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Government orders the immediate closure of web shop gaming

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Less than 24 hours after Bahamians voted overwhelming to reject the legalisation of web shop gambling and a national lottery, the government has called on all operates of s

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Caricom
Go after the money, attorney advises government

St. John’s Antigua- “Extract your pound of flesh” from America and then start on the path to building Antigua & Barbuda’s decimated gaming industry outside of the United States.

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Caricom
Opposition Leader warns about joining PetroCaribe

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Opposition Leader Stephenson King is (warning) the St.

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Caricom
Stuart: Best is yet to come

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), says that the best is yet to come from that political party.

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Caricom
Guyana welcomes EU sugar quota extension

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development which supports the extension of the current quota provisions until 3

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Caricom
EU provides budgetary support to Montserrat

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 30, CMC – The European Union is providing Euro 5.13 million (One Euro =US$1.35 cents) to Montserrat as part of a financial package to the Overseas British territory.

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Caricom
COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS OF LIFE IN BRAZIL

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has empathised with the people of Brazil in the wake of the tragic incident on 28 Janua

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Caricom
General Secretary of opposition party shot during robbery

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC –The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says the gun attack which left its general secretary Oscar Clarke hospitalised “is another example of the precario

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Caricom
Global intervention in Africa

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – For the better part of a half-century after the French ceded independence to most of their colonies in the 1960s, the relationship between the newly sovereign states and the

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Caricom
Government formally requests extradition of former premier

PROVIDENCIALS, Turks and Caicos, CMC – The Turks and Caicos Islands government has formally requested the extradition of former premier Michael Misick from Brazil, where he has been in prison sin

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Caricom
House pays tribute to former MP Sam Lawrence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - FORMER EAST Portland Member of Parliament (MP) Sam Lawrence was yesterday remembered by the House of Representatives for his contribution to Jamaica's legislative proces

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Caricom
Unions plan massive demonstration in support of teachers demand for increased salaries

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The Belize government Tuesday urged education officials to ensure that schools remained opened and the safety of students assured as the National Trade Union Congress (NTU

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Caricom
Calls for a regional ‘watch-list’ of deportees

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caribbean countries are being urged to not only update their list of deportees, but also to share that vital information with regional counterparts.

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Caricom
FAO to continue assisting region develop agricultural sector

SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC - The effects of climate change on agriculture and its impact on food security were among matters discussed between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin LaRo

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Caricom
COTED to meet in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will hold a meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in March to examine energy issues in

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Caricom
Government pleased with performance of local economy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is pleased with the performance of the local economy and welcomed recent ratings by the US based rating agencies regarding

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Caricom
Government urges public sector union to conclude salary negotiations

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday urged the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) to accept the latest wage offer for public servants as the government concluded agr

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