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Caricom
It wasn’t me! - Security minister confirms robbery of friends at villa

KINGSTON, Jamaica - SECURITY Minister Peter Bunting yesterday attempted to allay fears that he was among a group of persons robbed at a villa in Portland on Saturday night.

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Caricom
Down, but not out

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Although tourism numbers in Barbados have been down for the year so far, the diversification of Barbados’ source markets can still prove successful.

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Caricom
Caribbean to discuss progress, challenges about information society

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, CMC - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says senior officials, experts and private-sector representatives will on Wednesday begin discussing

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Caricom
New options to deal with blackout

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago is to consider establishing another option to provide reliable electricity to customers following last weekend’s power outage that plunged t

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Caricom
Caribbean nations search for offshore oil amid spill fears

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open thei

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Caricom
Ministry to focus on youth in agriculture

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture are seeking to formulate a national plan for youth to drive further development within the agricultural sector.

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Caricom
Prime Minister Stuart is new RSS Chairman

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart of Barbados has taken over the chairmanship of the Regional Security System (RSS).

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Caricom
Ban Ki-moon: Region must stick to UN goals

NEW YORK- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging Caribbean and other developing countries to keep alive the promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Caricom
Cyprus debt and Caribbean defaults

KINGSTON, Jamaica - In the last few days, the government of Cyprus has begun to implement the measures demanded of it by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Moneta

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Caricom
Debt warning

warning BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Caribbean countries, including Barbados, they face an uphill battle fighting the debt crisis that has them in a str

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Caricom
Making it work

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Discussions surrounding movement of goods, services and of people throughout CARICOM should be at the forefront of a lecture tonight at the Grand Salle, Frank Collymore Hal

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Caricom
Diplomatic push for Middle East

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - UNITED STATES President Barack Obama scored a diplomatic coup last week on his whirlwind trip to the Middle East.

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Caricom
Senior police officer admits setting monthly quotas for arresting Caribbean youths

NEW YORK, CMC - A high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has acknowledged setting monthly quotas for summonses, arrests and stop and frisks of Caribbean and other minority youths

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Caricom
Mandela back in hospital

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said t

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Caricom
Legislators to debate whether to legalise marijuana

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda parliament will “soon” debate a motion to decide whether or not to legalise the use of marijuana in this British Overseas Territory.

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Caricom
BRICS plan development bank

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their US$4.5-trillion infrastructure plans - a direct challe

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Caricom
United Nations arms treaty within our reach

The speed of change in today’s world has grown ever more astounding, but the tools of violence, and its underlying causes, remain essentially unaltered.

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Caricom
Haiti welcomes first US brand hotel in a decade

The first U.S. brand — and Haiti’s second luxury hotel to open in three months — will welcome its first guests Thursday.

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