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Brief Statement by His Excellency Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community on…

I am extremely saddened by his passing even though he had been hospitalised it still came as a shock.  The Caribbean Community has lost one of its truly great sons who will always be remembe

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Ebola spreads in West Africa

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) – Ebola could continue to spread in West Africa for months in one of the most challenging outbreaks of the disease the international community has ever faced, health experts

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Caricom
Anti-government action not goal of ‘Cuban Twitter’ – USAID chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The social network set up as a form of Twitter in Cuba was not designed to foment dissent against Havana’s communist government, the head of the US agency behind it said ye

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US accuses Russian agents of stirring eastern Ukraine unrest

WASHINGTON/LUHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents and special forces yesterday of stirring separatist unrest in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow could

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Caricom
Britain and Europe

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News - In the midst of the shaking of the continent of Europe as Russia invaded Crimea, and tore it off from Ukraine as peremptorily as Nikita Krushchev had previousl

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-SECURITY-Government announces new unit to tackle crime

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced the establishment of a National Security Special Operations Group to deal with criminal activities in the country.

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TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Port workers embark upon industrial action

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Port workers have downed tools as management and trade union officials were meeting on Tuesday in an effort to end the industrial action that has affected operation

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TRINIDAD-POLITICS-PM denies another resignation from her Cabinet

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has denied reports that Tobago Development Minister Dr.

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TRINIDAD-CRIME-Police arrest businessman as investigations continue into sex allegation against form

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police Tuesday said they had arrested a 50-year-old businessman during a sting operation as investigations continued into allegations that sacked government ministe

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Caricom
GRENADA-ECONOMY-Venezuela to fund poverty eradication programmes in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada says Venezuela has given an undertaking that it will fund projects to eradicate hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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GRENADA-POLITICS-Grenada tells UN of moves to empower vulnerable members of society

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Grenada government Tuesday said it is determined to adopt policies to ensure the empowerment of the vulnerable members of its population.

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Caricom
GUYANA-POLITICS-Opposition politician resigns from minority party

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the minority opposition Alliance for Change (AFC) has resigned but left open the possibility of returning to active politics in Guyana.

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Caricom
GUYANA-BUDGET-Opposition politicians critical of 2014-15 budget

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leaders of the two opposition parties in Parliament have criticised the GUY$220 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.004 cents) budget presented by Finance Minister Dr.

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Caricom
Shine bright

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - The diversity of the student body across the campuses of the University of the West Indies (UWI) reflects that of the Caribbean population itself.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-OECS countries benefit from World Bank-financed credit union project

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has benefitted from an initiative to strengthen accountability within the non-banking financial sector.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-POPULATION-OAS completes digitalization of civil registry in six Caribbean countries

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has completed a project to assist the Civil Registries in six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries digitalize vital statisti

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Caricom
Inniss calls for change in development designations

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - There is a belief that CARICOM’s designation of its Member States as Less Development Countries (LDCs) and More Developed Countries (MDCs) is now somewhat counter

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Caricom
Community Institutions discuss

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - CARICOM Draft Strategic Plan THE Draft Strategic Plan that will drive the CARICOM Reform Process continued to be developed with discussions among the Community Ins

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Robinson has died

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Former President and Prime Minister Arthur NR Robinson has died.

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