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September 18, 2012
The importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries acting jointly to address their development needs has become acute.With high levels of d...
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September 11, 2012
Except Haiti, all the Caribbean countries that are members of the 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group are in danger of losing the lev...
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September 4, 2012
The 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will be supporting Australia and Finland for two of the ten non-permanent seats on the United Na...
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August 28, 2012
In an unfortunate statement, attributed in several news reports to one of its spokespersons, the huge multi-national company, Diageo, has effectively ...
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August 21, 2012
The success of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games in London has created an illusion of the greatness of athleticism thro...
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August 14, 2012
On the basis of the size of populations and medals won, the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada would be ranked in first place in the 2012 Olympic Games ...
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August 7, 2012
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries joined dozens of other nations in fighting for a robust and comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during negot...
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July 24, 2012
The prospects of Barack Obama being re-elected as President of the United States appear to be hanging in the balance. The latest Times/CBS poll in the...
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July 17, 2012
A copy paper manufacturer in a Caribbean country is facing closure of his business and his 300 employees are likely to lose their jobs because he woke...
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July 3, 2012
A statement credited to Alexander Walford, Policy Officer of the Caribbean-European Union (EU) in the European Commission, says that eight Caribbean c...
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June 26, 2012
The Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has brought the world no closer to a safer global environment. Indeed, if the measure of its success ...
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June 19, 2012
Weaknesses of small states in dealing with global environmental issues that mortally affect them have become very evident in the pre-Conference negoti...
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June 12, 2012
Now that there has been an enormously successful rejoicing of the 60-year reign of Elizabeth II as Queen of the United Kingdom and her 15 other realms...
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June 5, 2012
The streets were festooned with flags and multi-coloured banners; large crowds of people thronged the roadsides; British soldiers marched to the comma...
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May 22, 2012
Between 10 and 14 May, two meetings took place that were of significance to the people of developing countries, particularly small states. The outcome...
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May 15, 2012
Rum-producing countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) may have to take the US to arbitration at the World Trade Organization ...
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May 8, 2012
In 1982, the less than one-year old Caribbean small island state, Antigua and Barbuda, raised the proposition at the United Nations that Antarctica sh...
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April 24, 2012
US President Barack Obama vetoed Cubaâs attendance at this monthâs Summit of the Americas in Colombia for domestic political reasons. He was not a...
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April 17, 2012
Chinaâs presence in the Caribbean is becoming a matter of increasing debate, if not concern, as more Chinese businesses open in Caribbean towns and ...
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March 27, 2012
Air transportation in the Caribbean has always been difficult. The news that a privately-owned, low-cost carrier, REDjet, has been forced to suspend i...
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March 6, 2012
A recent statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin La Rocque, that the region has been âoverly ambitious in its...
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February 28, 2012
Imagine if a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Head of Government were to say boldly the following truths, however inconvenient they may be to other Heads...
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February 21, 2012
Oil wells off the coast of South Americaâs only English-speaking country, Guyana, are now being drilled in earnest. Already Guyanaâs economy is be...
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February 14, 2012
The national and regional interests of Commonwealth Caribbean countries would hardly be served by backing Argentina in its long-running dispute with B...
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February 7, 2012
On the Caribbean island of Barbados, with a population of about 250,000 people, approximately 3,426 persons are living with HIV, and the Minister of H...
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January 31, 2012
The three main shareholder governments in LIAT â the airline that is vital to movement of tourists and locals alike in the Caribbean â are schedul...
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January 24, 2012
The world is about to see Europe linked to South America in a way that has never happened before. A bridge will link French Guiana, the last European ...
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January 17, 2012
What effect will Jamaica becoming a Republic and leaving the 53-nation Commonwealth have on the rest of the Caribbean countries? Will they follow Jama...
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January 10, 2012
The Government of Canada has placed itself in the front of the drive to reform the 54-nation Commonwealth. The 62-year old organization should be all ...
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December 20, 2011
LIAT, the small Caribbean airline that has been the workhorse of the region for several decades, is having its goose cooked. And the cooking is being ...
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December 13, 2011
General elections in St Lucia and Guyana on November 28 have raised serious questions about the financing of campaigns and the unfair use of state res...
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December 6, 2011
November 28 general elections in Guyana have resulted in a crisis for the country. While it is being suggested that the elected President, Donald Ramo...
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November 29, 2011
Having external observer missions at election time is important, but no longer enough.{{more}} The Commonwealth and the Organization of American State...
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November 22, 2011
Franceâs President Nicolas Sarkozy has publicly â and wrongfully â identified 3 Caribbean countries as âtax havensâ. The response to him sho...
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November 15, 2011
A statement by the Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron, that his government will not provide budgetary aid to governments that violate human righ...
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November 8, 2011
The report of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on urgent reform of the Commonwealth dominated the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)...
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November 1, 2011
A visitor to Perth in Australia during the week ending 30th October would be forgiven for believing that the City revolves around the 54-nation Common...
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October 18, 2011
On October 12, as a member of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) established by Commonwealth Heads of Government to advise them on reform of the Commonwe...
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October 11, 2011
Tackling the problems of climate change, burdensome debt and reform of the international financial system to take account of the grave challenges that...
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October 4, 2011
The establishment of a Commissioner for Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights will be an important consideration for the 53 Heads of Government...
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September 27, 2011
Rigs to riches is the story of Norwayâs rise from one of Europeâs backwater countries in 1969 to its position as one of the richest nations in Eur...
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September 20, 2011
Broadcast to the world via international television, a young man spoke poignantly at the observance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in New York of the...
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September 13, 2011
Chinese workers labour round the clock delivering projects on time and within budget, unlike workers in many other parts of the world. Yet, where ever...
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The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
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May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
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