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Caricom
Trade on agenda as China’s leader visits

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The official visit to T&T by China’s new head of state President Xi Jingping has generated different levels of expectation among Caricom member states.

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Caricom
UN anti-cholera plan in Haiti ‘failing’

UN efforts to tackle cholera in Haiti are "almost non-existent", a charity says, as the world body faces court action for inadvertently starting a cholera epidemic in the country.

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Caricom
China’s President to meet with Caribbean leaders

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC ) — China's President Xi Jingping arrives here today for a three-day visit during which time he will meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders.

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Caricom
CARICOM needs new approach in dealing with US

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - That Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar chose to characterise CARICOM’s talks with US Vice-President Joe Biden as “brutal” is probably indicative of more than a measu

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Caricom
Cuba to host Caribbean Film Market

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cuba is to host the International Forum and Caribbean Film Market next month.

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Caricom
Biden showed great respect for steelpan

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The pan presented to United States Vice-President Joe Biden by Prime Min­ister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the end of his visit to Trinidad this week was purchased at Gill

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Caricom
No claim as yet by Manning for more leave

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - UP to yesterday afternoon, no additional medical leave from Parliament had been requested by San Fernando East Member of Parliament Patrick Manning, according to a sourc

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Caricom
‘Let Warner feel full brunt of the law’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - A new report coming out of world football’s governing body FIFA could present another obstacle to Jack Warner’s political campaign.

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Caricom
Cops request Rowley’s computer

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The saga of “emailgate” continues to unfold as Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was asked on Tuesday to hand over his computer by police officers.

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Caricom
Jamaica moving to improve technology sector

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will soon implement a cyber emergency response team (CERT) to assist in the protection of the island’s internet infrastructure by coordinat

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Caricom
Montserrat seeks EOIs for submarine fibre optic cable project

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The Montserrat government Wednesday said it was soliciting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for its proposed submarine fibre optic cable project.

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Caricom
ECCB rules out currency devaluation

ST KITTS/NEVIS—The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has rejected a suggestion by international ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services that the EC dollar should be devalued within the next

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Caricom
Finance Minister rubbishes talk of IMF agreement

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has described as “malicious and unfounded” reports that the island has held talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Caricom
Expect busy hurricane season

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Caribbean region is likely to experience major storms and hurricanes this year during what is expected to be a busy hurricane season.

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Caricom
ECLAC urges Caribbean to strengthen institutions to aid development

CARACAS, Venezuela, CMC - The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is urging regional countries to review and strengthen their institutions and instrumen

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Caricom
No blacklist, says French envoy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - French Ambassador Jacques Sturm said yesterday that there was no “blacklist”. “What you have heard about is a list that comes from the France Development Bank (AFD).

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Caricom
Dookeran: Wrong to blacklist T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - There is no basis for the “blacklisting” of Trinidad and Tobago by France, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Dookeran and Minister of Finance Larry Howai said yesterda

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