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Haiti seeking to improve economy through mining

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Monday that the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country would like to see itself as “an emerging mining country” wit

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Dookeran signs Arms Trade Treaty

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran yesterday signed the Arms Trade Treaty which establishes common international standards for the movement across borders of conventional

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Guyana signs Global Arms Trade Treaty

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Monday signed the United Nations Global Arms Trade Treaty.

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Regional bankers urged to use technology to improve services to clients

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr.

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Obstacles to development

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - On June 4, 1940, Winston Churchill stood in the House of Commons and painted the picture of a country that would refuse to bow to the pressures of a German annihilator.

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Barbados to host first ever water resources management workshop

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – More than 20 lecturers and researchers from universities across the Caribbean will meet in Barbados on Wednesday for the first-ever Integrated Water Resources Manageme

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IICA to provide assistance to Guyana

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says it will support Guyana in developing its trade in agricultural products.

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Montserrat to benefit from 11th EDF programme

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Montserrat says it will receive funding for development programmes under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) during the period 2014-2020.

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Bermuda is no tax haven says finance minister

(Reuters) - Bermuda is not to blame for companies such as Google using Bermudan subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars from U.S.

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Helping out Uncle Sam

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Economics is sometimes referred to as The Dismal Science.

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Focus on US and China at Invest Caribbean

NEW YORK—Investment in the Caribbean region is bringing together a unique coalition for Caribbean American Heritage Month, as the United States, China and the Caribbean unite for Invest Caribbean

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ACP’s sugar plea for EU to avoid a crisis

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A MONTH from this week, Heads of Government of CARICOM will be meeting in Port of Spain for their regular annual summit.

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Regional leaders urged to back loan for LIAT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are being urged to support a loan application by the regional airline, LIAT, for funds to undertake a re-fleeting exercise so as to

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CARICOM SG welcomes ruling on CCJ in St. Lucia

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the ruling by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal that St.

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Oil exploration suspended

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – A Russian state oil company drilling off Cuba’s northern shores says it is temporarily halting its exploration.

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Venezuelans rally on Calle Ocho to allege fraud in presidential elections

Several thousand Venezuelans gathered in the heart of Little Havana on Sunday in one of a string of rallies around the world to voice their allegations of fraud in April elections officially won

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Scores Die in Fire at Chinese Poultry Plant

HONG KONG — Explosions and fire tore through parts of a poultry plant in northeast China on Monday, killing at least 119 people, in one of the country’s worst factory accidents in recent years.

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Repercussions of the Colorado ‘experiment’

ST JOHN’S, Antigua - Marijuana has always been on the banned list of drugs. It has been in use for thousands of years.

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New salary increases for public workers

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government says it has started paying public workers salary increases five years after their last hike in wages.

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Premier shrugs off ‘Jetgate’ complaints

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Premier Craig Cannonier has dismissed opposition complaints over a trip he and two cabinet colleagues took on a private jet to a meeting involving a group of investors in

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