Accredited Third States
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Sweeping Protests in Brazil Pull In an Array of Grievances
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Just a few weeks ago, Mayara Vivian felt pretty good when a few hundred people showed up for a protest she helped organize to deride the government over a proposed bus fare increase. She had been trying to prod Brazilians into the streets since 2005, when she was only 15, and by now she thought she…
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Protests in Brazil
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – There is not a lot in Brazil that is more important than football but on Wednesday, not even Brazil’s victory over Mexico in the Confederation Cup could divert attention from the wave of protests that have shaken the country this week. Indeed, the news that the authorities of Brazil’s largest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,…
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Former diplomat welcomes Canada’s deployment of peace keeping troops in Haiti
OTTAWA, Canada, CMC – A former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Paul Heinbecker, has welcomed the decision to send Canadian troops to Haiti as part of the peacekeeping mission on the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. “I think this is a gesture that is positive and helpful and will be seen positively, although 34 soldiers isn't going to change…
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Syria a complicated proxy war for U.S.
In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible “moderates” whose prospects are doubtful and, of course, the customary shaky grasp of what the fighting is really about. This will not end well. It is tragic that…
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Analysis: Rough honeymoon for Chavez’s successor in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Wearing sports gear in the national colors and sitting on a sofa in a modest family home, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a microphone, chats with locals and expounds on the benefits of socialism. Variations of the scene – on a factory floor, playing soccer in the presidential palace or walking the plains with farmers – play…
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IICA warns of water shortage
MEXICO CITY, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says Latin America and Caribbean countries will have to adopt new water management models as agricultural production, industry and energy generation vie for the commodity in coming years. Delegates from more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been meeting here for the IICA Executive…
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Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazil’s Largest Cities
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Protesters showed up by the thousands in Brazil’s largest cities on Monday night in a remarkable display of strength for an agitation that had begun with small protests against bus-fare increases, then evolved into a broader movement by groups and individuals irate over a range of issues including the country’s high cost of living and lavish…
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Major credit rating agency revises Curacao’s economic outlook
NEW YORK, CMC – A major international credit rating agency has revised Curacao’s economic outlook from negative to stable. The Wall Street-based Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Service cited the government’s efforts in enhancing its financial situation as the reason for the revision. “The government raised health care and general pension premiums, as well as raised the retirement age to…
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Carib High Commissioners in London To Lobby Against APD
The Caribbean High Commissioners in the United Kingdom (UK) are gearing up to lobby the British Government for an ease in the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) and have secured £40,000 to assist them in this effort. Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, gave an update on his recent visit to the UK to meet with players in the…
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