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T&T, Guyana in move to boost food security

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Devant Maharaj, Minister of Food Production, told the T&T Guardian that a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is being prepared to bolster relations between Guya

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Caricom
Who should CARICOM support for WTO director general?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - INTERNATIONAL trade is vital to the survival and economic growth of small vulnerable developing economies (SVDEs).

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PetroCaribe oil deal to continue – Ambassador

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caracas initiative, which provides cheap fuel to Antigua & Barbuda will continue – Venezuelan ambassador Carlos Perez Silva has confirmed – even as speculation persis

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Prime Minister meets with gang leaders in the aftermath of brutal murders

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister Dean Barrow has confirmed holding talks with the leaders of a notorious criminal gang here after four men were found murdered in an apartment building on Tu

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Haiti wants greater say in disbursement of Canadian assistance

MONTREAL, Canada, CMC – Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has a message for Canada in the wake of a decision by Ottawa to put a temporarily halt on aid to the French-speaking Caribbean Commu

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Three years after Haiti earthquake, loss of hope, desperation

PORT-AU-PRINCE -- The narrow corridor home deep inside the mountain was supposed to be a new beginning, a place where Alexandra Simin could have a fresh shot at life after nearly two years of sle

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Caricom
Prof Sankat re-appointed principal

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Professor Clement Sankat has been re-appointed as pro vice-chancellor and principal of the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) for a further f

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Caricom
Hugo Chavez ‘stable’ and receiving treatment in Cuba

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in a "stable situation" in a Cuban hospital receiving treatment due to a severe respiratory infection, his government said Monday.

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Government to decide on new public holiday to recognise Majority Rule

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says a decision will soon have to be made on whether or not to make Majority Rule on January 10 a public holiday.

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Caricom
War of words between radio personality and PM’s attorney

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A radio announcer has pointed an accusing finger at the attorney for Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit as being the source of secret and confidential information about the

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Caricom
Reform urgent for head of state choice

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - High on the list of coming attractions with potential to fulfill or disappoint hopes for a bright and prosperous new year is constitution reform.

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Group wants de la Bastide to be President

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Michael de la Bastide is being nominated as a candidate to be T&T’s fifth President by the 851 members of a Facebook group.

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Private sector group wants agreement honoured

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC –The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Monday called on government to honour the agreement reached with the Region Council that brought an end to the c

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PM urges nationals to buy shares in local bank

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonslaves is urging nationals to purchase shares in the Bank of St.

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Prime Minister urges voters to return DLP to power in next general election

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, hinting at a general election “which is not too far away” is appealing to supporters ensure that the St.

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Caricom
Increased cases of dengue fever

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados has recorded a significant increase in dengue cases last year even as health authorities were reporting a decline in confirmed cases during a four week period

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Caricom
Messages on “Insecure Haiti” Refuted

Port-au-Prince, (Prensa Latina) The Communications Ministry of Haiti leads today a campaign refuting a list the US and European media circulate placing Haiti among the most unsafe countries in th

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Caricom
Official welcomes WHO draft on NCDs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A senior Barbados health official has described as a “major achievement” the recent agreement by member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) to draft a com

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Caricom
EDITORIAL - Don’t leave the retreat until there is a plan

KINGSTON, Jamaica - In a broadcast Sunday evening, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller provided her account of the stewardship of the Government in the year since its election.

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