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GUEST OPINION Suffer the children, suffer the country

NEW YORK – Children are every country’s most vital resource. This is true not just morally, but also economically.

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Government pleased with efforts to halt human trafficking

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government says the recent arrest of two people involved in a human trafficking ring is proof that the island is making strides in addressing the issue.

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T&T trade team off to Canada

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - As the Prime Minister begins the first full day of her official four-day visit to Canada today, a trade and investment mission facilitated by InvesTT and ExporTT will co

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World Bank team to visit next month

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A World Bank mission is expected in Jamaica next month to continue work on the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS).

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Worrying signal from Mr Williams

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - t is rather worrisome that acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams should have chosen to fulsomely praise fired national security minister Jack Warner.

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Act 1 of political play

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - If Fifa’s President Sepp Blatter carries out his stated intention to have the Jack Warner matter sent before a compelling international tribunal, the former Fifa vice pr

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FIFA-CONCACAF: Warner bites the dust

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The storm that had been blowing and strengthening in the direction of Trinidad & Tobago National Security Minister Jack Warner’s direction for the last five years or so,

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‘Trini’ politics and Jack Warner

KINGSTON, Jamaica - AUSTIN 'Jack' Warner, who on Monday felt compelled to quit as Trinidad and Tobago's minister of national security, following scathing findings of a CONCACAF-authorised probe,

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‘No backlash from Jack’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday that she does not expect any backlash from her former top Government Minister, Jack Warner.

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Caribbean countries discussing healthcare associated infections

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A three-day regional workshop on the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections began here on Tuesday with Health Minister Julius Timothy warning of the increased fi

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TCI to work with Haiti to prevent illegal migration

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC - The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) says it wants to work better with Haitian authorities to prevent the flow of illegal migrants into the British O

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Amnesty International critical of Haiti

Haiti PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The London-based human rights group, Amnesty International, is accusing Haiti of violating international obligations after hundreds of people were forced to lea

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UNCTAD study suggest information technology can boost regional economies

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean countries have been told that purchasing goods and services in the information technology (IT) sector by government offices provides untapped potential for stimula

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ECLAC predicts two per cent growth for Caribbean economies

SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is predicting a two per cent growth for Caribbean economies in 2013.

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Flight Delays Pile Up After FAA Budget Cuts

It was a tough start to the week for many air travellers.

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Boston bomb suspect charged; religious motive seen

BOSTON (AP) — The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, U.S.

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After Quake, Donors Shun Aid Groups Run by China

BEIJING — The devastating earthquake that struck southwest China over the weekend has drawn a flood of donations from across the country.

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