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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became the first head of state ever to postpone a state visit to the United States of America. Given that state visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two nations and Washington usually reserves them for its closest strategic partners, Ms Rousseff’s decision could only be interpreted as a…
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Newly appointed Governor General to deliver first Throne Speech
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade will deliver her first the throne speech on Friday, October 4, when Grenada opens the second session of the ninth Parliament at the Trade Center – the temporary home of Parliament since the passage of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Delivering the Throne Speech is the highlight of a traditional…
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Guyana looking to Asia to boost gold sales
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is seeking to export gold to markets in India and China as the country recorded an estimated 353,000 ounces of the commodity so far this year. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said that the gold produced so far this year, compares favourably with the 313,000 ounces produced for the same period last year.…
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Egyptian business tycoon to invest millions in tourist industry
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Government officials have confirmed than Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris will be investing millions of dollars in Grenada’s hospitality industry. Sawiris who flew into the island on his private jet, met with Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell on Thursday at the Maurice Bishop International Airport before departing. He is said to be the unnamed investor…
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World Bank to invest US$700 million to improve women, children’s health in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has announced that the lending agency plans to invest at least US$700 million through the end of 2015 to help developing countries, including the Caribbean reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and children’s health. Kim said this new funding from the International Development Association (IDA), the…
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Gay Protesters Heckle Simpson Miller At UN General Assembly
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was forced to halt her exit from the 68th United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, yesterday afternoon, as a group of gay activists protested outside the Ford Foundation offices. The group of seven protesters shouted, “Gay rights are human rights!” and “Portia, shame on you!” as Simpson Miller exited the…
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Guyana warns of failure in achieving Millennium Development Goals
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Guyana on Thursday joined Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago in warning that several countries, including some in the Caribbean, are likely to fail in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addressing the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate, President Donald R. Ramotar said while a review has revealed that…
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Haiti PM: United Nations has moral responsibility in Haiti cholera outbreak
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has “a moral responsibility” in the deadly cholera outbreak that has killed more than 8,500 Haitians and sickened another 600,000-plus, the head of Haiti’s government said Thursday in his debut before the global body. With President Michel Martelly among a list of world leaders shirking off an appearance at this year’s U.N. General Assembly,…
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