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Capitalising On The Potential Benefits Of Marijuana
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For centuries we have been socialised that marijuana is destructive and harmful to our health. Astounding as that assertion is, it is true. During the 1970s the subject of the benefits of marijuana was first explored, since then not much has been done to advance this subject. The current issue is how Jamaica can capitalise on the…
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This amusing chase after CCJ
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar used her “conversational message” on Monday with the people of Trinidad and Tobago for yesterday’s 37th anniversary of this nation as a constitutional republic to signal the coming of some significant political changes for improved democratic governance and building of a more united society. She chose the high road in pledging…
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Caribbean records significant decline in new HIV/AIDS infection
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Caribbean, which ranks second behind sub-Saharan Africa for HIV/AIDS infection rates, has led the world in reducing the number of new infections between the period 2005-2011, according to a new United Nations report released here. The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said an estimated 2.3 million adults and children were newly infected with HIV…
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Kamla to address UN General Assembly today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will address the United Nations General Assembly today at 7:30 p.m. Persad-Bissessar arrived in New York yesterday morning to attend the 68th United Nations General Assembly. She is due to return home tomorrow. According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, as current Chair of CARICOM, the Prime…
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CARPHA confirms strain of Swine flu
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed six cases of the “Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic 09” in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a statement issued by Chief Medical officer, Simon Keizer. Last week, classes at the Troumaca Secondary School were suspended after the Ministry of Health confirmed that it had become…
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Government outlines priorities for CARICOM
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Tuesday provided a shopping list that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries should examine as efforts continue to deepen the regional integration movement. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking to reporters after his Cabinet met with a delegation from the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat, said the list included the need for hassle free travel, air and maritime…
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Russia says hopes for U.N. resolution on Syria this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes the U.N. Security Council will agree a resolution this week to support a deal for Syria to abandon its chemical arms, but talks with the United States have been rocky, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday. Speaking before negotiations expected on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated…
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