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UK tourism push pays dividends say officials

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Tourism officials and hoteliers have hailed road shows to attract more visitors from the United Kingdom -- which currently provides just 10 per cent of Bermuda's air arri

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New study calls for more funds to help Caribbean achieve climate stabilization

WASHINGTON, CMC – A new study is suggesting that nearly US$100 million would be required annually to implement key mitigation strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Jamaica now at forefront of cancer research, says Dr. Lowe

KINGSTON, Jamaica - RENOWNED Jamaican scientist Dr.

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Prime Minister calls for new regional health insurance scheme

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The 27th annual congress of the Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA) began here on Monday with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit urging regio

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Attorney General backs drug treatment court

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said Monday the establishment of a drug treatment court will not solve Barbados’ drug problems, but will assist the country in attac

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Aid shortfalls jeopardize Haiti’s humanitarian programs

For the first time since four back-to-back storms and hurricanes battered Haiti five years ago, the U.N.’s lead feeding program and other agencies don’t have enough food to stockpile in strategic

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‘Bring Jack Back’ group formed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Disbelief, hurt, disappointment and sadness gave way to determination yesterday as hundreds of people from the constituency of Chaguanas West came together to form a lob

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Post-Jack, Partnership future hangs in balance

balance PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - APRIL 21, 2013 counted as the first day in the rest of the life of the People’s Partnership, born exactly three years before in Fyzabad.

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Resignation long overdue

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce said yesterday it was “pleased” with the resignation of Jack Warner as National Security Minister as it was long overdue.

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MP stays with UNC, gives up chair

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - “Don’t cry for Jack Warner, you haven’t seen Jack Warner yet.” That was the message to supporters yesterday from Jack Warner who has resigned as national security minist

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Jack Warner’s humiliating end

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - After Friday’s revelations at Fifa, enumerated in a damning report prepared by Sir David Simmons and released to the public, it was just a matter of time before the Peop

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EDITORIAL - Warner’s Stench And Lessons For The PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica - For decades, wherever he has stood, especially with regard to football, Austin 'Jack' Warner left a stench - of the type most people associate with corruption.

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PM says Jack Warner was a distraction to government

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar said she accepted the resignation of her embattled national security minister Austin “Jack” Warner because he had become

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China quake: Rescue teams blast roads amid aftershocks

China is continuing a massive rescue operation in Sichuan province, deploying thousands of workers, after a powerful earthquake on Saturday.

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Conservative Tobacco Magnate Wins Presidential Race in Paraguay

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Horacio Cartes, a Paraguayan tobacco magnate, faced various challenges during his presidential bid.

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Pope wants dialogue in Venezuela election dispute

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The Roman Catholic Church weighed in yesterday on Venezuela's political crisis, with Pope Francis expressing deep concern and calling for dialogue in the wake of a disp

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Rough start to post-Chavez era augurs badly for Venezuela

CARACAS, (Reuters) – About the only tranquil place in Caracas over the last few days is a hilltop military museum housing the remains of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

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