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Expert says cyber attacks increasing locally

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Computer technology expert Yves Ephraim has pointed to growing incidents of cyber attacks in the country as a new report points to its damaging effects on small businesses in p

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Keep exploring every option

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - WITH the private sector backing the recently announced tourism initiatives it is going to be important to gauge whether the measures will in fact translate into an improvem

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Vaccination campaign against tetanus launched

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has launched an ambitious vaccination campaign against tetanus and the rotavirus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under the age of 5.

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Will Trinidad and Tobago lead the Caribbean?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THERE is an unfortunate pride that is linked to owning national airlines in the Caribbean. It is a pride that goes before a fall.

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Warner in destabilising role of insider/outsider

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago has now been challenged to entertain the prospect of a Jack Warner scenario that is still being scripted.

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I acted alone

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she was not pressured by any Government minister into accepting the resignation of former minister Jack Warner.

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Australia to help Caribbean deal with climate change issues

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Australia will use its expertise in guiding the Caribbean adapt to climate change and manage its coral reefs.

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ACCA Caribbean study: Credit crunch lowers confidence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Confidence is low among Caribbean businesses, with only the largest companies reporting signs of an upward swing in prospects for the future, according new research.

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New sense of optimism over gaming dispute

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – After threats of sanctions and of ignoring United States copyright laws just a few months prior, Minister of Finance Harold Lovell is sounding the most optimistic he has in r

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IDB: Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean on the upswing

Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean grew less than 1 percent in 2012 but showed larger increases in countries more dependent on money sent home by migrants living in the United St

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IMF sees strong growth, lingering risks in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Caribbean and other low-income countries are among the fastest-growing economies in the world, but warn that many remain vulnerabl

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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is

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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is

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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ON THE…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL ENLISTS INDIA AS ADVOCATE FOR CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has enlisted India as another of the Community’

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Looking beyond populism in Latin America

America GEORGETOWN, Guyana - With Nicolás Maduro’s narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential election still being contested by the Venezuelan opposition, even though he has already been sworn in

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Amnesty International calls for end indefinite detention in Guantánamo Bay

LONDON, CMC – The London-based human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged United States authorities to urgently end indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, following reports th

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Chris Gayle can save Test cricket

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chris Gayle's astonishing 175 not out in the IPL is still being widely talked about.

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