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Three speakers at Intersessional opening in Haiti

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti is the feature speaker at the opening of the historic 24th Intersessional Meeting of t

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Salada looks to Africa

KINGSTON Jamaica, Observer - COFFEE and tea products maker Salada Foods is eyeing Africa.

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ST. LUCIA-DEVELOPMENT-PM wants a revisit of policies for assistance to Small Island developing state

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC –Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says Eastern Caribbean countries are being punished because of their socio-economic development.

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Dairy farmers consider diversifying product

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - A 42 per cent cut in the quota from the Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) would be disastrous for the local dairy industry.

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4H and Junior Achievers team up with CIBC FirstCaribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - The CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, has announced that they will be sponsoring the Junior Achievement (JA) Programme, so that more students throughout the

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Will ‘Made In Haiti’ Factories Improve Life In Haiti?

(Caribbean News) - Three years after the devastating Port-au-Prince earthquake, one of the largest international relief projects in Haiti isn't anywhere near where the quake hit.

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Caribbean tourism sector on the upswing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The tourism industry in the Caribbean is showing signs of recovery with the sector recording a 5.4 per cent increase last year as compared to 2011, a senior Caribbean

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BELIZE-ECONOMY-Parliament gives nod to restructured super-bond

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Parliament has given the nod to the terms of a restructured one billion dollar (One Belize dollar = US$0.49 cents) super-bond even as opposition legislators complained of

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BAHAMAS-POLITICS-Bahamas praises Ireland for contribution to Caribbean development

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas has praised Ireland for its contribution to the development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) saying it is also playing a pivotal role in the island’s access

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CGX announced that it has begun drilling for oil in the Eagle-1 Well in its 100% owned and…

CGX  announced that it has begun drilling for oil in the Eagle-1 Well in its 100% owned and operated Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence – the same spot it was evicted from by Surinamese

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GREIN INTEREST CLUSTERS ON ROADMAPS AND POWER GRIDS LAUNCHED UNDER GREIN

A launch of the interest clusters on technology deployment roadmaps for islands and power grid integration on islands under the Global Renewable Energy Islands Network (GREIN) initiative, establi

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Oil exploration in Guyana shifts to higher gear: CGX starts drilling Eagle-1 well

CGX starts drilling Eagle-1 well -same spot it was evicted from in June 2000
By STABROEK NEWS , MONDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2012

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European stocks up on G7 currency pledge

LONDON—A pledge by the Group of Seven most powerful economies to not intentionally weaken their currencies pushed stocks higher on yesterday while dragging the dollar lower against the Japanese y

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Caricom’s elusive transport agenda

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express- NOW THAT Carnival 2013 is over Trinidad and Tobago may well give some thought to last weekend's statement by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St Vinc

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‘Time hard and the dutty tough’, but…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - WE have a sense that the Government's version of JDX, being called the National Debt Exchange Offer, is a smart way to squeeze $17 billion annually out of the system

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Our Hands Are Tied - Stakeholders Reluctantly Accept New Debt Exchange

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - It was not a happy group inside the Bank of Jamaica Auditorium in Kingston yesterday morning as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Minister of Finance and Plan

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Government planning to tax churches, charities?

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - ELIMINATING discretionary waivers altogether could return $4 billion in revenue to the Government.

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EDITORIAL - Debt Restructuring Merely One Step

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Monday night's unprecedented joint broadcast by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Finance Minister Peter Phillips about the proposed restructuring of Jamaica's

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Exporters escape incentive cuts, for now

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer -THE Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) is breathing a sign of relief in the face of planned fiscal cuts by the Government.

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