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PARIS — The euro zone economy shrank more than expected in the first three months of 2013, official data showed Wednesday, marking a sixth consecutive quarter of decline as France returned to rec

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government says it has launched a “vigorous” investigation into the into the circumstances surrounding the near total destruction of the Maya archaeological sit

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC –The Spanish oil exploration firm, REPSOL, Tuesday signed a new oil exploration concession offshore agreement with Guyana.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is assisting Guyana in building capacity in environmental management of the gold mining sector.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Health Edson Joseph has suggested, as international agencies withdraw funding, the government will soon be left with a multi-millio

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - For the fourth time in five years, Government has gone to Parliament seeking an increase in the amounts of Treasury bills and Tax Certificates it can issue.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Coming to the end of the nation’s three-year stand-by-arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the minister of finance has deemed the partnership a “succ

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – At the beginning of this month, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved new funding arrangements to help stabilize the Jamaican economy and put

WASHINGTON, CMC – A new study published here is urging Latin America and Caribbean governments to renew efforts to modernize their tax system.

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Proper governance structures need to be in place at all enterprises funded by taxpayers, including one like Caribbean Airlines (CAL), to avoid situations where these com

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rock

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's President Michel Martelly is defending his record since taking office of the impoverished Caribbean nation two years ago.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – More than 166,000 people have been registered as cholera patients in Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince, as the authorities warn against complacency ahead of the rainy s

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - US Vice President Joe Biden is to spend one night and two days in Trinidad and Tobago during his visit later this month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE Jamaica Broilers Group says the large volume of chicken neck and back being imported into the island is undermining local production, not just for the company but for thou