message is in response to the action request in Ref A. See contact list in paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean is a land of missed opportunities for alternative energy. High oil prices, however, have recently brought the issue to the forefront. This is a very [...] |
2006-03-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENS SOCI EAID EPET TRGY ENRG XL CU VE |
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EASTERN CARIBBEAN MOVES TOWARD ECONOMIC UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean's small island-states are creating an economic union that could lead to political integration. Under a draft plan, the heads of government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) would sit on a supranational body that has the authority to mak [...] |
2006-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EFIN PGOV PREL UK XL |
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ST. VINCENT: A VIOLENT DEATH AND A DIPLOMAT'S [...] (C) Summary: The recent death of the top aide to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, together with the departure of a British diplomat who was among the PM's closest friends, has significantly changed the political landscape of this small country. The tragic murder [...] |
2006-03-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL OFDP UK VC XL |
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U.S. FAA CATEGORY ONE STATUS PRESENTATION - THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on March 24, organized by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, Ambassador Kramer presented the organization with Category One status on behalf of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This classification could open the way for regional air [...] |
2006-04-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD AORC PREL XL AC |
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FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] |
2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
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FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] |
2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
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PETROCARIBE UPDATE #20: TEXACO AND VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco have settled their dispute over the pricing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), with the GOSV agreeing to increase the government-regulated price of this cooking fuel used in nearly every home on the island. The [...] |
2006-04-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE XL |
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DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidate for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations Board to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 396), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 397), Dominica [...] |
2006-04-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS XL |
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DELIVERED: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche Urging Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Endorsement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 411), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 412), Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. 413), St. Kitts and Ne [...] |
2006-04-07 12:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HERMENCE [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Hermence Matsotsa to St. Lucia for TDY from April 18 to September 16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve a five month HIV/AIDS related Crisis Corps assignment in St. Lucia. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Ea [...] |
2006-04-07 20:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST XL |
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BARBADOS AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador Kramer exchanged views with Barbados Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller at an April 7 Diplomatic Corps breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. At the Foreign Minister's request, the Ambassador sat next to her to discuss the upcoming April 12 United States Trade Representative (USTR) m [...] |
2006-04-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL PINR XL |
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WIN-WIN OR LOSE-LOSE: MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 11, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague handed down its ruling finally establishing a single maritime boundary between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. The new border differs from those claimed by each of the parties in their pleadings, yet both countries a [...] |
2006-04-12 18:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS EWWT ETRD EPET PHSA TT BB GY VE XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BARBER TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Dr. Charles Barber to travel to Dominica April 30 - May 6, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8589. 3. Entry requirement [...] |
2006-04-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID DO XL |
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DELIVERED: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. decision not to run for the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 444), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 445), Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...] |
2006-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
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DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and enclosed letter from Secretary Rice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 453), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 454), Dominica (Diplomati [...] |
2006-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PHUM XL |
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DELIVERED: U.S. CANDICACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Seat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 364), Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 365), Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...] |
2006-04-13 15:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC XL |
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ST. KITTS SUGAR TRANSITION - JOBS AVAILABLE, [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the St. Kitts Sugar Transition Team, there are around 700 former sugar workers still unemployed and about 600 available hotel jobs. (Note: St. Kitts ended its centuries-old sugar industry in 2005, after decades of financial losses at the state-run sugar company. [...] |
2006-04-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB ECON PREL PGOV KPAO SC XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOTHE TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Mr. Peter Boothe, Voucher Examiner, USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados on April 24-28, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8 [...] |
2006-04-19 21:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA EAID BB GY XL |
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BARBADOS - EMBASSY INPUT ON OPIC-SUPPORTED [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, Post concurs with the establishment of an OPIC-supported investment fund in the region that will target Barbados, among other countries. That said, the buyout strategy outlined in paragraph 4 of reftel may face local opposition. End Summary. ---------------- [...] |
2006-04-21 20:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN BB XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANGELA DAVIS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for the following person to attend the Latin American & Caribbean Avian Influenza Meeting on May 3-5, 2006. Name: Angela Davis Title: Program Management Specialist Purpose: To attend the Avian Influenza Meeting Passport Number: PC611409 - ( [...] |
2006-04-25 18:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID BB PE XL XM |
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ST. LUCIA: VIOLENT CRIMES HIGHLIGHT POOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of violent crimes has drawn attention to St. Lucia's poor security situation, which has the potential to hurt this Caribbean nation's tourism- dependent economy. In the course of only a few weeks, several St. Lucians were killed, the nation's Roman Catholic Bishop was [...] |
2006-04-26 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM ST XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PEREZ FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to George Perez, Senior Aviation Security Inspector,Transportation Security Administration, for travel to St. Lucia May 3-7, 2006. Mr. Perez is conducting air carrier station inspections of U.S. air carriers, and monitoring and observin [...] |
2006-04-27 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ST XL |
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CLARITY OF PURPOSE ACHIEVED ON CWC REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley hosted a meeting between Embassy officials and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Foreign Operations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Charles Stallworth, April 18, 2006. The meeting proved to be beneficial as it de [...] |
2006-05-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC CPAS XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN746 |
BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN753 |
CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition during the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) June meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. The [...] |
2006-05-03 21:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN754 |
ST. VINCENT: A DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary: Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, according to an increasing number of Vincentians who warn that the PM's fondness for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela is indicative of his autocratic nature. Gonsalves's detractors a [...] |
2006-05-03 21:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM CU VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN755 |
CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbe [...] |
2006-05-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN76 |
THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) During a recent visit to the region, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Agustin Carstens expressed concern that Caribbean nations would take on more debt through the concessionary financing scheme offered by Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil initiative. Carstens spoke hi [...] |
2006-01-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS EAID EFIN TW XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN772 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANJABEBU ASRAT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Anjabebu Asrat to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 8 to October 31, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve as six month HIV/AIDS related Crisis Corps assignment in St. Lucia. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps [...] |
2006-05-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN785 |
CORRECTED COPY: CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO [...] (U) Corrected copy of ref A, which did not include the EST Collective as an addressee. 2. (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition d [...] |
2006-05-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN804 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JULIE CICCARONE [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Country Desk Officer Julie Ciccarone to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 22 to June 4, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend the close of service conference for Peace Corps volunteers as well as attending training [...] |
2006-05-10 16:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN816 |
DELIVERED: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza by fax to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs for the governments of Antigua and Barbuda (diplomatic note 0547), Barbados (diplomatic note 0548), Dominica (diplomatic note 0549), St. Kitts and Nevi [...] |
2006-05-11 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV KPAO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN826 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD PYLE TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Special Services Officer, Richard Pyle to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 11 to May 17, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet staff and volunteers in St. Kitts and St. Lucia. 2. Embassy Bridgetown would like to [...] |
2006-05-12 19:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA SC ST XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN829 |
MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...] |
2006-05-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN841 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TRAVEL TO GRENADA [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to the following persons for travel to Grenada on or about May 23, 2006. Nidhi Tandon Shannon Pritchard Hannah Dupal Anna Biroo Christine Wilson Catherine Ormond Mary Seraphin Julia Winston Dauphine Cato Ammorelle Edwards Joclyn Trumpet [...] |
2006-05-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA GJ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN85 |
ST. VINCENT OPPOSITION CHALLENGES ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has challenged the outcome of the nation's December 7, 2005, election, in which the ruling Unity Labor Party (ULP) won 12 Parliamentary seats to the NDP's 3. Charging that voting irregularities could have alt [...] |
2006-01-13 14:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM VC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN855 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL TAYLOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to USAID personnel Michael Taylor for travel to Grenada on May 23 - 25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings related to the review and close out of GBAR SME activity at Belmont Estate. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not req [...] |
2006-05-16 21:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA GJ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN87 |
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AI [...] The following is in response to questions posed by reftel. -------------------------- Preparedness/Communication -------------------------- 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs [...] |
2006-01-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN875 |
DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...] |
2006-05-19 18:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN877 |
PETROCARIBE UPDATE #21 - CHAVEZ MAY ALLOW PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Director of Simpson Oil Limited (SOL) believes that Venezuela may work through SOL to import and distribute PetroCaribe fuel in the Eastern Caribbean. Such a move would contradict PetroCaribe's design as a government-only oil agreement. SOL used its participation [...] |
2006-05-19 21:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
| 06BRIDGETOWN889 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CAMACHO FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation Safety Inspector Joaquin Camacho for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on May 31, 2006. Mr. Camacho will perform en-route inspections to "certificate Holder Coastal Air as part of work program." [...] |
2006-05-23 17:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN890 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HALLDORSON, BACHMAN, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Treasury Advisors Marvin Halldorson, Shirley Bachman, and Rickey Hector for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 4-30. Mr. Halldorson departs June 24. The Treasury Advisors will conduct a Gaming Course Phase I and Internet Gaming workshop [...] |
2006-05-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN891 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO COTTER FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offical, Office of International Affairs (OIA) Patrick Cotter to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from June 3-10, 2006. Mr. Cotter will attend the Third Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition in colla [...] |
2006-05-24 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN896 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NOAA EMPLOYEES FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employees Jeffrey Breiwick, Robert Rownell, Phillip Clapham, Megan Dohahue, Douglas Demaster, Peggy Krahn, Rick Leduc, Da [...] |
2006-05-25 19:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY EFIS OTRA AMGT KSCA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN899 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HAMILTON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. O'Neil Hamilton to travel to Antigua for the period May 30 to June 2, 2006 and to Dominica June 6-10, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct four Public Outreach 101 training workshops. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not requir [...] |
2006-05-25 19:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OTRA AC DO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN906 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BERNARD LINK FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Bernard E. Link, Regional Environmental Officer, for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 4-10, 2006. Mr. Link will participate in the Third Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition in collaboration with the 12th Annual Wider Caribbean Was [...] |
2006-05-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN910 |
CLOCK TICKING (LOUDLY) ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the second ad hoc CARICOM Attorneys General meeting in Jamaica (Reftel A), Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley requested a meeting with Ambassador Kramer to discuss the urgency of getting USG commitment for [...] |
2006-05-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN911 |
BARBADOS/TRINIDAD MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE: THE [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Teresa Marshall invited representatives from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. to the MFA for a private briefing on the recently settled Barbados/Trinidad maritime boundary dispute. Marshall painted a picture of slipper [...] |
2006-05-26 19:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS EPET EFIS PREL BB TT XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RICHARD DAVIS FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Richard Davis, Management and Program Analyst, Center for Disease Control (CDC), for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 4-11, 2006. Mr. Davis will participate in the Third Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition and will present the PAH [...] |
2006-05-26 20:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA KSCA AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN924 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KRUSE AND HILLARY FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service employees Edward Kruse and Anne Hillary. Mr. Kruse will visit Antigua and Barbuda June 5-9, to meet with the Caribbean Health Institute and government representatives on [...] |
2006-05-30 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AC ST XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CIOMPERLIK FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Michael Ciomperlik, Entomologist, Plant Protection and Quarantine Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture for travel to Barbados July 13-21, 2006, and September 24-October 7, 2006. Mr. Ciompe [...] |
2006-05-31 21:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN937 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WACKOWSKI AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Stephen Wackowski, Professional Staff Member, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (SCOM) for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis June 14-21, 2006. Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Todd Bertoson, Senator Ted Ste [...] |
2006-05-31 21:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP AFIN SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN944 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HURR AND VON GIEJER [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Representative Allan Hurr and TSA Senior Aviation Security Inspector Dan Von Giejer for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis June 5-9, 2006. The travelers will assess security conditions and inspect the [...] |
2006-06-01 20:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN950 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered via fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #685, Barbados #686, Dominica #687, St. Kitts #688, St. Lucia #689, St. Vincent #690, and Grenada #691) on June 1, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were mailed on June 2, 2006. 2. P [...] |
2006-06-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN951 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MCLANAHAN AND ALLAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Officials Elizabeth McLanahan, International Affairs Specialist, and Heather Allan, International Affairs Fellow, for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 5-7, 2006. Travelers will attend [...] |
2006-06-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV AC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN952 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OLTMANS AND JOHNSON [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Officials Samuel J. Oltmans, Physicist, and Bryan J. Johnson, Chemist, for travel to Barbados June 25-30, 2006. Travelers will set up a surface ozone monitoring site and balloon oz [...] |
2006-06-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY SENV BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN953 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LISA ANDREWS FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lisa Andrews, National Park Service, Outdoor/Educational Specialist, Big Cypress National Preserve, for travel to Grenada June 19 - July 1, 2006. Ms. Andrews will provide technical assistance to the Grenada Park Flight Project on behalf of t [...] |
2006-06-02 18:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY SCUL SENV KSCA GJ XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. IWC DELEGATION [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to members of the U.S. International Whaling Commission (IWC) Delegation for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis. Members of the delegation will begin arriving on/about June 7, and will depart o/a June 22. The delegation will attend the 58th Annual [...] |
2006-06-07 14:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ETRD SENV EFIS KSCA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN968 |
THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer traveled to Tokyo in May to meet Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other officials. Accompanied by Antigua Minister for Tourism Harold Lovell and the country's new Ambassador to Japan and representative to the International Wh [...] |
2006-06-07 19:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OFDP OVIP SENV JA XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN978 |
CUBAN-EASTERN CARIBBEAN LOVE AFFAIR CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuba and the Eastern Caribbean continued their very public romance in May. The St. Lucia Prime Minister traveled to Havana and returned with a pledge from Cuba to train 300 St. Lucian nurses, while his Government praised the "wonders" of Cuba's eye care assistance program. Dom [...] |
2006-06-08 18:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID CU XL |
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED IN THE EASTERN [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Freedom of the press is threatened in the Eastern Caribbean by governments that are increasingly intolerant of criticism. Government officials in several countries have threatened to impose legal standards upon what they complain is an unrestrained media that engages in li [...] |
2006-06-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN992 |
EASTERN CARIBBEAN DELAYS ENTERING CARICOM SINGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: CARICOM's delay in setting up a special fund for less developed countries threatens to further postpone the entry of the small nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) into the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The OECS members made the establishm [...] |
2006-06-09 19:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL XL |
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COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WHALEY FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to David Whaley, Professional Staff Member, House Resources Committee (HRESO), for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis from June 15-21, 2006. Mr. Whaley will attend the International Whaling Commission's 58th Annual Meeting as part of the U.S. Deleg [...] |
2006-06-09 20:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN994 |
STAFFING DATA REQUEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 21:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON BB XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN997 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USPS AND DOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dennis Delehanty, Director of Postal Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, U.S. Dept. of State; Michael Regan, Director, International Postal Affairs, U.S. Postal Service; Brian Hutchins, International Postal Affairs Specialist, U.S [...] |
2006-06-09 21:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC VC XL |
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ILC - JAMAICA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR PROFESSOR [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica requesting USG support for the candidacy of Professor Stephen Vasciannie for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...] |
2006-09-22 11:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA UNSC JM XL |
| 06GEORGETOWN151 |
GUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF RIO GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana has assumed chairmanship of the Rio Group from Argentina. At the handing over ceremony FonMin Insanally emphasized that the group will focus on democracy and human rights, poverty alleviation, and multilateralism under Guyana's stewardship. Guyana has a proud history of l [...] |
2006-02-13 20:39:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EU HA XM XL GY UN |
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CARICOM QUESTIONS ON MINISTERIAL AGENDA AND [...] (U) Ambassador met with CARICOM A/SYG for Community and Foreign Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson, March 1 to briefly discuss upcoming ministerial with Secretary Rice. Granderson gave Ambassador a non-paper containing CARICOM's proposed agenda, questions pertaining to the working meals, [...] |
2006-03-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL |
| 06GEORGETOWN21 |
CARICOM A/SGY DISCUSSES PROPOSED MINISTERIAL [...] (U) On January 4, Ambassador and DCM met with Ambassador Colin Granderson, CARICOM A/SGY for Foreign and Community Relations, to discuss the agenda for the Secretary's proposed February meeting with CARICOM SIPDIS foreign ministers. 2. (SBU) Granderson is awaiting responses from CARICOM [...] |
2006-01-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL CARICOM |
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CUBA ON DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE IN CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Cuba's Ambassador to Guyana and CARICOM, Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, presented his credentials to CARICOM SYG Edwin Carrington March 10. In his remarks, Castellanos said that Cuba planned to establish four new diplomatic missions in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Vincent and the [...] |
2006-03-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GY XL CU |
| 06GEORGETOWN258 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO [...] DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms. She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the U.S.-CARICOM dialogue [...] |
2006-03-17 20:25:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM |
| 06GEORGETOWN299 |
PROPOSED AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR [...] an extension of the waiver for CBI (which expired in December 2005) 2. possibility of negotiating an appropriate US-CARICOM Trade Agreement 3. a re-configured Trade and Investment Council and the modalities attendant hereto (as suggested by the US Secretary of State on the occasion of t [...] |
2006-03-30 19:43:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EAGR ECIN XL GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN344 |
OAS OBSERVERS FOR GUYANA, CONCERN OVER ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. OAS A/SYG Ramdin led a three-person OAS mission to Guyana April 6-11 that paves the way for an OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) with a broader role of ensuring that Guyana has elections. His visit coincided with the Guyana Elections Commission's (GECOM) capitulation that [...] |
2006-04-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM OAS XL GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN365 |
Venezuela and the Caribbean [...] Following is text of the editorial in today's Stabroek News newspaper, Guyana's leading independent newspaper. The editorial is a good reflection of the Guyanese thinking man's view of Venezuela, Chavez, and the 160 year-old boundary dispute. 2. BEGIN TEXT: It was columnist Mr. Reggie D [...] |
2006-04-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS ECIN EINV EPET EAID XL VE GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN5 |
Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches [...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...] |
2006-01-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM |
| 06GEORGETOWN519 |
GUYANA'S SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC PUSH UP IN [...] (U) Ambassador delivered demarche May 31 per reftel to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. 2. (C) Insanally is "sympathetic to Guatemala's ambition" for the Latin American non-permanent UNSC seat, but the "bugbear" remains its border issue with Belize. He referred more than once t [...] |
2006-06-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GY XL |
| 06GEORGETOWN63 |
CARICOM SYG DISCUSSES MINISTERIAL MEETING AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with CARICOM SYG Carrington January 17 to discuss proposed ministerial between Secretary and CARICOM FonMins. Carrington suggested postponing the meeting until the week of March 27. CARICOM is in general agreement with the five broad agenda topics, but requested [...] |
2006-01-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL CARICOM |
| 06GEORGETOWN651 |
NO CARICOM CONSENSUS YET ON UNSC SEAT [...] (U) Under the headline "Venezuela or Guatemala for UN seat? Caricom still undecided", the independent Stabroek News reported July 6 that the CARICOM Heads of Government have refrained from reaching consensus on a regional block vote for the UNSC seat. Guyana FonMin Insanally's comments indica [...] |
2006-07-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS UNSC CARICOM GY XL |
| 06GEORGETOWN69 |
HAITI COOL TO CARICOM OFFER TO OBSERVE, ASSIST [...] (SBU) During a meeting on a separate issue with CARICOM SYG Carrington on January 17, CARICOM A/SYG Granderson told Ambassador that "after much procrastination" Haiti had informed CARICOM that "Haiti does not really need CARICOM technical assistance for the elections". Granderson is trying to [...] |
2006-01-19 21:52:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM GY HA XL CARICOM |
| 06GEORGETOWN96 |
CARICOM TO OBSERVE HAITI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-27 19:29:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HA XL |
| 06KINGSTON1007 |
CARICOM MINISTERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY MEET TO [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement addressing security issues surrounding Cricket World Cup 2007 held in Kingston on May 19 and 21, ministers were very receptive to proposals for USG assistance, through the OAS Inter-American Committee Aga [...] |
2006-05-22 19:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS OAS PINR PREL PTER XL JM |
| 06KINGSTON1118 |
GOJ REQUEST FOR DELEGATION TO MEET STAKEHOLDERS IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In response to a request from Permanent Secretary Gilbert Scott of the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Econoff met on June 5 with Scott and with O'Neal Hamilton, Special Advisor to the Chairman, CARICOM Subcommittee on Re [...] |
2006-06-07 19:35:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL JM |
| 06KINGSTON1269 |
STATE/DHS DELEGATION DISCUSSES CRICKET WORLD CUP [...] (C) Summary: DHS A/S Randy Beardsworth led a joint State/DHS delegation meeting with Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter Phillips in Kingston on June 22 to discuss security issues surrounding Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC). Phillips proposed an international advisory group established [...] |
2006-06-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER XL JM |
| 06KINGSTON1805 |
JAMAICA: DEBT AND ANEMIC GROWTH ENCUMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 20:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR SOCI IDB IMF JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2020 |
JAMAICA: TRAFIGURA SCANDAL MAY AFFECT TIMING OF GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Trafigura scandal delineated septel has forced the resignation of Colin Campbell, Minister of Information and Development and PNP General Secretary, and may cause the Prime Minister to wait to call elections until late next year. Prior to this latest imbroglio, many observers had spec [...] |
2006-10-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET KCOR XL XK JM |
| 06KINGSTON2151 |
JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, met October 30 to discuss a range of common concerns. Minister Phillips noted that the October 26 meeting with DHS Secretary Chertoff in Port of Spain, Trinidad, had been a positive one, if somewhat shorter than CARIC [...] |
2006-10-31 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MARR XL JM |
| 06KINGSTON2189 |
JAMAICA: NEW POLL SHOWS RULING PNP AND OPPOSITION [...] (U) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) and opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are tied for public support at 32 percent each, according to the latest Bill Johnson poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. Since Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) became head of the PNP and Prime Min [...] |
2006-11-07 19:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL XK |
| 06KINGSTON2251 |
JAMAICA: OPPOSITION JAMAICAN LABOUR PARTY STAGES [...] (C) With music blaring and clouds of ganga floating in the air, the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) staged its 63rd Annual Conference November 18-19 at the National Arena in Kingston. Local media estimated the crowd of green-clad supporters in the "tens of thousands," with the vast majority watchin [...] |
2006-11-20 16:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EDU PINR SOCI XL XK JM |
| 06KINGSTON2313 |
PNP CAGEY OVER LOCAL ELECTION DATE [...] (C) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) continues its evasiveness on when elections will finally be called. During two recent private meetings with Emboffs, however, PNP officials strongly suggested that local elections would be held in January. General elections would be held, contacts [...] |
2006-11-29 19:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2314 |
(C) AIR JAMAICA: REPORTS OF MY DEMISE ARE NOT [...] (C) The GOJ simply does not grasp the dire predicament faced by Air Jamaica. The carrier literally could cease operations at any time, much like the situation with Swissair in October 2001. A cocktail of enormous and growing debt, a lack of political will to make painful and expensive choices [...] |
2006-11-29 19:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PGOV JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2328 |
JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), the Millennium Challenge Corp [...] |
2006-12-01 19:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2384 |
JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...] |
2006-12-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2396 |
JAMAICA: INPUT FOR 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] The following is keyed to reftel, para. nine: General Assessment ------------------ No acts of international terrorism of major significance occurred in Jamaica in 2006. Safe Haven Assessment --------------------- Jamaica is not known as a safe haven for terrorists or terrorist organiz [...] |
2006-12-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC JM XL |
| 06KINGSTON2409 |
JAMAICA: PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS UNFEASIBLE [...] (C) Summary: On December 18, econoff delivered ref. A talking points to O'Neil Hamilton, Special Advisor to Minister of National Security (MNS) Peter Phillips. On December 19, DCM reiterated the points to MNS Permanent Secretary Gilbert Scott, and econoff followed up with SIPDIS Hamilton o [...] |
2006-12-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR KJUS XL |
| 06KINGSTON563 |
GOJ'S RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) March 16, Poloff delivered reftel talking points via facsimile to Joy Wheeler, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. On March 20, Poloff received a response from Karl Hamilton, Ministry of National Security, through Claudette Francis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] |
2006-03-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL JM |
| 06NASSAU442 |
SCENESETTER FOR NASSAU CARICOM MINISTERIAL: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's March 21-22 meeting in Nassau with CARICOM foreign ministers offers an opportunity to frame a positive, forward-looking agenda for our relations with the Caribbean. With the Haitian elections behind us, the ministerial will allow us to reinvigorate our cooperation [...] |
2006-03-14 21:10:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF ECON ETRD OTRA PGOV PREL SNAR XL |
| 06PARAMARIBO736 |
NO RESPONSE YET IN SURINAME TO CARICOM ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA XL NS |
| 06PARIS1732 |
FRANCE ON EXPANDING UN PARTICIPATION OF DEPENDENT [...] Deputy Polcouns discussed reftel points on rights of dependent territories March 16 and again March 17 with MFA IO Political Affairs DAS-equivalent Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, whose office is also responsible for decolonization issues but does not deal directly with the UN Economic Commission f [...] |
2006-03-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL FR PGOV ECON XL UNO ECLAC |
| 06PORTOFPAIN568 |
CABLE TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad affiliate of DIRECTV has threatened legal action against T&T cable company Columbus Communications if Columbus does not cease illegally broadcasting HBO U.S. signals. The threat appears to be partly directed at the T&T regulator, which as yet has taken no action to require C [...] |
2006-05-08 19:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1333 |
T&T WILL NOT "SOFTEN" RESOLUTION ON ABOLITION OF [...] In a planned double-pronged approach to the MFA, Polchief shared the U.S. preferred language for preambular paragraph 8, on November 17, with MFA Multilateral Division Director Susan Gordon. The Ambassador then raised the issue with Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnold Piggott, the order of con [...] |
2006-11-20 18:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1344 |
MANNING AND CHERTOFF: CLOSER COLLABORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: T&T Prime Minister Manning hosted DHS Secretary Chertoff for a bilateral meeting on October 26, SIPDIS prior to a multilateral meeting with CARICOM representatives (reported septel). In the meeting, Manning assured Secretary Chertoff on Cricket World Cup security preparations [...] |
2006-11-22 17:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1349 |
SECRETARY AND CARICOM: BROAD DIALOGUE NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary Chertoff,s October 26 meeting with CARICOM representatives highlighted the potential for greater cooperation building on existing structures for Cricket World Cup 2007. CARICOM is happy to receive assistance for Cricket World Cup, and further collaboration on interdic [...] |
2006-11-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EAID XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1394 |
DEALINE LOOMING ON APIS LEGISLATION [...] On December 5, Ambassador Austin delivered Reftel talking points to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph, regarding the urgent need for enactment of legislation relative to the Advance Passenger Information System before December 25. In addition, the Ambassador raised the issue earlie [...] |
2006-12-07 18:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR KJUS PGOV PREL TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1445 |
PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS UNFEASIBLE:T&T RESPONSE [...] Ambassador Austin delivered the points contained in Reftel to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph, discussing them with the minister on three separate occasions. The Ambassador emphasized to Joseph the technical impossibility, at this late stage in the development of the software for [...] |
2006-12-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR KJUS XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN164 |
T&T'S FOREIGN MINISTER PREVIEWS CARICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Gift previewed the agenda for the February 9-10 CARICOM Intersessional meeting. Gift expects PetroCaribe will generate significant debate at the meeting. He also anticipates that CARICOM's relations with Haiti will warm some after the meeting. Gift inquired ab [...] |
2006-02-02 19:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN204 |
CARICOM ON CRICKET WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of Grenada provided a mid-morning press briefing on February 9 during the CARICOM Inter-Sessional meeting on the state of play of Cricket World Cup (CWC) preparations and the status of West Indies cricket more generally. Mitchell opened by noting that West I [...] |
2006-02-13 19:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN217 |
CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL WRAP-UP: PETROCARIBE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the final press conference of the 17th CARICOM Inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting, members announced that they had resolved two of the most contentious issues, Haiti's status in CARICOM and PetroCaribe. On PetroCaribe, T&T decided to support suspension of the common [...] |
2006-02-14 20:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ETRD EPET XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN489 |
OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND - TRINIDAD [...] Post is pleased to comment on reftel report of a possible OPIC-supported investment fund. AIC has had a presence in T&T since 2003. We understand that it was founded and is controlled by Jamaican Michael Lee-Chin, now residing in Canada. In July 2005, Central Bank Governor Williams spoke at [...] |
2006-04-25 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC EFIN TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN529 |
JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Energy dominated the visit of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller to Trinidad April 24-26. Regional crime, drug trafficking and security concerns relating to the 2007 Cricket World Cup also figured in discussions she had with T&T PM Patrick Manning. No new agreements came [...] |
2006-04-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD PREL TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN568 |
CABLE TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad affiliate of DIRECTV has threatened legal action against T&T cable company Columbus Communications if Columbus does not cease illegally broadcasting HBO U.S. signals. The threat appears to be partly directed at the T&T regulator, which as yet has taken no action to require C [...] |
2006-05-08 19:22:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN662 |
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: APPROACH TO TRINIDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 15:04:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR WTRO TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN663 |
WTO WAIVER FOR CBTPA BENEFICIARIES [...] A/DCM delivered points from reftel on June 1 to Razia Ali, MFA Director for International Trade. Ali appreciated the fact that we were approaching other beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Ali had raise [...] |
2006-06-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO OAS TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN671 |
OAS: HELMS-BURTON RESOLUTION AND SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) A/DCM made reftel demarche early on June 1 with Kathleen Seenarine, MFA Americas Department acting director. Seenarine said she was familiar with both issues, having prepared the briefing book for Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift. She committed to convey our request at once via email to t [...] |
2006-06-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL XL TD MX |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN672 |
OAS: HELMS-BURTON RESOLUTION AND SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) A/DCM made reftel demarche early on June 1 with Kathleen Seenarine, MFA Americas Department acting director. Seenarine said she was familiar with both issues, having prepared the briefing book for Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift. She committed to convey our request at once via email to t [...] |
2006-06-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL XL TD MX |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN690 |
CWC ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE: DETAILS WOULD BE [...] (U) Political Officer delivered the demarche contained reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk, Multilateral Affairs Desk and Protocol Office (as each office has a hand due to how this assistance is proposed to be delivered), and passed a copy to the Office of the Prime Minist [...] |
2006-06-05 17:32:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER OAS XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN787 |
PARAGUAY TO MEET CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON WTO [...] A brief AP story appeared in the June 28 Trinidad Express business supplement regarding Paraguay and the waiver in the World Trade Organization (reftels) for countries enjoying benefits of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). The article, reporting on a recent meeting in Guyana, [...] |
2006-06-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO EAID TD XL |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN807 |
T&T MFA ON UPCOMING UN ISSUES [...] (C) Political Officer and Political Assistant/Reader met with Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ms. Roanna Gopaul, on July 5 to discuss the UN Security Council election. Gopaul indicated that T&T had not yet decided between Guatemala and Venezuela, and was well aware of the U.S. posit [...] |
2006-07-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA SMIG XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN841 |
T&T MFA ON CARICOM'S UNSC CANDIDATE CRITERIA [...] (C) Political Officer met with Ms. Sandra Honore, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs CARICOM division on July 13. She stated, in no uncertain terms, that the CARICOM communique issued after the St. Kitts Heads of Government Meeting in early July outlines a clear set of criteria that any [...] |
2006-07-14 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN849 |
IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY DETAILS CARICOM CWC [...] (C) According to Lancelot Sellman, Director of CARICOM's Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), the decisions made at the July 3 Heads of Government meeting will allow Cricket World Cup (CWC) security preparations to move forward at full speed. He clarified the establishment o [...] |
2006-07-18 11:37:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR CVIS KCRM CARICOM XL TD |
| 06SANJOSE2259 |
RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING [...] Summary. Energy production and distribution in Costa Rica are controlled by two parastatal entities. If the U.S.- Central America-DR Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is ratified and comes into force before the March 2008 deadline, CAFTA-DR will require opening of some sectors of the economy, b [...] |
2006-10-13 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV XK XL XM |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1418 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CIVIL [...] Per reftel, Embassy contacted the following pro-democracy civil society organizations to encourage their registration as "Special Guests" to attend the OAS General Assembly: -- Human Rights Institute Santo Domingo, -- Foundation for Institutionality and Justice (FINJUS), -- Center for Integra [...] |
2006-05-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OAS PREL PHUM XK XL XM XR XS |
| 06SANTODOMINGO3759 |
CODEL ENGEL: HAITIAN ISSUES DOMINATE VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 9-10 Congressional visit led by Rep. Eliot Engel touched some of the most sensitive points in the Dominican psyche. The group had intended to learn about a range of issues, but their trip, truncated by a late departure from Washington, was defined in the Dominican [...] |
2006-12-18 18:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR PHUM PREF PREL EWWT DR XL OREP ELAB |
| 06SANTODOMINGO947 |
UN ECLAC: DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEMARCHE - [...] Embassy political officer met with MFA under secretary for economic affairs and trade negotiations Juan Guiliani Cury on March 16 to deliver reftel demarche opposing Caricom efforts to allow associate members to participate in ECOSOC and subordinate bodies. Political officer emphasized the ex [...] |
2006-03-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECLAC XL DR |
| 06THEHAGUE311 |
NETHERLANDS/CARIBBEAN: MOD ON CARRIER PORT CALL [...] (U) This contains an information request for State Department (paragraph 6). 2. (C) Summary: DATT and poloffs met on January 9 with Major General Bertholee, Director of Operational Readiness, The Netherlands Defense Staff, Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss Caribbean Lion (CL), Part [...] |
2006-02-10 14:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS SNAR NT VE XL |
| 06THEHAGUE353 |
NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: DUTCH CABINET HAS [...] (C) This is an action/guidance request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet is seized with the issue of proposed carrier port calls to the Netherlands Antilles and is expected to discuss it, as well as the upcoming Caribbean Lion exercise, at the February 17 cabinet meeti [...] |
2006-02-16 10:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE |
| 06THEHAGUE386 |
NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: GONL WILL APPROVE [...] (C) The MFA has informed us that the GONL would approve a formal request for a carrier visit by USS George Washington to St. Maarten in mid-April. They would also approve cruiser and destroyer visits to Curacao and Aruba. 2. (C) In a conversation February 21 with CDA, Marion Kappeyne van d [...] |
2006-02-22 06:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1001 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NORTON AND HIGGS FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Gregory Norton, Special Agent, NCIS and Ms. Tracy Higgs, Special Agent, NCIS for travel to Barbados from August 12 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to liaise with USMLO, RSO, DEA and host nations' law enforcement [...] |
2007-08-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1021 |
ST. LUCIAN HOUSING MINISTER RICHARD FREDERICK MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucian Housing Minister, Richard Frederick, returned for police questioning on July 18 as part of an investigation against Frederick's alleged customs violations. Various authorities and observers are concerned that the Director of Public Prosecutions will not pursue the cas [...] |
2007-08-15 18:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1025 |
EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING, [...] (SBU) In response to the latest tracking of Tropical Storm Dean, Ambassador Ourisman chaired an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, attended by A/DCM, P/E, RSO, DET CDR, LEGATT, DEA, IRS, CON, ORA, IPO, MLO, USAID, OFDALAC, PAS, and GSO. Also in attendance [...] |
2007-08-15 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BB CASC XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1028 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] |
2007-08-16 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1029 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] |
2007-08-16 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1032 |
HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #1 [...] (U) As of August 16, Tropical Storm Dean intensified to a category two hurricane, moving toward the west at approximately 23 mph, with maximum sustained winds of up to 100 mph. As of 1700 hours, Hurricane Dean was located 210 miles east-northeast of Barbados and approximately 305 miles east o [...] |
2007-08-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAID XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1033 |
HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #1 [...] (U) As of August 16, Tropical Storm Dean intensified to a category two hurricane, moving toward the west at approximately 23 mph, with maximum sustained winds of up to 100 mph. As of 1700 hours, Hurricane Dean was located 210 miles east-northeast of Barbados and approximately 305 miles east o [...] |
2007-08-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAID XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1035 |
HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #2 [...] (U) At approximately 0200 hours EST, Hurricane Dean made its way past Barbados as a Category-2 hurricane. Dean's center was approximately 85 miles east-southeast of Martinique and 90 miles north-northwest of Barbados, traveling at a rate of 23 mph and with winds up to 100 mph. Embassy Bridget [...] |
2007-08-17 17:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1037 |
HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FROM THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Many Eastern Caribbean countries are still formulating their delegations to the 62nd UN General Assembly. Eastern Caribbean delegations will not require interpretation services. Post also informed all married Heads of Government of the First Lady's Event on Literacy and Health, September 24, [...] |
2007-08-17 18:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1038 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] |
2007-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1039 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] |
2007-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN104 |
ST. LUCIA: NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Rufus Bousquet, visited the U.S. Embassy in Barbados on January 18 to discuss his visa ineligibility with the Consul General. FM Bousquet also paid a courtesy call on the DCM, who asked about APIS legislation for Cricket World Cup an [...] |
2007-01-30 21:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1042 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARSTELLER AND DONNELLY FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Suzanne Marsteller, Special Agent, NCIS and Mr. Thomas Donnelly, Special Agent, NCIS for travel to Saint Lucia from August 19 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to liaise with host nation law enforcement and also to p [...] |
2007-08-18 17:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1043 |
HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #3 [...] On August 17, Hurricane Dean moved away from the Eastern Caribbean Region, making way for national assessments team to perform damage and needs assessments. As of the end of business day, Regional Rapid Needs Assessment Teams (RNATs), assembled by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Syst [...] |
2007-08-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1052 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ARMBRISTER AND MORRIS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OFDA/IRG Consultant Beryl Armbrister and OFDA/IRG Instructor Terry Morris to travel to St. Lucia o/a September 9-15, 2007 to deliver training for instruction course. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions [...] |
2007-08-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1054 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] |
2007-08-21 18:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1055 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORE [...] Post reqests the Department's assistance in screening thefollowing candidate who has been nominatedfor training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominated f [...] |
2007-08-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1056 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] |
2007-08-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1060 |
DECLARATION OF DISASTER: DOMINICA AND ST. LUCIA [...] As a result of the passage of Hurricane Dean on August 16/17 the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the governments of St. Lucia and the Commonwealth of Dominica to respond, is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. government assistance, and is in [...] |
2007-08-22 21:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAID ST DO XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1087 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WALTON AND PESARE FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Jeffrey L. Walton, Supervisory Special Agent, NCIS and Mr. Jean-Paul G. Pesare, Special Agent, NCIS for travel to Barbados from September 06 - 07, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to attend a meeting with U.S Embassy of [...] |
2007-08-27 17:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1098 |
AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S VISIT TO ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ourisman traveled to Antigua and Barbuda August 15-16, 2007, with Embassy Bridgetown USAID Director for the Eastern Caribbean and the Regional Security Officer. The Ambassador met privately with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, as well as Minister of Health, John Maginley. The [...] |
2007-08-29 17:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PGOV PREL XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1099 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CARLTON DUNCAN TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Carlton Duncan, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, OCOO, OD, CDC, HHS, to travel to Barbados to facilitate an orientation for the HIV Prevention Activity for the Caribbean region, September 05 - September 14, 2007. 2. Understand no Embassy assis [...] |
2007-08-30 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA CDCC EAID US BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1114 |
ST. LUCIA PM SIR JOHN COMPTON ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton's health has starkly deteriorated. On September 1, he was flown to Martinique where he is currently on life support. Compton's chosen successor, current Acting Prime Minister Stephenson King, appears positioned to officially succeed him [...] |
2007-09-04 20:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1121 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ARMBRISTER AND MORRIS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OFDA/IRG Consultant Beryl Armbrister and OFDA/IRG Instructor Terry Morris to travel to St. Lucia o/a September 9-15, 2007 to deliver training for instruction course. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, [...] |
2007-09-05 16:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA EAID ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1135 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ABELAR AND HIGGS FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Hector Abelar, Special Agent, NCIS and Ms. Tracy Higgs, Special Agent, NCIS for travel to Barbados from September 18 - 23, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to liaise with USMLO and RSO and to provide support for a Unit [...] |
2007-09-05 19:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1145 |
REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] |
2007-09-06 19:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1147 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MILLINGTON TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to LCDR Robert C. Millington, USN, from September 07 - September 14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is for the implementation and training of the Defence Travel System (DTS) to USMLO staff. 2. Embassy points of contact are C [...] |
2007-09-06 21:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1168 |
ST LUCIA PRIME MINISTER JOHN COMPTON PASSES AWAY [...] Prime Minister of St. Lucia Sir John Compton passed away on September 7 from a series of strokes and other complications. He was 82 years old. Compton led St. Lucia to independence from the United Kingdom in 1979, becoming the island state's first prime minister. He also served as Premier o [...] |
2007-09-10 20:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1170 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO O?NEAL FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mrs. Mitzi O?Neal, Special Agent, NCIS for travel to Barbados from September 18 - 23, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to liaise with USMLO and RSO and to provide support for a United States naval ship visiting Bridgetown [...] |
2007-09-10 21:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1192 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GORMLEY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Wilma Gormley to travel to Barbados o/a September 23-29 2007. The purpose of this visit is to work with CHART to establish a budget and SOW for the CHART Network. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID HIV Specialist, Angela [...] |
2007-09-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1196 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CAIN AND KIDD [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Clarence Cain, CENTAM Project Manager and Mr. Robert Kidd, Executive Director, for travel to Barbados from September 19 - 21, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to meet with officials at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency [...] |
2007-09-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1203 |
DOMINICA AFTER DEAN -- VENEZUELA WILL HELP US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dominica has been promised assistance from Venezuela to improve infrastructure, particularly roads and retaining walls, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean from August 16-17. These pledges far outstrip the modest assistance the USG has been able to provide to date, giving Hugo [...] |
2007-09-14 19:15:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL VE DO XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1204 |
MRS. GONSALVES ACCEPTS INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON [...] Per reftel instructions, invitations was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Note (Antigua and Barubda #0848, Barbados #0849, St. Vincent #0850) on September 6, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post was informed through a telephone conversation [...] |
2007-09-14 20:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1205 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEONARD O/A SEPTEMBER 14-30, 2007. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Julie Leonard, USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor, from O/A September 14-30, 2007. The purpose of her visit is to provide OFDA/LAC coverage (preparedness and response) to the Eastern Caribbean Hurricane Season 2007. 2. Embassy po [...] |
2007-09-14 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ASEC OTRA CS BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1206 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROGERS FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Major Ronald Rogers, USSOUTHCOM, for travel to Barbados from September 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to brief the MLO on the Command Strategy ? 2016 and to receive an overview and tour of the RSS Central Liaiso [...] |
2007-09-14 21:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1207 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROGERS FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Major Ronald Rogers, USSOUTHCOM, for travel to Barbados from September 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this mission is to brief the MLO on the Command Strategy - 2016 and to receive an overview and tour of the RSS Central Liaison [...] |
2007-09-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1213 |
REGIONAL AIRLINE COMPETITION AND THE AMERICAN [...] (U) The Government of St. Lucia recently granted American Eagle fifth freedom rights to operate flights between St. Lucia and Barbados beginning on September 5 and future service between St. Lucia and Trinidad. The announcement created significant division between the LIAT shareholder governm [...] |
2007-09-17 21:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ELAB PREL PGOV CASC ASEC XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1225 |
ST. LUCIA'S NEW CABINET SPORTS FAMILIAR NAMES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 9, 2007, Prime Minister Stephenson King was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia, following Sir John Compton's death on September 7th. King appointed his new cabinet on September 12th but made few changes to his predecessor's cabinet. The new cabinet is most notab [...] |
2007-09-19 21:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1226 |
COMPTON FUNERAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. TIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton's funeral was extremely well-attended, with 1000 guests at the cathedral and hundreds more outside. Attendees included diplomatic dignitaries from around the world. Compton's friendship with the United States was well-documented in the provided program. The fu [...] |
2007-09-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV PREL ST XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN123 |
CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) In response to reftels, it is Embassy Bridgetown's assessment that the Eastern Caribbean countries would be highly unlikely to accept migrants or to operate camps to detain migrants. All seven of the Eastern Caribbean islands, and especially the northernmost three--Antigua and Barbuda, Do [...] |
2007-02-01 21:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN124 |
EASTERN CARIBBEAN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In response to ref A request, Embassy Bridgetown has identified a number of women who hold leadership positions and have been influential in their countries and the region. Some, like Barbados' Dame Billie Miller, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Carol Jacobs, Chair of the Board of th [...] |
2007-02-01 21:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1247 |
Encouraging Contributions to the Special Tribunal for [...] Per reftel instructions, demarche was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0911, Barbados #0912, Dominica # 0913, St. Kitts #0914, St. Lucia # 0915, St. Vincent #0916) on September 19, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will re [...] |
2007-09-24 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PTER LE XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN125 |
GRENADA'S SCRAMBLE FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Among local media predictions for the new year is one of increased People's Republic of China (PRC) efforts to gain influence on the United States' back doorstep, in the Caribbean, and specifically within CARICOM. Several local commentators have called for Grenada and CARICOM to [...] |
2007-02-01 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PINR PHUM CASC GJ CH CU VE XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1254 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RICHTSMEIER [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Linda Richtsmeier, GS-12, Quality Assurance Representative, DESC Americas, for travel to Barbados on October 25, 2007. The purpose of travel is to conduct an Into-Plane Audit at the Grantley Adams International Airport fuel te [...] |
2007-09-26 15:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BB XL |
| 07BRIDGETOWN1256 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) During her September 19-21 visit to St. Kitts and Nevis to celebrate that nation's National Day |