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  • Remarks at the Launching of the Caribbean Public Health Organization Dr. The Rt. Hon   Denzil Douglas National Academy of the Performing Arts Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

    Celebrating a triumph of the spirit of regionalism Today we are gathered in this splendid environment of the National Academy of the Performing Arts in Port of Spain to celebrate an extraordinary achievement, the official launching of the Caribbean Public Health Agency. This is indeed a timely gift to the people of the Caribbean Community which marks its 40th anniversary…

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  • EDITORIAL: The vagaries of street democracy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The conundrum brought on by the overthrow of the Muhammed Morsi government in Egypt represents the greatest test for democracy as we know it. It represents the limited power of the ballot as we know it and breeds perpetual disorder. There seems a growing trend of taking to the streets to achieve political change, which is being…

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  • Global security gymnastics

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – It is now nearly six-and-a-half years since Julian Assange and Wikileaks started releasing official government documents, revealing to the publics of the world information deemed to be classified and forbidden from exhibition, because such release might injure the security of particular states and by extension (in the eyes of their governments) the safety of citizens. Up to…

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  • Of Mid-East political stability

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The recent events in Egypt have reminded the world that democracy entails more than a capacity to vote. What a relief it had been when the military dictatorship of President Mubarak had been superseded by an election in which the Egyptian people did in fact get the opportunity to cast their votes in a free and…

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  • END E-MAIL PROBE

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s attorney, Israel Khan SC, yesterday called on police to wrap up the now 49-day-long e-mail investigation before the July 29 by-election. In a telephone interview, Khan said he was frustrated that the police investigations into the e-mail issue has not progressed and remained “hanging over the Prime Minister’s head”. Khan said…

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  • PM pleased with work of Constitutional Commission

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Prime Minister Perry Christie has praised the work of the Constitutional Commission as he accepted its report on the review of the Bahamas Constitution. “We are so happy to see the emphasis placed by this Commission on consultation with people in our islands, because to too great an extent, because of the capital being here and…

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  • UN to host workshop on emergency response to accidental or deliberate use of explosive materials

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) will be hosting a two-day workshop to help the region develop capabilities to respond to a emergencies related to the accidental or deliberate use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) materials. The workshop, scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Kingston, Jamaica, will bring together…

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  • Jamaica hosting conference on economic empowerment in the Caribbean

    MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – A three-day conference supporting economic empowerment and development in the Caribbean and the Pacific begins here on Wednesday. The forum, being organised by the United States Department of State in collaboration with the New Zealand government, will bring together women growers from the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, technical and area experts as well as companies…

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  • IMF says emerging markets slow results in “growing pains” in the Caribbean

    WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that a slow-down in emerging markets has resulted in “growing pains” in the Caribbean. The Washington-based financial institution said that global growth is projected to remain subdued at slightly above three per cent in 2013, the same as in 2012. It said this is less than forecast in the April 2103…

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  • No quick fix to our problems says Premier

    HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jul 9, CMC – Premier Craig Cannonier has reiterated a warning that recovery for Bermuda's reeling economy, which has been in recession for more than four years, would take time and effort. Cannonier, made the statement in a televised address late Monday as he summed up the One Bermuda Alliance's (OBA) first six months in power. “There are…

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