Decade-old defunct group may be the key to better US-Venezuela ties

BOGOTA --  The 2002 snapshot shows Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro standing on a New England tarmac with his arms draped around U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY. At the time they were all lawmakers. Everyone’s smiling. Despite deep economic ties,...
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EDITORIAL: Arab Spring gets touch of samba

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Amidst the proliferation of criticism the current Democratic Labour Party Government is facing by its stony silence with respect to the pressing issues facing the country, it should pay particular attention to the manner in which small issues could snowball when left to fester...
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GAO slams USAID’s Haiti rebuilding efforts

WASHINGTON —  U.S. efforts to help rebuild Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake have been plagued by poor planning, delays and mistaken cost estimates that have forced many projects to be scaled back, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in a report released this mont...
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Uproar among Trinidad’s politicians

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Following upon revelations emanating from the United States, casting a shadow over the career of Mr Jack Warner, popular politician, heavyweight Minister and close advisor to the Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, that forced his resignation not only from his minist...
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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 economies. Addressing a gathering of leaders from the public and private sectors around the region...
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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 been collaborating on putting in place solutions to sustainable growth and development in the region. ...
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