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Caricom
Britain and Europe

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News - In the midst of the shaking of the continent of Europe as Russia invaded Crimea, and tore it off from Ukraine as peremptorily as Nikita Krushchev had previousl

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-SECURITY-Government announces new unit to tackle crime

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced the establishment of a National Security Special Operations Group to deal with criminal activities in the country.

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Port workers embark upon industrial action

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Port workers have downed tools as management and trade union officials were meeting on Tuesday in an effort to end the industrial action that has affected operation

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-PM denies another resignation from her Cabinet

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has denied reports that Tobago Development Minister Dr.

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Caricom
TRINIDAD-CRIME-Police arrest businessman as investigations continue into sex allegation against form

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police Tuesday said they had arrested a 50-year-old businessman during a sting operation as investigations continued into allegations that sacked government ministe

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Caricom
GRENADA-ECONOMY-Venezuela to fund poverty eradication programmes in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada says Venezuela has given an undertaking that it will fund projects to eradicate hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Caricom
GRENADA-POLITICS-Grenada tells UN of moves to empower vulnerable members of society

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Grenada government Tuesday said it is determined to adopt policies to ensure the empowerment of the vulnerable members of its population.

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Caricom
GUYANA-POLITICS-Opposition politician resigns from minority party

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the minority opposition Alliance for Change (AFC) has resigned but left open the possibility of returning to active politics in Guyana.

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Caricom
GUYANA-BUDGET-Opposition politicians critical of 2014-15 budget

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leaders of the two opposition parties in Parliament have criticised the GUY$220 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.004 cents) budget presented by Finance Minister Dr.

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Caricom
Shine bright

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - The diversity of the student body across the campuses of the University of the West Indies (UWI) reflects that of the Caribbean population itself.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-OECS countries benefit from World Bank-financed credit union project

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has benefitted from an initiative to strengthen accountability within the non-banking financial sector.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-POPULATION-OAS completes digitalization of civil registry in six Caribbean countries

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has completed a project to assist the Civil Registries in six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries digitalize vital statisti

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Caricom
Inniss calls for change in development designations

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - There is a belief that CARICOM’s designation of its Member States as Less Development Countries (LDCs) and More Developed Countries (MDCs) is now somewhat counter

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Caricom
Community Institutions discuss

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - CARICOM Draft Strategic Plan THE Draft Strategic Plan that will drive the CARICOM Reform Process continued to be developed with discussions among the Community Ins

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Caricom
Robinson has died

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Former President and Prime Minister Arthur NR Robinson has died.

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The Draft Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community continued to be developed with discussions among the Community Organizations at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Turkeyen Guyana on Monday. Here pictured is Secretary General of the Caribbea
Community Institutions discuss CARICOM Draft Strategic Plan

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Draft Strategic Plan that will drive the CARICOM Reform Process continued to be developed with discussions

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The CARICOM led Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) programme continued with a training of trainers workshop in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday (7 April). The project which is being funded under the CARICOM- Spain Citizen Security
CEBO continues with Training of Trainers Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat led Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) progr

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Professor Prem Misir presenting his book at the Consulate of Guyana, NY. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
HIV/AIDS book launched at Guyana Consulate, NY

“Stigma and lack of knowledge about HIV & AIDS” was the topic of a compelling presentation by Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana Prem Misir, who launched his first health book in fron

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Caricom
Two CARICOM Agencies to Convene Regional Symposium on Dengue & Chikungunya Virus

Today is World Health Day, the theme of which is "small bites, big threats: protect yourself and your environment from vector-borne diseases".

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