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Caricom
Talks could lead to real Guyana democracy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - The governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP) and the Opposition parties in Guyana are locked in a unique governance struggle in which two com

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Caricom
JAMAICA-GAMING-Construction of first licensed casino to begin shortly

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Construction of the first licensed casino on the island is scheduled to begin in a few months.

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Caricom
JAMAICA-COURT-Lawyers to appeal Vybz Kartel murder conviction

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Lawyers for the popular dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel ((Adidja Palmer), who was found guilty of murder on Thursday, say they intend to appeal the conviction following a

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Caricom
JAMAICA-COURT-Choas as supporters of Vybz Kartel descend on Supreme Court

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Chaos erupted on Thursday afternoon as supporters of dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel who is being tried for murder, protested on the outskirts of the Supreme Court in

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Caricom
JAMAICA-COURT- Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel guilty of murder

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police stepped up security in the capital, Kingston on Thursday after the popular dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) was found guilty of murdering Clive “Liza

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Grenada government defends amending Economic Citizenship legislation

government has defended its decision to amend legislation allowing for persons who apply for citizenship under the island’s Citizenship by Investment Programme not to have their names made public

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-MEDIA-Journalist “banned” from covering assignment at President’s Office

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The NEWSDAY newspaper Friday said that its senior investigative reporter Andre Bagoo had been banned from attending a media event at the Office of the President, “d

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Caricom
UNITED STATES-MIGRATION-US arrest suspected Bahamian human smugglers

FLORIDA, CMC - The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA) says it has arrested two Bahamian men suspected of smuggling seven migrants, including Haitians, into the country.

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Caricom
BAHAMAS-MIGRATION-Bahamas and Haiti to discuss illegal migration

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas and Haiti will hold talks in Port au Prince next week on the vexing issue of illegal migration, Prime Minister Perry Christie has said.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-CDB funds for development projects in Bahamas and Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is making available more than US$18 million in loans to the Bahamas and Barbados for various development projects.

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Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves
Regional Commission to address the issues regarding marijuana use mandated by CARICOM Heads

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have mandated that a Regional Commission be set

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Caricom
CARICOM Accepts Report on Antigua Led Inter-Faith Conference

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – March 13, 2014………CARICOM Heads of Government have endorsed the Report from Prime Minister, Dr. Hon.

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Communique Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fifth Inter-sessional Meeting of The Conference…

The Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St.

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Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadine
CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Commun

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Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves
CARICOM defends silence in St. Kitts and Nevis

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 12TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is defending its “silence” on the ongoing political situation in St.

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Above: current CARICOM Chairman and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy (Photo: OPRM)
Martinique Continues Push For Associate Membership in CARICOM

Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy’s historic visit to the CARICOM Heads of Government conference is part of a bid for associate membership status in the regional bloc.

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Foreign Minister Camillo Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines chats with his Bajan counterpart McLean (photo by Kingsley Roberts)
Incoming CARICOM Chair blasts its structures

Caribbean news. MONDAY MARCH 10, 2014; BUCCAMENT BAY, ST.

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