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KINGSTON, Jamaica - DR GENE LEON, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) senior resident representative to Jamaica, has branded as illusionary, the view that an inflow of hard currency from the mu

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A LEADING economist says Jamaicans would be punished with higher prices if the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) is able to successfully lobby the Government to increas

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday received parliamentary approval for a TT$2.8 billion (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) supplemental budget that Finance Mi

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the construction of the Venezuela-funded EC$10 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) abattoir will significantly reduce the importa

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is condemning the death of Jean Robert Lors, a 31-year-old Haitian national, who reportedly died last month after being bea

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Police say they will make no comment on reports that five charges of theft had been dropped against former premier McKeeva Bush. “The case against Mr.

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank has warned that growth in the Caribbean “will be held back” by large fiscal adjustments necessary to bring fiscal deficits to sustainable levels and help reduce p

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, Thursday announced it had taken possession of an ATR 72-600 aircraft as it upgrades its aging fleet.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - NOW THAT United States Vice-president Joseph Biden and China’s President Xi Linping have completed their respective missions to engage Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - AS I write this Nelson Mandela is still with us. He may even still be living at the end of this year.

WARWICK, England — THE British do not torture. At least, that is what we in Britain have always liked to think. But not anymore.

WASHINGTON, CMC - The Organization of American States (OAS) has launched an exhibition of previously unseen works by Caribbean artists, titled “Groundation – Sources of Caribbean Artistry”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Many an insurance company fancies itself as being both an insurer (that is, a risk manager) and an investment manager of sorts.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has temporarily relinquished his responsibilities for the Central Authority, paving the way for the police investigating the e-mail matte

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur will speak on the “philosophy of nation building” as part of the activities by the College of the Bahamas marking the country’s 4

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CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Lucia has received a grant of EC$7.5 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) from Taiwan to assist with development projects on the island.

The sister publications, REN21’s Renewables 2013 Global Status Report and Frankfurt School – UNEP/BNEF’s Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2013 were launched June 12th, 2013.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - BARBADOS’ TOURISM SECTOR is going in the same direction as the poorly-performing sugar industry that was once a major foreign exchange earner.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Antiguan and Barbudan artistes and entertainers should take advantage of the Caricom Skills Certificate or be left behind as their regional counterparts move freely between te