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Reports of avian flu outbreak denied
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC -Officials in the Dominican Republic have denied reports of an outbreak of avian flu adding that the World Health Organisation declared the country free of bird flu three years ago. In a statement on Friday, the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, Ruben Silie said Haiti erroneously reported that the neighbouring country had an outbreak of avian…
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Health Minister Puts Fast-Food Tax On The Table – Gov’t Facilitates Consultation On Hospital User-Fe
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE GOVERNMENT is considering several measures, among them the imposition of a levy on fast foods, to fund health care on the island. Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson, who will today head to the Carter Hall, Holy Cross Church, in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, for the second in a series of consultations on user fees in public…
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St. Vincent to be recognised for reducing undernourishment among its population
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is to travel to Rome to accept an award from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in recognition of St. Vincent and the Grenadines significantly reducing the number of people suffering from undernourishment. “The Food and Agricultural Organisation, they just sent a letter to us. St. Vincent and…
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Two-thirds of Haiti’s people face hunger and malnourishment as problems worsen in storms’ wake
BELLE ANSE, Haiti – The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast. The hair on broomstick-thin children has turned patchy and orangish, their stomachs have ballooned to the size of their heads and many look half their age — the tell-tale signs of malnutrition. Mabriole town official Geneus Lissage…
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ECLAC signs agreement to promote equality in the Caribbean
OSLO, Norway, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has signed an economic cooperation agreement with the Norwegian Foreign Affairs Ministry aimed at sharing experiences and lessons learned in the building of social pacts for equality in the Caribbean and Latin America. ECLAC’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Norwegian Minister for International Development, Heikki…
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IMF was wrong on Greece, what about us?
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It is generally accepted that for small developing countries, like Jamaica, who are in severe economic difficulties, there are few, if any, alternatives to the policy stipulations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Even traditional political allies such as America, Britain and Canada will not provide certain critical financial assistance without the IMF's vaunted seal of approval.…
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IDB to hold seminar on development challenges in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says leading experts from academia and development institutions will gather here this week to address development challenges facing the Caribbean and Latin America. The Washington-based financial institution said while the region faces “complex development challenges,” including crime, low growth rates and lagging educational achievement, scholars and policymakers will examine recent “policy-relevant findings…
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