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UN Security Council supports Haiti in preserving stability

The UN Security Council said Monday that it remains committed to supporting the Haitian people in pursuit of peace, stability and prosperity.

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United States issues final regulations to combat Caribbean offshore tax evasion

WASHINGTON, CMC - The United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued what they describe as “comprehensive final regulations” to combat Caribbean and o

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Voters reject plans to legalise gambling

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Bahamians voted overwhelming in a national referendum on Monday to reject proposals legalising web-shop gambling and a national lottery.

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$450 million boost

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - BARBADOS will be embarking on a $450 million project to breathe fresh life into the country’s ailing sugar industry.

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ACP welcomes new sugar vote in European Parliament

BRUSSELS, CMC – The Chairman of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Sugar Subcommittee, Dr. P.I.

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Revise CARICOM Treaty again; CARICOM passport currently useless- Fmr. Jamaica PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Former Jamaica Prime Minister Percival Patterson Monday night urged an overhaul of CARICOM’s Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and he expressed grave concern about the real value

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Caribbean Leadership Project launched

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Government of Barbados expressed its gratitude to Canada for implementing the Caribbean Leadership Project.

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CHAIRMAN UNDERSCORES HIGH VALUE PLACED ON CARICOM-CHILE RELATIONS

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The high value that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) places on its relations with Chile was underscored on Monday when CARICOM Heads of G

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ADDRESS BY MOST HON. P. J. PATTERSON, ON,OCC,OE, PC,QC “A CRI DE COEUR FOR CARICOM: LEST WE WITHER…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is always a pleasure for me to be in the great city of Georgetown.

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SG SEEKS HELP FOR CARICOM AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE FROM FAO HEAD

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Director General of the Food a

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CARIFORUM-EU High level Meeting - Joint Press Release

(Santiago de Chile, January 26th 2013) Caribbean and EU leaders attending the first CELAC - EU Summit in Santiago de Chile held a CARIFORUM – EU High-Level Meeting on January 26th, 2013.

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SG seeks help for CARICOM Agriculture initiatives from FAO Head

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque an

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Venezuela’s Chavez Undergoes New Medical Treatment in Cuba

A Venezuelan government spokesman says President Hugo Chavez has begun a new round of medical treatment in Cuba, after battling complications from cancer surgery performed more than a month ago.

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Global economic growth slowed in 2011 and 2012

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Global growth has slowed in the past two years and is forecast to remain sluggish in 2013.

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Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this year

DAVOS, Switzerland — Is the euro crisis over? A leading US economist says not by a long shot.

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Caribbean should renew US anti-gun lobby

KINGSTON, Jamaica - All well-thinking Jamaicans should be paying close attention to the gun control debate in the United States.

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UWI fallout

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A debt of approximately $200 million owed by the Barbados Government to the University of the West Indies – most of it to the Cave Hill campus – has started to have a negat

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