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Russia says hopes for U.N. resolution on Syria this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes the U.N.
Vote for Merkel Seen as Victory for Austerity
BRUSSELS — As Angela Merkel savored the results of Germany’s national elections, newspapers on the left and right in Greece on Monday gave the same mournful assessment of what the result means be
Regional diplomats appointed to key OAS bodies
WASHINGTON, CMC – Barbados Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), John Beale, has been appointed Vice Chair of a Working Group that will lead discussions on the St
Muslim leader blanks Commission of Inquiry
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prominent Barbadian jurist Sir David Simmons Monday called on the Trinidad and Tobago government to review the Commission of Inquiry legislation after the leader of
Bermuda set to allow cruise ships to operate casinos in port
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - While Bermuda wrestles with the thorny topic of introducing casinos to the island, cruise ship passengers could soon be allowed to gamble on board their vessels while in po
Caribbean, Latin American leaders likely to discuss spying, development at U.N. meeting
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff cancelled a U.S.
Business group wants reduction in VAT in order to spur economic activity
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St.
‘Plant on unused Caroni lands’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Take back Caroni lands that are lying fallow and use them to produce food, says Independent Senator Subhas Ramkhelawan.
Barbados seeking to lure investors from Britain and United States
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler is leading a delegation to Britain and the United States hoping to attract new investments to Barbados.
Haiti: Deaths Continue to Rise Three Years After Cholera Outbreak
New statistics have been released showing that the cholera epidemic that affects Haiti, which has infected more than 600,000 people, has reached a death toll of 8,190 three years after its outbre
On the occasion of our coming of age
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Republic Day has huge significance in the history and development of T&T, but how many people appreciate and understand it?
Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 37 years of Republicanism
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 37th anniversary of being a republic on Tuesday with political leaders saying the head of state saying the mistakes over the pa
Fighting Said to Continue in Kenyan Mall
NAIROBI, Kenya — The bloody standoff at a Kenyan shopping mall entered its fourth, confused day on Tuesday as government forces said they were picking off the militants who stormed the upscale sh
Guyana condemns attack terrorist attack in Kenya
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has condemned the terrorist attack on Narobi's Westgate Shopping Mall over the last weekend that left more than 60 people dead including a Trinidad and Tobago nat
Trinidadian among dozens killed in Kenya mall siege
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A Trinidadian national, employed as a research economist in Kenya, was among several people killed when Shabab militant attackers held up Narobi's Westgate Shopping
Hopes surge for Sparrow on the mend
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - SENTIMENTS of relief surged internationally following the (authorised) announcement that the Mighty Sparrow, born Slinger Francisco, had emerged from a coma in the New Y
Caribbean economies in crisis
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - In 1998, Red Plastic Bag (RPB) sang a song entitled Material.
Grenada wants UN help in establishing shelter for battered women
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Grenada has asked the United Nations for assistance in establishing a one-stop crisis center for battered women and children.
CARICOM countries pledge to uphold rights of disabled citizens
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their commitments to ensuring the rights of the disabled community in the region noting also that internationally agreed
