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HAITI-POLITICS-Taiwan President arrives in Haiti at start of Caribbean tour
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – President Ma Ying jeou arrived in Haiti Tuesday at the start of a visit to several Caribbean countries.
Economic medication
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados faced with a decline in revenue Tuesday announced new measures to revive an ailing economy with Finance Minister Chris Sinckler announcing new tax measures wh
Intervene on what grounds
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr.
ST. LUCIA-LITERATURE- New publication on Walcott released
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A new publication based on the work of St.
SURINAME-CARIFESTA-Company hopes to push “Green Village” at CARIFESTA
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The 11th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Art (CARIFESTA XI) opens in Suriname on Friday with the host country promising that the region’s premier arts and cultura
ST. LUCIA-BUSINESS-Manufacturers give shopping list to St. Lucia government
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – President of the St.
CAYMAN ISLANDS-ELECTIONS-Court rules in favour of Education Minister
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC - Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has ruled that Education and Employment Minister Tara Rivers can keep her West Bay seat in the Parliament after the husband of an e
DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government denies being unable to meet payment under PetroCaribe
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Wednesday described as “mischievous and ill informed” reports that the island cannot make payments to Venezuela for petroleum products received und
Jamaica and Caricom
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News - It is little over fifty years since a sustained campaign, led by the then opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) under Alexander Bustamante, resulted in a refer
Caricom food import bill crosses US$2b yearly
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - More than US$2 billion is spent on the annual food import bill by Caricom countries, which have a combined population of only six million people.
UNITED STATES-COURT-Caribbean American congresswoman welcomes court ruling
NEW YORK, CMC - Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D.
UNITED STATES-COURT-More support for court ruling outlawing NYPD stop and frisk tactics
NEW YORK, CMC - A Grenadian American legislator has added his voice to a United States federal court ruling against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk tactics, saying the ruli
CARIBBEAN-TRADE-New EPA Unit director to review work of agency
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The newly appointed director of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit at the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Carlos Wharto
Stocktaking a Priority, says New EPA Implementation Director
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The new Director of the Economic Partn
PM on International Youth Day: Gang culture is wiping them out
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - There are close to 100 gangs operating in the country, according to data from the Police Service.
Minister to Carifesta team: A platform to tell our story by dance, music
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - “It’s like drinking water from a fire hose...
Getting past the chill in US-Russia relations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News - Once US President Barack Obama had announced that the planned September one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been removed from his itin
CSEC English Passes Up 11 Per Cent
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - The Ministry of Education is reporting an increase in the number of students attaining grades 1-3 in the Caribbean Examination Councils 2013 CSEC exams.

