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Latin America’s Pacific Alliance
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Even as Chinese President Xi Jinpeng was making his way around the region to promote more trade and cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean, visiting Tr
Britain’s expression of regret and the reparations debate
KINGSTON, Jamaica - England's expression yesterday of sincere regret and offer of compensation for the acts of torture that a British colonial government carried out against Kenyans fighting for
Jamaica to host World Blood Donor Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Jamaica has been selected by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to host the official ceremony for World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) for the Region of the Americas, on
UNICEF concerned about child killings
KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned what it describes as the "unrelenting violence" against the nation's children, saying that a total of 16 children wer
CPJ eyes nine Caribbean countries for export
KINGSTON, Jamaica - CARIBBEAN Producers of Jamaica (CPJ) has its eye on exporting to five Caribbean countries by year-end.
‘Ja debt burden a threat to human development’
KINGSTON, Jamaica - WHILE JAMAICA continues to improve its Human Development Index (HDI) ranking, one United Nations representative has charged that the country's high debt burden, combined with
B’dos slipping
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - BARBADOS, which once featured as one of the most sought after Caribbean tourist destinations has slipped from that position while St Lucia is slowly taking over.
Stalemate over appointment of Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The appointment of the Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary seems to have hit a dead-end, as President Donald Ramotar and Opposition Leader David Granger differ
Opposition leader concerned about approach to construction of new airport
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC - Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has voiced concern about the Government’s approach to building the Argyle International airport.
PM Gonsalves to attend ALBA Bank meeting in Caracas
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is travelling to Venezuela Friday to attend a meeting of the Bolivarian Alliance for Our Americas (ALBA) Bank.
Haiti bans importation of poultry from Dominican Republic amid Avian Flu scare
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has imposed a ban on the importation and sale of meat products as well as poultry, eggs and live animals from the Dominican Republic following reports of a resu
Mitchell administration points to progress during first 100 days in office
NEW YORK, CMC – Grenada’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business, Nickolas Steele, claims the new Keith Mitchell administration has accomplished more in its first 100 days in off
PRESIDENT MARTELLY TO LAUNCH CARIBBEAN AID FOR TRADE STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy will be launched in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday 11 June.
CARICOM ACTIVE THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed concerns to the Secretary-General of the Organisation of America
Eye on energy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - RENEWABLE ENERGY will be the centrepiece of Government’s economic programme outlined by Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Rambarran: Region can grow with green economy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - he Caribbean has earned an unenviable reputation as one of the most natural disaster-prone and high debt regions in the world, Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said
Time to end Syrian conflict!
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In recent weeks, sharply contrasting views on how the United States should respond to the madness in Syria have emerged from two of America's most prominent voices.
