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GUYANA-AGRICULTURE-US investors to use coconut water in energy drink
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -The introduction of an energy drink with coconut water from Guyana as one of the key ingredients, is being conceptualised by American investors who met President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday. The product when manufactured will be sold to the high-end consumers in the United States using a marketing strategy to promote Guyana and the business of small…
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Henry: Only Parliament can make reparations decision
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer – OPPOSITION Member of Parliament Mike Henry, says he has tabled his resolution on reparations again in Parliament, in an effort to force a political decision on the matter in the House. “What we need is a political decision, that will enable us to take the matter to the International Court of Justice to value the economic…
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UN, Latin American leaders stress regional cooperation for global peace
(Miami Herald) – UNITED NATIONS Hoping to improve peace and security around the world, Argentine President Cristina Fernández led a day-long Security Council meeting Tuesday where she and other leaders said regions in turmoil could learn from how Latin American and the Caribbean have settled internal conflicts. “The lessons that we have learned, in terms of our regional and sub-regional…
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Britain opens world’s second-largest offshore wind farm
LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s second-largest offshore wind farm, capable of generating enough electricity to power over half a million homes, was opened officially off England’s east coast yesterday. Energy and Business Minister Michael Fallon opened the 500 megawatt Greater Gabbard wind farm off the Suffolk coast, a 1.3 billion pound ($2 billion) project that is a 50-50 joint venture…
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Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia’s decision to grant asylum to fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. The move marks a stark low point in U.S.-Russian relations and raised questions about the “reset” in ties that Obama embarked on in his…
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Japan says Fukushima leak worse than thought, govt joins clean-up
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Highly radioactive water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said yesterday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up. The revelation amounted to an acknowledgement that plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has yet to come…
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ST. LUCIA-DEATH-Cricket fan electrocuted
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A former police officer was electrocuted at the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCC) as cricket fans watched the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match between the St Lucia Zouks and the Antigua Hawksbills Tuesday night. Julian Agard, a former member of the St. Lucia youth Council, was pronounced dead at the medical centre, and the St.…
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TRINIDAD-ENVIRONMENT-Environmentalist staging another protest outside Prime Minister office
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Less than a year after he staged a 21-day hunger strike to force the Trinidad and Tobago government to halt the construction of a multi-billion dollar highway, south of here, environmentalist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh is back staging another protest action outside the office of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar. Kublalsingh said while he would…
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ST.LUCIA-POLITICS-PM defends membership of ALBA
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has rejected claims from sections of the business community here that St. Lucia’s membership in the Venezuela led Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) would harm the island’s future socio-economic development. St. Lucia last week announced that it had gained membership of ALBA and according to an…
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