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IDB calls for poverty reduction projects led by civil society
PANAMA CITY, Panama, CMC, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the second call for proposals for civil society organizations to carry out activities focused on poverty reduction and social inclusion and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The announcement was made here by the IDB’s Executive Director for the Government of Japan, Yasuhiro Atsumi, at the…
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New IDB study offers a prescription for growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Most Latin American and Caribbean economies survived the Great Recession in relatively good shape. But now as the global slowdown threatens to hang on indefinitely, what is their fate? The countries of the region will grow faster — at an estimated rate of 3.9 percent over the next five years — than the global economy. “Latin America will gain weight…
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Warner did best thing, says PNM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – “He’s done the best thing he could have done in T&T’s interest.” That was PNM deputy leader Marlene McDonald’s response yesterday to news the Prime Minister had accepted Jack Warner’s resignation. MSJ leader David Abdulah said: “Given the evidence, there was little option but to resign. But although he’s no longer in Cabinet, he’s not…
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Kamla: Partnership members free to talk
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said while all parties within the coalition People’s Partnership Government were “free to practise freedom of speech”, she was confident they would all “abide” by her decision on National Security Minister Jack Warner. This statement came on Saturday in regard to the coalition partner, Congress of the People, and that party’s…
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Warner resigns as chairman of ruling party
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Less than 24 hours after he submitted his resignation as Minister of National Security, Austin “Jack” Warner has resigned as chairman of the ruling United National Congress (UNC). Media reports said Warner had submitted his resignation hours after being removed from the cabinet. Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, who on Sunday night accepted the…
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Boston Marathon bomber manhunt: One suspect dead, second on the run
run BOSTON—A late-night police chase and shootout has left one marathon bombing suspect dead and another on the run, police here said, as residents of the still-grieving city were ordered by officials to “shelter in place” while the manhunt continues. One police officer was killed and another was seriously wounded during the violent spree. The Associated Press identified the surviving…
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Election council to audit vote in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's electoral council says it will audit the 46 percent of the vote not scrutinized on election night, a surprise concession that opposition candidate Henrique Capriles says will prove that he won the presidency. “We are where we want to be,” a satisfied but cautious-looking Capriles told a news conference after the Thursday night announcement. “I…
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Dancing on graves
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Margaret Thatcher and Hugo Chávez came from opposing ends of the political spectrum but, in a curious way, they shared a common trait: both were capable of arousing, in death as in life, great admiration and devotion, on the one hand, and deep loathing on the other. In the latter respect, reactions to their death in their…
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Before Texas plant exploded: What did regulators know?
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Despite being located within a short walk of a nursing home, school and residential buildings, West Fertilizer Co in central Texas had no blast walls and had filed no contingency plan to the Environmental Protection Agency for a major explosion or fire at the site. It remains unclear what safety measures, if any, were required of…
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