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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 4, 2017 (CMC) – Government says the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated hopes to save millions of dollars, as a result of a decision to switch from Wartsila to the state-owned company, Power Producer and Distribution ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 5, 2017 (CMC) – Shareholder governments of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, last night, ended talks with regional unions, representing employees, with an agreement to ensure that salaries are to be paid on time, and averting possible ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 5, 2017 (CMC) – The Guyana government, today, brushed aside opposition concerns, regarding the role played by the former British Advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), Dr. Sam Sittlington. Yesterday, Parliamentary Opposition Chief Whip, Gail ...

By Baher Kamal IPS Contributing Writer ROME, Italy April 5, 2017 (IPS) — Good news: Kenya has just joined the commitment of 10 other countries to address major plastic pollution, by decreeing a ban on the use, manufacture and import ...

By James Jeffrey IPS Contributing Writer DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti April 5, 2017 (IPS) — As balmy night settles over Djibouti City, the arc lights come on at its growing network of ports, as ships are offloaded 24 hours a day ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, April 5, 2017 (CMC) – St. Lucians have been asked to ensure they remain hydrated, as the island experiences increased heat levels. The Ministry of Health and Wellness said the Metrological Services Department has confirmed that this ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2017 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says, while value added taxes (VATs) have been effective in terms of mobilizing additional tax revenues since their introduction in Caribbean countries, it has not reached its potential. ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, April 5, 2017 (CMC) – The St. Lucia government, today, described as “unfortunate” Tuesday’s walkout of parliament by opposition legislators over the failure to debate a motion regarding, the controversial Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP). “We saw ...

By Linda Flood IPS Contributing Writer STOCKHOLM, Sweden April 4, 2017 (IPS/Arbetet Global) — Sales of huge land areas of Ethiopia, by the Ethiopian government, to foreign investors, have led to starvation and forced displacement. In his documentary, Dead Donkeys ...

By Desmond Brown IPS Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 4 2017 (IPS) — From tourism-dependent nations like Barbados to those rich with natural resources like Guyana, climate change poses one of the biggest challenges for the countries of the Caribbean. ...