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  • April 2, 2013
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    Caribbean nations search for offshore oil amid spill fears

    KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open their seas to oil exploration. From the Bahamas and Cuba down to Aruba and Suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potentially rich offshore deposits in the…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Ministry to focus on youth in agriculture

    ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture are seeking to formulate a national plan for youth to drive further development within the agricultural sector. The mid-term plan will not only address the current needs of youth involved in the sector, but will also guide them in terms of future advancements. Director of Agriculture Jedidiah Maxim told OBSERVER…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Prime Minister Stuart is new RSS Chairman

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart of Barbados has taken over the chairmanship of the Regional Security System (RSS). He was selected to head the regional body at its just concluded meeting in St. John’s, Antigua. Mr. Stuart replaces Errol Cort, the National Security Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Coming out of that meeting, the new Chairman has re-emphasised…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Ban Ki-moon: Region must stick to UN goals

    NEW YORK- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging Caribbean and other developing countries to keep alive the promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In a message marking 1,000 days before the target date to achieve what he described as “a vital moment in history’s largest and most successful anti-poverty push”, Ban said while a journey of a…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Cyprus debt and Caribbean defaults

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – In the last few days, the government of Cyprus has begun to implement the measures demanded of it by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In return for providing €10 billion (US$13 billion) in support, a sum small by international standards, Europe has taken steps down a route that may…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Debt warning

    warning BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Caribbean countries, including Barbados, they face an uphill battle fighting the debt crisis that has them in a stranglehold. An IMF paper released yesterday, titled Caribbean Small States: Challenges of High Debt And Low Growth, said the average debt as a percentage of GDP for the region now hovered…

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  • April 2, 2013
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    Making it work

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Discussions surrounding movement of goods, services and of people throughout CARICOM should be at the forefront of a lecture tonight at the Grand Salle, Frank Collymore Hall. The lecture begins a series of events over the next few days to mark the inaugural National Services Week. Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, Robert “Bobby” Morris and International Business Minister,…

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  • March 28, 2013
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    Diplomatic push for Middle East

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – UNITED STATES President Barack Obama scored a diplomatic coup last week on his whirlwind trip to the Middle East. At first there was much speculation that the tour would merely be a widow-dressing exercise, especially among the Palestinians. However, there is now some scope for progress though somewhat tangentially. First there was the belated apology that came…

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  • March 28, 2013
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    Senior police officer admits setting monthly quotas for arresting Caribbean youths

    NEW YORK, CMC – A high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has acknowledged setting monthly quotas for summonses, arrests and stop and frisks of Caribbean and other minority youths while heading a Brooklyn, New York police precinct. “I set a standard that said do your job or suffer the consequences,” Deputy Chief Michael Marino admitted on the stand in…

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  • March 28, 2013
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    Mandela back in hospital

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said today. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times since last year, most recently earlier this month when he underwent what authorities said was…

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