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UN official condemns forced evictions of internally displaced people
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A senior United Nations humanitarian official is expressing grave concern about recent incidents of forced evictions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Haiti. Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ross Mountain, made the comment following a visit to a site from which thousands of people were forced to leave. While recognizing the right of…
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Teenage pregnancy a major concern in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Teenage pregnancy continues to be a major concern for the Ministry of Health with eight girls between the ages of 11 and 14 years giving birth in 2012, Health Minister Clayton Burgin has told Parliament. He said that teenage pregnancy remains high even as the nation recorded a constant decrease in the number of babies…
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Clinton awards more than $700,000 to Haiti farms
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country's agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation announced Monday that the grants will go toward efforts to plant trees, build a coffee farm and train farmers. Clinton has been the United Nations' special envoy to Haiti since shortly before the devastating 2010 earthquake.…
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Natasha Jervier takes on CARICOM health issues
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Natasha Jervier, has been charged with the responsibility of promoting issues affecting health in the regional union. Jervier recently joined other youth ambassadors from across the region for internship at the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana. “They (CARICOM) needed one young person among the youth ambassadors to take on the responsibility of health and…
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Guyana dealing with outbreak of gastroenteritis
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Less than 24 hours after Barbados declared an alert following an increase in gastroenteritis on the island, health authorities in Guyana say they are monitoring reports of an outbreak of the infection of the lining of the digestive tract in the north west district that has so far resulted in the death of one person. “As…
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Govt reflects on Chávez’s PetroCaribe initiative
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The revolutionary PetroCaribe initiative that allowed signatory nations to benefit from subsidised Venezuelan fuel and the role its architect Hugo Chávez, the late President of Venezuela played as a patron in Latin American and Caribbean integration, were among the highlights at a reflection of the life of the leftist leader Monday afternoon. Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh,…
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New study highlights non-tariff barriers to trade
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica is the second Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to have participated in a survey conducted by an international organization assessing enterprises in developing countries to help them better understand the non-tariff barriers to trade. The International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint cooperation agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade…
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n Venezuela, some have mixed views on Hugo Chávez’s final resting site
CARACAS — On a hilltop, high above the Venezuelan capital, rises a 113-year-old structure called Cuartel de la Montaña or Mountain Barracks. On top of the old red and white building that resembles a castle stands a giant sign showing the number 4 next to the letter F. The reference is to February 4, the date in 1992 when then…
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Chávez Heir Faces Challenge in Ties With Armed Forces
CARACAS, Venezuela — The multitudes in red shirts, clenched fists thrusting in the air — a dominant image of the political movement that President Hugo Chávez left behind — convey a sense of followers united and loyal to the father of their revolution and his designated heir, Nicolás Maduro. But beneath the surface, the array of factions Mr. Maduro must…
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