Year: 2013
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SG HAILS ACCELERATION OF CARICOM-CHILE RELATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Wednesday acknowledged the acceleration of CARICOM-Chile relations which he said had been deepened and strengthened under the auspices of President of Chile H.E. Sebastián Piñera. In accepting the letters of credence of the Ambassador of Chile to CARICOM, H.E. Luis Fernando Ayala, Secretary-General LaRocque said it…
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CHILE BESTOWS NATIONAL AWARD ON ASSISTANT SG GRANDERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Government of Chile on Wednesday conferred the `Order of Bernardo O’Higgins – Grand Cross’ on Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in recognition of his role in coordinating and representing the interests of CARICOM and those shared by Latin America. The presentation of the award by H.E…
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BAHAMAS-TRAVEL-Bahamas government issues advisory to citizens travelling to United States
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has warned nationals travelling to the United States to be careful about their possession as they embark upon shopping expeditions in the North American country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this “is the traditional season for Bahamians to shop before back to school and while shopping may not be paying particular attention…
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BELIZE-HEALTH-Belize issues dengue alert following outbreak in neighbouring Central American countries
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize has issued a dengue alert after a outbreaks of the virus in neighbouring countries like Costa Rica, Nicaraqua, El Salvador and Honduras. The Ministry of Health said that a state of emergency had been declared in Honduras where 16 people had died from the virulent fever. It said that at least 40,000 people had been…
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Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe GEORGETOWN, Guyana – When –as appears likely, at least at this juncture – general elections are held in Zimbabwe later this year under a new constitution Robert Mugabe will, in all likelihood, be running for office as President of the Southern African country again. The one-time freedom fighter turned 89 in February, a juncture in most political leaders’ lives…
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Venezuela presidential race begins amid personal attacks and tension
BOGOTA — Drugs, lies and murder plots. Venezuela’s compressed presidential campaign officially begins Tuesday in a race that will determine the future of the Andean nation after the death of President Hugo Chávez, who led the country for 14 years. But the accusations and innuendos being hurled between the two main candidates are threatening to turn this into one of…
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PetroCaribe projects face unsure future
KINGSTON, Jamaica – With looming uncertainty over the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement, following the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, there is concern that the future of the projects under the cash-rich PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) is also unsure. With an asset base of $241.2 billion up to January 2013, the PDF was set up in 2006 to undertake a…
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