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Members of Congress push back against IMF-imposed austerity

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2015 (AMG) — New letters from members of the U.S. Congress questioning International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity policies in countries such as Jamaica and Greece are a sign...

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Exxon’s initial Guyana oil find could be worth $40 billion

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 21, 2015 (AMG) — With Exxon Mobil still tight-lipped on the value of its oil and natural gas discovery off the coast of Guyana, a Minister of Government there has revealed that...

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Experts warn of possible imminent eruption of Kick’em Jenny volcano

Update – July 26, 2015: The UWI Seismic Research Centre has downgraded the level of alert for Kick’em Jenny to yellow, following significant reduction in seismic activity at the volcano. BRIDGETOWN,...

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Port of Spain on edge after prison break

Update – July 26, 2015: Escaped prisoner, Hassan Atwell, was shot and killed this morning in the Laventille area. Christopher Selby turned himself in to authorities this evening. PORT OF SPAIN,...

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Haitians march to commemorate and protest foreign occupation

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 28, 2015 (AMG) — As a troupe of dancers dramatically re-enacted Haiti’s occupation by foreign troops, megaphones blared anti-imperialist chants, and the crowds sang about UN...

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Here’s why most Caribbean seafood can’t leave the region

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 27, 2015 — The Caribbean region’s ability to cash in on a potentially lucrative, international export trade in fish and seafood is being held back by huge gaps in measures...

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Dominica grapples with grim aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika

ROSEAU, Dominica, August 28, 2015 (AMG) — Fourteen are dead and another twenty-five people are missing as Tropical Storm Erika brought devastation to Dominica in a way that had seemingly not been...

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Antigua & Barbuda government calls for urgent international aid to Dominica

WASHINGTON D.C., August 28, 2015 — Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has called on the Commonwealth Secretariat, the European Union Commission and International...

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Advancements in Caribbean livestock production to reduce reliance on imports

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 1, 2015 (AMG) — Although CARICOM countries consume over 11 million kilograms of goat and sheep meat annually, only about 30 percent of this amount is produced locally....

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Trinidad and Tobago starts new era under PNM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 8, 2015 (TT Guardian)— The People’s National Movement’s fourth leader, Dr. Keith Rowley, now Prime Minister-elect, will be T&T’s second Tobago-born...

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Reducing post-harvest food loss can maximize economic benefits for CARICOM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 17, 2015— Reducing food loss and wastage is critical to improving global food security. Yet thousands of dollars in food are wasted every year in the Caribbean due to...

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Talk of reparations at St. Maarten Emancipation Day lecture

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, July 14, 2015 (AMG) — The Prime Minister of Dutch St. Maarten, Marcel Gumbs, has made what might be the first direct statement on reparations by a leader of government in...

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Members of Congress push back against IMF-imposed austerity

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2015 (AMG) — New letters from members of the U.S. Congress questioning International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity policies in countries such as Jamaica and Greece are a sign...

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Liberty Global plans Cable & Wireless Communications takeover

LONDON—Just months after its acquisition of Columbus International, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is now entertaining a takeover bid from European telecoms giant, Liberty Global. According...

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CARICOM negotiators optimistic about outcome of Paris climate summit

PARIS — On the final day of the Paris climate summit, the CARICOM delegation seems certain that it will receive text in the Summit’s final outcome document that legally binds states to reduce global...

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CARICOM hails Paris Agreement

PARIS — A legally-binding climate agreement has been reached in France after marathon negotiations took the Paris climate summit into a day of overtime on Saturday. The agreement, which was to be...

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Zika may be linked to deadly Guillain-Barré Syndrome

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Zika virus, which has already been linked to over 4,000 cases of debilitating brain damage in infants in Brazil, may also be linked to a life-threatening syndrome that could render...

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Journalist detained at anti-government protests in St. Vincent & the Grenadines

KINGSTOWN — Questions are being asked regionally and internationally after Grenadian journalist Hamlet Mark was taken into custody by police while covering a public protest by supporters of the main...

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Jamaica goes to the polls on February 25

KINGSTON — Jamaicans will go to the polls on February 25, incumbent Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has announced. Simpson-Miller made the declaration at a mass rally of the People’s National...

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Barbados MP: Accept the existence of gay relationships

BRIDGETOWN — Warning that Barbados could no longer hide from “contemporary reality,” outspoken Minister of Education, Ronald Jones, has called for Barbadians to accept that lesbian and gay...

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