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Fly Jamaica Airways gets permission to service Guyana routes

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Wednesday announced that it had granted the Jamaica-based airline, Fly Jamaica Airways, the green light to operate two routes out of the Cheddi Jag

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Green goal

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - THE Ministry of the Environment remains committed to Barbados’ goal of becoming the greenest economy in the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Colombia, U.S. help train Haitian women police

FUSAGASUGA, Colombia -- Juliana Jolissaint is no more than 5-feet-5 and 123 pounds, but she could easily instill fear in the heart of a criminal.

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Eastern Caribbean countries urged to do more for disabled children

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Eastern Caribbean countries were Tuesday urged to work towards making their societies more inclusive for children with all types of disabilities.

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Increased surveillance on travellers to and from Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Health Minister Dr.

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Authorities investigating outbreak of gastroenteritis following death of baby

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Health authorities are investigating whether or not the death of a seven-month-old baby is linked to an increase in cases of gastroenteritis in Jamaica.

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Paying more for less food

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - While the dollar value of the country’s food import bill has risen steadily since 2008, the actual amount of food imported in terms of weight and quantity has consistent

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American human rights advocate seeks IACHR seat to push Caribbean interest

KINGSTON, Jamaica - PEOPLE who know Professor James Cavallaro are not surprised that he's a candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

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Government seeking assistance from Argentina regarding claim of Iranian terrorist cell

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Wednesday said it will ask Argentina for information regarding claims that Iran has been setting up terrorist cells in several Caribbean and South

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Jamaica narrows trade deficit

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it has narrowed its trade deficit by 0.3 per cent at the start of the year to US$401 million.

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Bankers peeved at label by Canadian newspaper

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Bankers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT) has dismissed international media reports that Trinidad and Tobago is a known money laundering haven where an

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Bermuda among Overseas Territories summoned to London for tax evasion talks

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC -- Bermuda and other British Overseas Territories (OTs) -- including five Caribbean islands -- have been summoned to a London summit this month as Prime Minister David Came

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IMF says Antigua and Barbuda successfully completes Stand By Agreement

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said Antigua and Barbuda had successfully completed a multi-million dollar Stand By Agreement (SBA) despite “considerable challen

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EDITORIAL: Something amiss with our tourism

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - We often say that tourism is our business and that is true since it is a major foreign exchange earner for our vulnerable open economy which needs foreign exchange to ensur

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Caribbean islands say they are open for business

NEW YORK, CMC – Senior Caribbean tourism officials are hoping for a turnaround in fortunes as the region Wednesday continued efforts to lure visitors to its shores.

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Africa yet to tap full potential

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - LAST MONTH Africa’s 54 leaders celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) – it became the African Union (AU) in 2002 – which

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Guest Opinion: America can help fix the world by fixing itself

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Five years into the global financial crisis, the US and global economies remain mired in a weak-growth, low-inflation, high-unemployment environment.

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Junior finance minister hospitalized

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - Junior Finance and Economic Development Minister Santiago Castillo Junior, has been hospitalised after he was seriously injured in a cycling incident.

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