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Warner in destabilising role of insider/outsider
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago has now been challenged to entertain the prospect of a Jack Warner scenario that is still being scripted.
I acted alone
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she was not pressured by any Government minister into accepting the resignation of former minister Jack Warner.
Australia to help Caribbean deal with climate change issues
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Australia will use its expertise in guiding the Caribbean adapt to climate change and manage its coral reefs.
ACCA Caribbean study: Credit crunch lowers confidence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Confidence is low among Caribbean businesses, with only the largest companies reporting signs of an upward swing in prospects for the future, according new research.
New sense of optimism over gaming dispute
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – After threats of sanctions and of ignoring United States copyright laws just a few months prior, Minister of Finance Harold Lovell is sounding the most optimistic he has in r
IDB: Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean on the upswing
Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean grew less than 1 percent in 2012 but showed larger increases in countries more dependent on money sent home by migrants living in the United St
IMF sees strong growth, lingering risks in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Caribbean and other low-income countries are among the fastest-growing economies in the world, but warn that many remain vulnerabl
REKINDLE VALUES OF ACTIVISM TO INSPIRE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCAP CHAIR TELLS CATALONIA PARLIAMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) St.
address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is
address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is
Remarks by Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ON THE…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat.
SECRETARY-GENERAL ENLISTS INDIA AS ADVOCATE FOR CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has enlisted India as another of the Community’
Looking beyond populism in Latin America
America GEORGETOWN, Guyana - With Nicolás Maduro’s narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential election still being contested by the Venezuelan opposition, even though he has already been sworn in
Amnesty International calls for end indefinite detention in Guantánamo Bay
LONDON, CMC – The London-based human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged United States authorities to urgently end indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, following reports th
Chris Gayle can save Test cricket
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chris Gayle's astonishing 175 not out in the IPL is still being widely talked about.
Opposition leader ready to face challenge for party leadership
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, CMC-Leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Stephenson King, says he is ready to make a claim for re-election to the leadership of the party as it prepares for it
Canadian priest murdered
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Police were searching for the killers of Canadian priest who was shot outside a bank minutes after he withdrew US$1,000 on Thursday.
Thousands of jobs created for young Jamaicans in virtual economy
WASHINGTON, CMC– The World Bank says a ground-breaking initiative has created thousands of jobs for young Jamaicans in the virtual global economy.
New Ambassador to Latin America appointed
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Brian Challenger has been appointed as Antigua & Barbuda’s non-resident ambassador to Latin America.
