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Decade-old defunct group may be the key to better US-Venezuela ties
BOGOTA — The 2002 snapshot shows Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro standing on a New England tarmac with his arms draped around U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY. At the time they were all lawmakers. Everyone’s smiling. Despite deep economic ties, the United States and Venezuela have been at odds for years. Maduro — like his…
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GAO slams USAID’s Haiti rebuilding efforts
WASHINGTON — U.S. efforts to help rebuild Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake have been plagued by poor planning, delays and mistaken cost estimates that have forced many projects to be scaled back, the Government Accountability Office has concluded in a report released this month. Of the $651 million Congress allocated for Haiti reconstruction to the U.S. Agency for International…
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Nicolas Maduro makes first trip to Haiti as Venezuela’s president, after cancelling April visit
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made his first official visit to Haiti on Tuesday as the countries began negotiations to figure out ways to renew a special fund that uses oil money on mostly infrastructure projects. Maduro and Haitian President Michel Martelly met privately for several hours on the grounds of where the National Palace stood before it…
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Uproar among Trinidad’s politicians
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Following upon revelations emanating from the United States, casting a shadow over the career of Mr Jack Warner, popular politician, heavyweight Minister and close advisor to the Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, that forced his resignation not only from his ministry but also from his chairmanship of the ruling People’s Partnership coalition, Trinidad & Tobago seems engulfed…
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Prime Minister hands over electronic equipment as police continue probe
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has handed over computer equipment to the police as investigations continue into allegations that she and senior members of her government were involved in a plot to undermine the judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution and the media. During a two hour meeting with the police on…
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FAO director general to visit St. Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), José Graziano da Silva arrives here next month on a two-day visit, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said. St. Vincent and the Grenadines was one of two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries recognised by the FAO for significantly reducing undernourishment ahead of the 2015 Millennium…
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Jamaica to help African state deal with teenage pregnancy
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it will provide technical assistance to Burkina Faso in preventing adolescent pregnancies and supporting adolescent mothers. Information Minister Sandrea Falconer made the disclosure following a study tour of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation as part of the activities of the Working Mission from Burkina Faso, led by the First Lady of the West…
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BUTT OUT – Gov’t announces smoking ban in public spaces
KINGSTON, Jamaica -Describing it as the most far-reaching piece of public health policy undertaken in recent times, Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson has announced that as of July 15, no smoking will be permitted in public spaces across Jamaica. In making the announcement in the House of Representatives yesterday, Ferguson said smoking would be banned in all enclosed places, public…
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