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Belize bondholder group accepts debt exchange
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A group representing Belize bondholders said all of its members have agreed to a debt exchange offer that will give the Government nine more years to pay off some of its debt.
Haiti ‘not yet’ open for business — UN
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A UN envoy in Haiti said last week that the Caribbean nation is "not yet" ready for foreign investment.
Hoteliers: More than $200m lost
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - THE $200 million loss in tourism revenue that Trinidad and Tobago suffers annually due to crime is a "conservative estimate", industry experts said yesterday.
Time for CARICOM rep to head OAS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - I have read with great alarm and significant disappointment an article published on Wednesday in the Stabroek News of Guyana and carried on the internet with the headlin
Embarrassment all around
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Those with an eye for coincidence and irony might have observed that, just as we were warning in last Friday’s editorial, that “a high academic title alone is no guarantee of
Lip-service mainly for eating local
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Practical obstacles in the way of growing more and consuming more local produce have been elaborately acknowledged by Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj.
T&T looking at rice research and agro-processing in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Agro-processing and rice production and research are among the options Trinidad and Tobago is pursuing under its mega-farm initiative in Guyana.
Democracy prevails
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbadians have elected a new administration to govern this country’s affairs for the next four to five years.
Ruling Party wins general election
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - Barbadian voters kept with tradition and provided the incumbent party with a second consecutive term in power following a nerve jangling general elections here on Thur
Chávez Family ‘Encouraged,’ Bolivia Leader Says at U.N.
President Evo Morales of Bolivia said Wednesday that Hugo Chávez, the cancer-stricken president of Venezuela and one of his closest friends, had endured “most difficult moments” and that Mr.
Venezuela’s invisible president
Hugo Chávez’s stealth return to Venezuela this week, which was carried out with the same signature secrecy that surrounds all aspects of his health status, makes it clearer than ever that Venezue
If President Chavez goes, what future for PetroCaribe beneficiaries?
KINGSTON, Jamaica - AILING President Hugo Chavez has returned to Venezuela, but that is not synonymous with a return to active service as leader of the country.
US court rules in favour of Haiti’s Prime Minister
MIAMI, CMC - A United States federal district judge has ruled against a New York-based online Haitian newspaper for publishing false and defamatory statements against Haitian Prime Minister Laure
Caribbean security firms see niche market
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (UPI) -- Caribbean security industry operators are seeing business growth in response to both prosperity of an emerging wealthy class and a rise in crime risks to rich individu
Regional leader support moves to end Guatemala’s claim to Belize
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Caribbean Community(CARICOM) leaders are expressing their “full support” for the referendum that could lead to an end to the border dispute between Guatemala and Beli
OAS completes work on Caribbean Registry and Identity System
WASHINGTON, CMC – The implementation of a Caribbean Civil Registry and Identity System (CCRIS) has been completed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The announcement was made by St.
