CARICOM Commission Of The Economy

KINGSTON, Jamaica - News from Trinidad & Tobago read: "Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met in Port-of-Spain this past Tuesday and agreed to the formation of a Commission on the Economy as they seek to revive the ailing economies of the 15-member regional grouping." CARICOM Commission on t...
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CARICOM countries pledge to uphold rights of disabled citizens

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their commitments to ensuring the rights of the disabled community in the region noting also that internationally agreed development goals cannot be achieved without incorporating persons with disabilities. “They...
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One scapegoat does not fix LIAT or Caribbean Airlines

Some might believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of Caribbean Airlines Limited in late 2010 and, this week, he resigned as CEO of LIAT. Indisputably, the over...
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Regional countries urged to ratify ICC treaty

LIMA, Peru, CMC – The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling on the governments of the Bahamas, Haiti and Jamaica to join their Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member-countries and ratify the Rome Statute of the ICC. The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is a glob...
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CARICOM is 40, But Who is Celebrating?

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating 40 years of existence. But who is really celebrating? Certainly not the masses of Caribbean peoples, plagued with high levels of unemployment, crime, debt and anxiety about the future. Officialdom is celebrating, the small band of government leaders...
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