Minister Paradis Visits Haiti to Assess Progress and Challenges

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI--(Marketwired - Aug 28, 2013) - In his first international trip since being appointed Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, the Honourable Christian Paradis visited Haiti to see first-hand what progress has been made, what results have been ach...
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BACK TO SCHOOL MURDER

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express - A revenge attack was blocked by the police yesterday, about an hour after a Laventille schoolboy was murdered while walking out of a trade school on the first day of school. The group of about six men had items that looked like weapons stuffed in their front pocket...
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U.S. scientist operates colleague’s brain from across campus

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Scientists said yesterday they have achieved the first human-to-human mind meld, with one researcher sending a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motion of a colleague sitting across the Seattle campus of the University of Washington. The feat is less a con...
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‘Jamaica out of recession’

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - THE Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) estimates that Jamaica has exited the recession. The State agency is projecting economic growth in the range of 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent for the current quarter, which ends September 30. "There is an expected return to positi...
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Police move to protect Chinese nationals in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - THE Police High Command on Sunday met with officials of the Chinese Embassy, Chinese businessmen and members of their civic groups to discuss the frequent attacks on Chinese nationals in Jamaica, and steps being taken by the police to deal with the matter. The High Comm...
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World Bank Caribbean director in Jamaica for meetings

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - NEW World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean Sophie Sirtaine arrived in Jamaica yesterday to hold a series of meeting with government officials, private sector representatives, as well as social partners. She is scheduled to leave the island today. Sirtaine, who to...
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Will Syria be Barack Obama’s first war?

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - AS a president who has strenuously campaigned against war, Mr Barack Obama must be praying, like Jesus Christ, to let this Syrian cup pass from him. In a sense, one can reasonably say that the bloody Syrian conflict, which has claimed an estimated 100,000 casualties sin...
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Syria on the brink

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - The world seems to be on the brink of yet another war as the U.S. and its allies seem set to launch an attack on Syria. According to a Reuters report, the United Nations Security Council was set for a showdown over Syria on Wednesday after Britain sought authorisation...
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