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Chavez’s return to Venezuela raises questions
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The announcement of President Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela after a 10-week silence in Cuba is raising questions about his cancer treatments, his delicate health, and the political purposes that motivated his homecoming. Three messages appeared on Chavez's Twitter account early Monday saying he was back, and the government announced that he had arrived at…
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EDITORIAL – The other side of the IMF agreement
KINGSTON, Jamaica – SHORT OF Jamaica quitting its borrowing habit cold turkey, this newspaper is convinced that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the only game in town. We also believe that given our situation, the deal that has been struck with the IMF is on the best terms that we could get. They are tough, but…
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World Bank commends Jamaican Gov’t
WASHINGTON, DC, USA — The World Bank has commended the Jamaican Government on recent economic initiatives, including the National Debt Exchange (NDX), to secure the recent staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I have been listening keenly to the development in Jamaica over the last couple of days and I think what has transpired is a move in…
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Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with St. Vincent
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Sri Lanka has established formal diplomatic relations with St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry said the relations have been established with a view to promote trade and sports. The joint communique was signed by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Palitha Kohana and…
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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fourth Inter-sessional Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 18-19 February 2013, Port-au-prince, Republic of Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti, from 18-19 February 2013. His Excellency, Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, presided. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,…
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CARICOM MOURNS DEATH OF ‘OUTSTANDING CARIBBEAN SON’
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mourning the death of Ambassador Henry Gill, former Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). In a message of condolence, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM, recalled Ambassador Gill’s astuteness, tenacity and diplomacy in leading the Regional team in trade negotiations, as well as his nurturing and…
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St. Lucia agrees to join PetroCaribe
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government says it expects to accrue major benefits for the island following the decision of Castries to join the Venezuelan oil initiative, PetroCaribe. “This will make it possible for the country to receive a regular supply of petroleum products from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe arrangements that are currently being utilized by several…
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