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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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Gay Protesters Heckle Simpson Miller At UN General Assembly
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was forced to halt her exit from the 68th United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, yesterday afternoon, as a group of gay activists protested outside the Ford Foundation offices. The group of seven protesters shouted, “Gay rights are human rights!” and “Portia, shame on you!” as Simpson Miller exited the…
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Guyana warns of failure in achieving Millennium Development Goals
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Guyana on Thursday joined Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago in warning that several countries, including some in the Caribbean, are likely to fail in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addressing the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate, President Donald R. Ramotar said while a review has revealed that…
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Haiti PM: United Nations has moral responsibility in Haiti cholera outbreak
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has “a moral responsibility” in the deadly cholera outbreak that has killed more than 8,500 Haitians and sickened another 600,000-plus, the head of Haiti’s government said Thursday in his debut before the global body. With President Michel Martelly among a list of world leaders shirking off an appearance at this year’s U.N. General Assembly,…
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Haiti urges “second look” at earthquake-ravaged country
UNITED NATIONS, 2013, CMC – Haiti has asked the global community to give the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country a “second look” following the devastation caused by the powerful earthquake in 2010. “Despite our extremely difficult legacy and countless setbacks, a new Haiti is making progress on the path of democracy and development,” Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe told the…
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International community urged to honour obligations to developing countries
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), John Ashe is appealing to the international community to ensure they honour their obligation to alleviating poverty and address issues such as gender inequality and income distribution. Addressing the 37th session of the annual meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Group…
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Can China, America or CSME save us?
KINGSTON, Jamaica – SINCE slavery, we have had a problem creating jobs. The well-intentioned PNP and JLP made no impact. Full employment was achieved by communists or managed democracies as Singapore — the work of firm leaders. Why can't we? I don't think we should cede the country to China. Is this our best? For 50 + 1 years we…
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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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