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CALL FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PLACE AT COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A place for the private sector at the table of meetings of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is gaining traction wit
STOKE FIRES OF INTEGRATION - SECRETARY-GENERAL LAROCQU
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has underscored the need for Member States to work toge
Guest Opinion: How to respond to a terrorist attack
BOSTON – There is no right way to react to a terrorist attack. Oklahoma City rebuilt after Timothy McVeigh’s 1995 truck bomb attack on the federal government.
US says deported Caribbean nationals return
WASHINGTON, CMC - Caribbean nationals who have been deported from the United States are returning illegally to the country, according to a report released by an immigration think tank.
Trade unionists frustrated at failure to establish trade union congress
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – As several Caribbean countries prepare to celebrate MAYDAY, the traditional day of workers on Wednesday, a Dominican trade unionist is lamenting the failure to establish a
Government minister against opposition concept of national unity
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A senior member of the St. Kitts-Nevis government has brushed aside opposition calls for a government of national unity.
Guyana assures Norway that budget cuts will not affect LDCS
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, , CMC – Norway is reported to have expressed “serious concerns” about the status of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), following the decision by the National Assembly
PM to deliver budget on May 14
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony will deliver the national budget on Tuesday, May 14.
Simpson Miller makes Budget presentation today
today KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make her contribution to the 2013/2014 Budget Debate today.
A chance to combat the illegal arms trade
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Any legal measure implemented by local and foreign law enforcement agencies to combat the drug trade is welcomed by this newspaper.
Hard to believe!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Concerns are being raised in Guyana about the claims that five Guyanese women were victims of human trafficking here.
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.
Caribbean urges continued funding for HIV/AIDS programmes
BARCELONA, Spain, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries Monday appealed for continued international financial assistance to deal with the HIV-AIDS epidemic.
Bahamas Most Popular Island Destination while Turks & Caicos is Island Most would Like to…
The Bahamas continues to attract the most American luxury travelers, according to a new study released by Resonance Consultancy in collaboration with the Luxury Institute.
Tourism boom - 1.6 million air seats sold for summer
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica has secured 1.6 million air seats into the island this summer, with the bulk coming from the United States — the island's major market — even as the country continues
New report says remittances flows to the Caribbean remain stable
WASHINGTON, CMC - A new report released here says remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) showed a slight increase in 2012 compared to the previous year.
PM says no referendum on Belize-Guatemala border dispute
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister Dean Barrow says there will be no referendum in Belize and Guatemala on October 6 as the two countries seek to end a long standing border dispute between them
Brits urged to ease burden of APD
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Caribbean nations are making another go at getting Britain to reform its burdensome Air Passenger Duty (APD).
Canada’s trade relationship with the Caribbean should be allowed to flourish
It is to be hoped that the visit last week to Canada of Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, who in July will become the chair of Caricom, an association of 15 Carib
