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CARIBBEAN-FOOD-OAS calls for urgent action in addressing food security

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) has called for urgent action in addressing food security in the Caribbean. During a conference on food security and the economic implications held in Barbados this week, Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin has called for reforms in agriculture in the Caribbean, including increased public-private partnerships and renewed focus on research and development.

Henry: Only Parliament can make reparations decision

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - OPPOSITION Member of Parliament Mike Henry, says he has tabled his resolution on reparations again in Parliament, in an effort to force a political decision on the matter in the House.
"What we need is a political decision, that will enable us to take the matter to the International Court of Justice to value the economic costs," Henry told the Jamaica Observer.

UN, Latin American leaders stress regional cooperation for global peace

(Miami Herald) - UNITED NATIONS Hoping to improve peace and security around the world, Argentine President Cristina Fernández led a day-long Security Council meeting Tuesday where she and other leaders said regions in turmoil could learn from how Latin American and the Caribbean have settled internal conflicts.

Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
The move marks a stark low point in U.S.-Russian relations and raised questions about the “reset” in ties that Obama embarked on in his first term to try to gain more diplomatic cooperation, only to find that deep differences remained.

Britain opens world’s second-largest offshore wind farm

LONDON,  (Reuters) - The world’s second-largest offshore wind farm, capable of generating enough electricity to power over half a million homes, was opened officially off England’s east coast yesterday.
Energy and Business Minister Michael Fallon opened the 500 megawatt Greater Gabbard wind farm off the Suffolk coast, a 1.3 billion pound ($2 billion) project that is a 50-50 joint venture between SSE Plc and RWE Innogy.

Japan says Fukushima leak worse than thought, govt joins clean-up

TOKYO, (Reuters) - Highly radioactive water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said yesterday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up.
The revelation amounted to an acknowledgement that plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has yet to come to grips with the scale of the catastrophe, 2 1/2 years after the plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami. Tepco only recently admitted water had leaked at all.

ST. LUCIA-DEATH-Cricket fan electrocuted

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A former police officer was electrocuted at the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCC) as cricket fans watched the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between the St Lucia Zouks and the Antigua Hawksbills Tuesday night.
Julian Agard, a former member of the St. Lucia youth Council, was pronounced dead at the medical centre, and the St. Lucia News Online website reported that not many people had noticed that he had been electrocuted near one of the stands.

ST. VINCENT-POLITICS-Outgoing UN diplomat not prepared to disclose future political ambitions

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Outgoing St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador to the United States, Camillo Gonsalves, is not prepared to say now whether or not he will be a candidate in the 2015 general elections.
Gonsalves, the son of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, returned here last week after serving as the island’s UN ambassador since 2007, amidst speculation he is being tipped to take over the leadership of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP).

ST.LUCIA-POLITICS-PM defends membership of ALBA

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has rejected claims from sections of the business community here that St. Lucia’s membership in the Venezuela led Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) would harm the island’s future socio-economic development.
St. Lucia last week announced that it had gained membership of ALBA and according to an official statement, “ALBA represents a significant avenue for St. Lucia to access very low-cost financing for critical national initiatives”.

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