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CARICOM Member States have taken the next step in enabling the newly-created Regional Integrated Ballistic Information Network (RIBIN) Board to begin its work by electing representatives to serve o
PANCAP to host Bi-National Commission on health for Guyana & Suriname
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the German In
Institutional Collaboration the Way Forward for EPA Implementation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The out-going Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific
Remarks at the Launching of the Caribbean Public Health Organization Dr. The Rt. Hon …
Celebrating a triumph of the spirit of regionalism
EDITORIAL: The vagaries of street democracy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The conundrum brought on by the overthrow of the Muhammed Morsi government in Egypt represents the greatest test for democracy as we know it.
Global security gymnastics
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - It is now nearly six-and-a-half years since Julian Assange and Wikileaks started releasing official government documents, revealing to the publics of the world information de
Of Mid-East political stability
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The recent events in Egypt have reminded the world that democracy entails more than a capacity to vote.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attorney, Israel Khan SC, yesterday called on police to wrap up the now 49-day-long e-mail investigation before the July 29 by-el
PM pleased with work of Constitutional Commission
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Prime Minister Perry Christie has praised the work of the Constitutional Commission as he accepted its report on the review of the Bahamas Constitution.
UN to host workshop on emergency response to accidental or deliberate use of explosive materials
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will be hosting a two-day workshop to help the region develop capabilities to respond to a emerg
Jamaica hosting conference on economic empowerment in the Caribbean
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – A three-day conference supporting economic empowerment and development in the Caribbean and the Pacific begins here on Wednesday.
IMF says emerging markets slow results in “growing pains” in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that a slow-down in emerging markets has resulted in “growing pains” in the Caribbean.
No quick fix to our problems says Premier
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jul 9, CMC - Premier Craig Cannonier has reiterated a warning that recovery for Bermuda's reeling economy, which has been in recession for more than four years, would take time
LIAT withdraws videos after negative feedback
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT opted to pull a pair of videos, which it released on Monday in response to the complaint letter brought to light by Virgin Atlantic owner Sir Richard Branson, after nega
Santo Domingo’s push toward CARICOM gets a boost: Caribbean Journal
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s push to join the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) got a boost last week when Trinidad Prime Minister and organization Chairman Kamla Persad-Bissessar called for
Barbados economy contracts during the first half of 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados economy contracted during the first six months of the year with the main foreign exchange sectors also suffering a decline, according to figures released
Politicking T&T/CARICOM style
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar is undoubtedly relieved to have behind her the hosting of the 34th Caricom Summit so that she could be more fully focused in what s
More CARICOM spin will get us nowhere fast
KINGSTON, Jamaica - JUST before last week's 34th meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government in Port of Spain, we bemoaned in this space that CARICOM, some five
Storm brings showers to T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - TROPICAL Storm Chantal, which churned its way through the Caribbean yesterday, brought brief but heavy showers to Trinidad and Tobago.
