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CARICOM: Change is easy, but improvement is difficult

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE current trade concerns, discussed by Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, represent the growing pains within the regional trading environment after 40 years of endeavour and

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Is CARICOM the bloc the builders rejected?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE global economy is traversed by a network of constantly shifting economic/trade blocs, of which the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been the second-longest runn

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Democracy and ‘the voice of the streets’

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The government of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been mindful not to go down the same road as others – that of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan being the

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Responding to Protests, Brazil’s Leader Proposes Changes to System

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil proposed a series of bold changes to the country’s political system on Monday, including convening a constituent assembly apparently aimed a

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Brazil’s protesters sick of corruption

It’s an odd spectacle. Traditionally, Brazilians take to the streets only during Carnival. Now they do it to protest. What has happened?

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US Coast Guard rescues Haitian fishermen

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has rescued five Haitian fishermen aboard a disabled vessel that had been drifting in the waters off northern Haiti.

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DPP not giving update

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC yesterday said he would not “fall prey” to calls for an update into the criminal investigation into the criminal i

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President names new Integrity Commission

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President Anthony Carmona named members to the Integrity Commission on Monday, even as calls continued for the resignation of its chairman, Ken Gordon, over his dec

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China potential

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CHINESE are big spenders and should that country become a new source for this country with regard to visitors, the increased spending will redound to the benefit of the loc

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Top official discards Haiti-Dom. Rep. energy link for now

Santo Domingo.- Energy Commissioner Enrique Ramirez on Monday debunked notions of interconnecting Haiti and Dominican Republic with power lines for now, “maybe down the line, say in 20 years.”

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IMF and World Bank review B’dos finance sector

BRIDGETOWN—The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector.

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IDB providing millions in funds for water project in Haiti

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is providing a US$35.5 million grant to Haiti for a programme to expand and improve drinking water services in the capital of t

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US diplomat says CBSI having an impact on security in the region

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – United States Ambassador Brent Hardt says the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), now into its third year, is beginning to have an impact as a result of the many

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Cash Flow Woes At LIAT

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Following last weekend’s fanfare and celebration surrounding LIAT’s acquisition of the first of eight new ATR aircraft, cash flow problems resulting from the re-fleeting exer

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Human trafficking challenges for CARICOM states

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -THE LATEST Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report by the United States Department of State, valuable as it is,  is a reminder that countries of the Caribbean region are ba

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Region discussing sustainable growth and development strategies

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Government and business leaders from across the Caribbean are gathered here this week along with international donor and lending agencies to take stock of how they have bee

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Bahamas PM warns crime and political agendas can hinder growth

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The prime minister of this archipelago of islands warns that crime, poor planning and the politicization of development agendas threatens the future viability of Caribbean

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DRAFT EPA MODEL BILLS UP FOR CONSIDERATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Legislative drafters from regional states signatory to the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARI

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Despite Assurances by Brazil’s President, Another Day of Demonstrations

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Another round of demonstrations unfolded in cities throughout Brazil on Saturday, after many in the country’s sweeping protest movement angrily dismissed an effort by Presiden

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