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Top Cop denies statements
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams Wednesday denied making statements that the emails purporting to show that members of the Trinidad and Tobago government
Rowley wants ‘transparent’ deal on CL Financial assets
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday warned Government against any “under the table” deals in any disposal of assets within the CL Financial portfolio.
LIAT apologises for service interruptions
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- LIAT, Wednesday, apologised to customers for its “numerous” flight delays and cancellations over the past few weeks and sought to give explanations.
Offer more incentives for renewable energy – CaPRI
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The regional think tank, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), is urging Caribbean governments to diversify the incentives being offered in the renewable energy market.
Indigenous groups file court action to halt oil drilling activities
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIM) and four Mayan communities in the Tamesh National Park have gone to the court seeking to prevent a United s
More data needed to measure level of obesity – PAHO rep
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Antigua & Barbuda’s representative to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has expressed the importance of gathering data to measure the true picture of the obesity
No reversal to smoking ban - Health Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Health Minister, Dr.
Dominica’s Head of State wants nationals overseas to invest in the country
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s President Eliud Williams Wednesday urged nationals residing overseas to contribute to the growth of the local economy.
Realities in Global Treatment of H.I.V.
The World Health Organization recently issued aggressive new guidelines for treating people infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.
PM Skerrit presents EC$474.5 million tax free budget
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday presented an EC$474.7 million (One EC dollar= US$0.37 cents) take free budget to Parliament predicting economic growth and impro
SIDS need funds
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) still have difficulty accessing funds, and Minister of the Environment and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe says it impacts on their ability to
ACS secretary general Alfonso Múnera on: Linking Colombia and T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Airlines and Colombia’s Avianca are in talks that could result in direct flights between Colombia and T&T.
A new phase in inter-regional ties
The Second China-Latin America and the Caribbean Think Tanks Forum is being held five years after the start of the subprime crisis.
Former regional diplomat says Caribbean still requires special attention from China
BEIJING, China, CMC – Former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, says Caribbean countries are still in need of special attention and urged China not to place the region in the same
ECLAC says equality “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean
CARACAS, Venezuela, CMC - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says equality is the “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean and Latin America.
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
- The Seventh General Meeting between the United Nations (UN) system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its associated institutions was convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations
CARDI –CTA Launches the 3rd Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards Recognition for…
Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 - The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CT
EDITORIAL - Trayvon Martin and race in America
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In a perverse sort of way, the not guilty verdict against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder case in Florida was good for America.
US reality show filmed in Antigua & Barbuda
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – With approximately eight million viewers world-wide tuning in, the islands of Antigua and Barbuda will take centre stage as the romantic backdrop for the ABC Television prime
