Obama: US re-establishing relations with Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday and declared an end to America's "outdated approach" to the communist island in a historic shift aimed at ending a half-century of Cold War enmity. "These 50 years have s...
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Barbados On A Growth Path Says Finance Minister

Mr. Speaker Sir, precisely sixteen months ago we called on all Barbadians to sacrifice in order that we can reap the benefits of necessary stabilization and adjustment in the economy. Today I can say to the country that, based on actual performance and projections for the immediate future, we have ...
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Caribbean reports dramatic decline in babies born with HIV

WASHINGTON, Dec 16, CMC - A new joint report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says the number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by 78 per cent between 2001 and 2013. The report, “Elimination of...
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CARICOM partners with WICB to boost schools

Schools throughout the Caribbean Community are being given an opportunity to vie for cricket nets as part of a new initiative announced by the Georgetown based Caricom Secretariat yesterday called the “Pitch in Schools Project”. The project will provide primary and secondary schools with...
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Sporting facilities earmarked for facelift

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2014 (SKNIS): A number of sporting facilities in St. Kitts are earmarked for a facelift in 2015. Minister of Sports, the Honourable Glenn Phillip stated that more than $5.5 million has been allocated to the Department of Sports with $3.9 million to cover cap...
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New Facilities In The New Year For CXC

Spanking new facilities at Pine Plantation, St. Michael, and a new Registrar for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), were among the key talking points when the Council recently held its Appreciation and Awards Luncheon, at The Crane Hotel in St Philip. In his address, Education Minister, Rona...
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Haiti - Health : $2M partnership, USAID - Zanmi Lasante

Sunday, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah visited the Mirebalais Hospital and announced USAID is finalizing a $2 million partnership with the Partners in Health (PIH) local affiliate, Zanmi Lasante. USAID and PIH will collaborate on a three-year program, to ...
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ALBA Summit Concludes, Rejects US Interference in the Region

With the 13th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) concluding Sunday, the bloc of left-leaning Latin American and Caribbean countries strongly rejected U.S. interference on the region, particularly in light of new sanctions announced a...
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