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ALP leader to Vere Bird III: ‘Not on my ticket’

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Political Leader of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) Gaston Browne has stoutly rejected the request by Attorney Vere Bird III to contest the next general elections on the ALP t

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Caricom
Opposition leader called on to apologise to Speaker of the House

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC-Attorney’s representing Speaker of the House of Assembly, Peter Foster, have demanded an apology from Opposition Leader Stephenson King over remarks in which he accused Fo

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Caricom
Toward greater energy self-sufficiency

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - ONE of the things that we would like to wish for Barbados in 2013 is that the energy policy that is being put in place should start to bring substantial benefits for the is

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Caricom
Government announces new measures to reduce expenditure

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Premier Craig Cannonier has announced a 50 per cent reduction in the fleet of official cars used by cabinet ministers as his new One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) administration

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Caricom
Some CARICOM countries trying to block Guyanese goods – Ramsammy

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says some CARICOM nations have been operating less than neighbourly by putting up non-tariff barriers to Guyanese products.

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Caricom
Salvage company says roughly 1,000 gallons of oil spills into ocean in northern Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas - Crews are trying to contain roughly 1,000 gallons (3,785 litres) of oil that spilled into the Atlantic off the northernmost island in the Bahamas, according to the owner of a sa

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Caricom
CARICOM rum producers in talks with US officials

BRIDGETOWN—Caribbean Community (Caricom) rum producing countries are holding high-level talks with the United States on resolving issues surrounding the rum industry in the region, Prime Minister

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Caricom
Ruling party denies rift as Bahamians get ready to vote in a national referendum

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Chairman of the ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) Bradley Roberts is denying suggestions of a rift within the administration regarding the January 28 referendum on the

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Caricom
Election climate heats up in Grenada, Barbados, St Kitts

KINGSTON, Jamaica - INSTEAD of possibly two changes in government shortly within the 15-member Caribbean Community, as originally assessed, there could well be a third later in the year.

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Caricom
Keeping it free and fair

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - After a bruising campaign conducted under a canopy of allegations, counter-allegations and legal threats, Tobagonians go to the polls this morning to elect the leaders o

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Caricom
LET THERE BE PEACE

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - As Tobagonians go to the polls today to vote for the party that will lead them for the next four years through the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), Prime Minister Kamla P

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Caricom
Tobagonians vote for new THA

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – Voters have started casting their ballots for a new Tobago House of Assembly (THA) following a four week intensive campaign that included Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bi

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Caricom
Regional Agricultural Inititatives
  • Agri-business Strategy: Forging beneficial linkages with other sectors such as tourism continues to be an objective for the sector.
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Caricom
Regional Agricultural Initiatives
  • Agri-business Strategy: Forging beneficial linkages with other sectors such as tourism continues to be an objective for the sector.
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Caricom
Democracy in Venezuela

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - On the human level, there is a lot of sympathy for Hugo Chávez in his battle against an unspecified cancer in a Cuban hospital.

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Caricom
Cave Hill Campus celebrating Golden Jubilee

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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Caricom
Critics Question Chávez Signature on an Official Decree

CARACAS, Venezuela — A tempest in an ink pot has broken out over the signature of President Hugo Chávez, which suddenly appeared on a government decree this week despite his long absence from the

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Caricom
Parliament to review Office of Public Defender

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC -Following a wave of criticism surrounding the delayed submission of the interim report on the probe into the May 2010 Tivoli Gardens incursion that led to the death of ove

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Caricom
How to deal with T&T’s deficit issues

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing economic challenges for many of the major economies have provided a lot of lessons for economists and those interested in po

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Caricom
Jamaicans encouraged to remain positive

KINGSTON, Jamaica - GOVERNOR General Sir Patrick Allen has encouraged Jamaicans to remain positive, even as the country continues to grapple with several social and economic challenges.

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