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U.S. expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats amid growing political row
BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela is protesting Washington’s decision to expel three of its diplomats in a tit-for-tat purge of embassy officials that has brought relations between the countries to a standstill. The U.S. State Department announced that it was expelling Venezuela’s Chargé d’affaires Calixto Ortega, Second Secretary Mónica Sánchez and Venezuela’s Houston onsul Marisol Gutiérrez. The move comes after Venezuela…
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UN underscores contribution of Caribbean migrants
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – United Nations officials have underscored the plight of Caribbean and other migrants, stressing that countries should increase efforts to protect their rights while finding ways to integrate their contributions to society into the post-2015 development agenda. “Evidence clearly shows that migration contributes significantly to development,” the Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, told reporters here on Wednesday on…
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Caribbean American legislator outraged over shutting down of US federal government
NEW YORK, CMC – A Caribbean American legislator Tuesday expressed outrage over the first shutdown of the United States government in 17 years. “I am appalled that extremist, tea-party Republican politicians in Washington, D.C. are preparing to shut down the federal government and cause further economic damage to this nation,” Grenadian American New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams told the…
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US to drop fiber-optic cable to Cuba in 2015
MIAMI, CMC – Top United States military officials say a fiber-optic communications cable linking Florida to the US Naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba will be laid in 2015. Navy Lieutenant Commander Ronald Flanders, a US Southern Command, spokesman has agreed with the two-year timetable that chief information officer at the US Secretary of Defense’s office, Ronald Bechtold, refered…
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US$2 million in marijuana seized
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says a joint operation with the Royal Bahamian Police Force Drug Enforcement Unit and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), known collectively as Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), seized 67 bales of marijuana on Little Farmer’s Cay in the Exuma island chain of the Bahamas. The Coast Guard said the seizure,…
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Spencer: Ashe’s position has positive implications for regional issues
New York – As John Ashe assumed the presidency of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, there was much speculation as to what impact his election would have on the Caribbean agenda – and in particular that of Antigua & Barbuda. Ashe, who heads this country’s New York-based United Nations mission, has long been a champion for…
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Venezuela’s UN cancellation shines light on Maduro’s boogeymen
As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tells it, he lives in a very dangerous world. Since winning a narrow and contested election in April, his administration has unveiled almost a dozen plans to murder him. The latest accusation came Wednesday after Maduro canceled his visit to the United Nations General Assembly and a speech in the Bronx at the last minute.…
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World Bank to invest US$700 million to improve women, children’s health in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has announced that the lending agency plans to invest at least US$700 million through the end of 2015 to help developing countries, including the Caribbean reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and children’s health. Kim said this new funding from the International Development Association (IDA), the…
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New report says family farming has key role in food security the Caribbean
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC – A new report released on Thursday says family farming has key role to play in food security in the Caribbean and Latin America. The report, “The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2014: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean,” presented at the 2013 Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the…
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Venezuela president skips UN debut citing death threats
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro cancelled his debut at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, saying his enemies were plotting to incite violence in New York or even kill him. Just hours before he was scheduled to address the U.N., Maduro announced via Twitter that he had arrived back in Venezuela — not New York — after a six-day trip to…
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