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Opposition party warns against rush to judgement
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Monday cautioned against a rush to judgment in the wake of reports that some of the country's athletes have tested positive
Five Jamaicans test positive for banned substance
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Two Olympic medalists are among five Jamaicans who have reportedly returned adverse analytical findings for banned performance enhancing drugs at the National Championshi
Troubling days in the history of modern track and field
KINGSTON, Jamaica - EVEN as Jamaicans received word of the country's best-ever performance at the World Youth Athletics Championships, comes the staggering news that several Jamaican athletes, in
Opposition MP concerned about rule of law in St. Vincent
NEW YORK, CMC – In the wake of the re-arrest of an opposition senator in St.
State-owned bank launches billion dollar IPO
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The state-owned bank, First Citizens Bank (FCB) will launch its initial public offering (IPO) of more than 48 million ordinary shares on Monday in a move the bank s
CARICOM ballistics tracking system to help cut case backlog
The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) hopes a new ballistic information system will help track down guns used by certain gangs and reduce the backlog of criminal cases across the region.
PR experts say LIAT missed big opportunity
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two public relations experts have chided LIAT for its mishandling of a humorous complaint letter, which sparked huge global attention.
LIAT pilots call off action
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Major disruption to a number of LIAT flights scheduled to depart Antigua today has been averted.
Don’t delay
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - THE VALUE OF BARBADOS’ currency could be taking a plunge soon unless Government moves speedily to slash the deficit between its revenue and expenditure.
World Bank helps Haitian adolescents in skills training
WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Banks says it has aided young, vulnerable women in Haiti in successfully learning new skills in joining the labor force.
Region to benefit from new UN framework for HIV-AIDS anti-retroviral treatment
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations says the Caribbean will be among several countries to benefit from a new framework that seeks to give 15 million people with HIV/AIDS access to anti-retro
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The Pan–Afrikan Reparations Coalition of Europe (PARCOE) has voiced concern about the approach being taken by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in establishing National R
Singapore launches enhanced technical assistance package for CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has stated that “a lot of the economic fallout that too
In Caribbean, push to create no-take reserves
BLUEFIELDS BAY, Jamaica - YOUNG fish leap in the wake of a warden’s patrol boat as it motors through waters off Jamaica’s southwest coast that are a brilliant palette of blues.
Learn from the misfortune of others
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - SOME of the comments made following the passage of Tropical Storm Chantal were disturbing, to say the least.
We must all be prepared for a storm
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - When disaster hits in the Caribbean, Barbadians take pride in reaching out to help.
Vocational training key to future of decent work in the region
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Strengthening training strategies will be the key to meeting the challenges in the labour market in the Caribbean region.
T&T needs good neighbour policy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Venezuela, now in international headlines as a likely asylum home for US espionage fugitive Edward Snowden, is also worthy of heightened attention in bilateral relations
Toward a New Venezuela-Caribbean relationship
KINGSTON, Jamaica - SINCE 2005 when the late president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez introduced the PetroCaribe initiative, several Caribbean governments have enjoyed a vital lifeline.

