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ACS secretary general Alfonso Múnera on: Linking Colombia and T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Airlines and Colombia’s Avianca are in talks that could result in direct flights between Colombia and T&T. This would facilitate easier business and trade between the two countries, said Alfonso Múnera, secretary general, Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Múnera spoke about a meeting between T&T’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran and Colombia’s Foreign Affairs…
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A new phase in inter-regional ties
The Second China-Latin America and the Caribbean Think Tanks Forum is being held five years after the start of the subprime crisis. The worst and longest since 1930s, the crisis has been largely concentrated in industrialised countries. The eurozone will remain in recession in 2013 and its 2014 GDP will remain below its 2007 level. In 2014, Germany's GDP will…
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Former regional diplomat says Caribbean still requires special attention from China
BEIJING, China, CMC – Former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders, says Caribbean countries are still in need of special attention and urged China not to place the region in the same category as many Latin American countries. Addressing a China-Latin American Forum here on Tuesday, Sir Ronald argued that “while efforts at integration of Latin America and the…
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ECLAC says equality “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean
CARACAS, Venezuela, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says equality is the “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean and Latin America. In addressing the social summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) here on Tuesday, ECLAC’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document, “Structural Perspectives on the…
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
The Seventh General Meeting between the United Nations (UN) system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its associated institutions was convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on 22 and 23 July 2013. Opening Remarks were given by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. BAN Ki-moon, and by the Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.…
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CARDI –CTA Launches the 3rd Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards Recognition for Regional Journalists Reporting on Agriculture
Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 – The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) have launched their third Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards this time under the theme “Achieving Food Security through Regional Cooperation”. Journalists from across the Caribbean are invited to participate, by submitting their best entries. The inaugural…
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EDITORIAL – Trayvon Martin and race in America
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a perverse sort of way, the not guilty verdict against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder case in Florida was good for America. The evidence lies in the scores of demonstrations last Saturday across the United States (US) against the outcome of the case, but more important, in the debate it has spurred about race…
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