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By Sally Nyakanyanga IPS Africa Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe March 23, 2017 (IPS) — To take his mangoes to Shurugwi, 230 kilometers south of Harare, requires Edward Madzokere to hire a cart and wake up at dawn. The fruit farmer sells ...

By Jewel Fraser IPS Caribbean Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2017 (IPS) — Visually impaired Kerryn Gunness is excited about the possibilities offered by a new, free app that would serve as his eyes and enable ...

GEORGE’S, Grenada, March 23, 2017 (CMC) – Grenada’s performance during the last phase of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) supported Home Grown Program has been strong, with the island recording economic growth of just under four ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 23, 2017 (CMC) – A Jamaican woman, charged with arson and wounding, was remanded when she appeared in court, yesterday. Kimone Tasheeka Carty, a dancer, who was wanted by the police, was charged after she allegedly destroyed, ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 23, 2017 (CMC) — Dominica and St. Lucia are two of the latest ‎Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to announce a ban on the imports of corned beef from Brazil. Dominica’s Director of Trade, Matthan J. ...

LOS ANGELES, California March 22, 2017 (CMC) – Haitia-born hip-hop artist, Wyclef Jean, says he was handcuffed and briefly detained by police, yesterday, after they mistook him for a suspect in a robbery, near the studio where he had been ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 22, 2017 (CMC) – The RG Group of Companies, today, said it would give its “unwavering support and cooperation to the investigators” probing the explosion that left at least four people dead, more than 20 injured ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 22, 2017 (CMC) – Guyana has refused entry of 2,000 cartons of tuna, imported from China, saying the action was prompted by an Inspector’s report on samples taken from a container, on March 9 this year. The ...

By Siddharth Chatterjee IPS Guest Writer NAIROBI, Kenya, March 21, 2017 (IPS) — Consider this. The communities around the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Moyale-Borona area, have long been associated with internecine violence, extreme poverty, and environmental stress. These have led to ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 21, 2017 (CMC) – The Guyana government says it expects to table soon in the Parliament, a white paper regarding its new housing program. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, said the recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of ...