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Crime taking on toll on Caribbean economies
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says several commissioned studies have revealed that crime and violence have had a dramatic impact on women, youth and the economic well-being of families in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new studies “underscore the more hidden dimensions of the cost of crime” on regional economies, by looking at issues such as…
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EDITORIAL – Now that the PM didn’t go to Chile
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It can't have been without compelling reason that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller decided to miss the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Chile, to which she has dispatched her foreign minister, Mr A.J. Nicholson. CELAC, we remind, is a relatively new organisation, formally launched in 2010, as a forum for…
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New look for PetroCaribe at this weekend’s summit in Chile
KINGSTON, Jamaica – SIX-and-a-half years ago a historic accord was signed between Venezuela and various member states of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for the inauguration of an energy-based co-operation venture known as PetroCaribe. It was to unfold across this region and beyond as manifestation of President Hugo Chavez’s vision of a unique form of co-operation to assist the vulnerable economies…
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CELAC summit closes with pledge to strengthen partnership
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — European and Latin American leaders wrapped up a two-day summit here yesterday, pledging to reinvigorate their “strategic partnership” for expanded free trade while shunning protectionism. But the high-profile meeting attended by some 60 countries from both continents was overshadowed by a nightclub fire that killed at least 232 people in Brazil and forced President Dilma Rousseff…
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Cameron: I don’t want a country called Europe
Switzerland—British Prime Minister David Cameron wants nothing to do with a United States of Europe, an idea that’s gaining currency as the countries that use the euro struggle to fix their debt crisis. A day after he shook up Europe’s political landscape by offering citizens the prospect of a vote on whether to stay in the 27-country European Union, Cameron…
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Manning must declare himself unfit to continue
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Without wanting to seem ungrateful and unmindful of the 40-plus years of Mr Patrick Manning’s service to this country as MP, energy minister, finance minister and Prime Minister, after being on sick leave for a year from the Parliament, it is time that he gives definitive word that he may be unfit to finish this…
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Duprey doesn’t want to be questioned on CLICO
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Despite initially confirming that he would attend the ongoing CLICO commission of enquiry, former head of CLICO Lawrence Duprey is now backing out. According to the Trinidad Guardian, the 79-year-old business magnate has written a letter to the commission, which was received yesterday by its secretary Judith Gonzalez, to say he is unwilling to appear before the…
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Agriculture Ministry prepares for severe drought
drought KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Portia Simpson Miller led administration is taking steps to prevent an increase in the price of agricultural produce as the country braces for a severe drought. Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, said the dry spell has started to affect farming areas and this could have implications for the availability as well as the cost of…
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Education Ministry concerned about sex offenders in schools
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Ministry of Education here has expressed concern about reports that known sex offenders can be found teaching in schools across the island. Education Minister Franka Bernardine made the disclosure on Wednesday, during a leadership workshop for female candidates contesting the upcoming general election. . “From speaking with a former Chief Education Ffficer he said…
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