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DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government looking to expand geothermal project

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government is exploring the possibility of expanding the geothermal project to other parts of the island, a senior public service official has said.

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JAMAICA-CARICOM-Jamaica to debate amendment to CARICOM skills legislation

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 22, CMC – The Jamaica government is to table amendments to the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act, so as to broaden the categories of skilled nation

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BELIZE-HEALTH-Death of babies linked to bacteria outbreak

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The death of 12 babies at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), has been linked to the outbreak of it enterobacter cloacae – an organism that is said to be responsibl

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CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-St. Lucia PM wants new development strategy with international financial instituti

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 22, CMC – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Wednesday began its 43rd Board of Governors meeting here with St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr.

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EARLY LEVEL PROMOTION OF CREATIVITY A NECESSITY - COHSOD HEARS

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been challenged to begin fostering creativity and innovation from the earliest levels of education a

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Retain your Social Security

​A CARICOM National, who is a wage earner, must be insured in the Member State where he or she is employed and must therefore make contributions to the respective Social Security Organisation.

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Social Security in CARICOM

​The CARICOM Agreement on Social Security was signed in Georgetown,

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Haiti

​Haiti became the Caribbean Community’s newest member on 2 July 2002 some four years after provisional membership had been granted.

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Bipartisan legislators reach preliminary immigration deal

WASHINGTON, CMC - A bipartisan group of legislators in the United States House of Representatives say they have reached a deal in principle in overhauling America’s immigration laws.

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Britain’s politics and the European Union

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - When, in January of this year, Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the British people on the issue of the country’s membership of the European Union, he promised that follo

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Former Justice Minister wants AG sidelined during investigation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former High Court judge Herbert Volney Tuesday called for the removal of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan from office, while police investigate allegations contained

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Press watchdog group condemns murder of journalist

PARIS, CMC – The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Tuesday said it hopes that the authorities will soon disclose the reasons behind the murder of radio journalist Pierre-Richard Alexand

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Former speaker dies on the eve of general election

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Edna Moyle, a founding member of the main opposition People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) died Tuesday, less than 24 hours before voters in this British Overseas

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T&T, China talk trade, energy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine and new Chinese Ambassador Huang Xingyuan met on Monday to hold discussions on energy and trade relations between Trinidad and Tobago and

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Unions urged to establish information system within OECS

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), David Messiah is calling on trade unions within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to help establish

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Britain completes review of Montserrat’s Strategic Growth Programme

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC - Montserrat has received an improved rating following the end of the final review of the Strategic Growth Programme from Britain’s Department for International Developmen

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Time to get our houses in order says British PM

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - British Prime Minister David Cameron has put pressure on Bermuda and other British Overseas Territories (OTs) to "take the lead" on tax information exchange and beneficia

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Reduce EC Dollar or adopt US Currency – Agency advises

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An international investment-rating agency has suggested that Caribbean territories should devalue the Eastern Caribbean currency or adopt the US dollar in an effort to addres

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Authorities probe the deaths of 12 babies at hospital

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) says 12 babies have died during the month so far and it has launched an investigation to determine whether the deaths were due to

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