By Grace Virtue Guest Contributor WASHINGTON DC, March 19, 2018 (IPS) — Known as El Libertador throughout the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, Simón Bolívar was central to the battle for independence from Spanish rule in Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, ...
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Has Trump Just Launched A Global Trade War?
By Martin Khor Guest Contributor PENANG, Malaysia, March 19, 2018 (IPS) — US President Donald Trump’s action, 11 days ago, has ended the United States’ leadership on liberal trade and may trigger a global trade war, with major damaging consequences. ...
Read More »Sex Worker Gets Support In Bid For Seat In Barbados Parliament
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 19, 2018 (CMC) – The Adult Industry Association (AIA) says it will support sex worker, Natalee “Natlee” Harewood, in her bid to win a seat in the Barbados parliament, when the general elections are held later this ...
Read More »Jamaica PM Declares State Of Emergency In Sections Of St. Catherine
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 19, 2018 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, yesterday, declared a State of Public Emergency in sections of the central parish of St. Catherine, in an effort to fight crime. Holness, who made the announcement during a ...
Read More »Retired Jurist Sworn In As Trinidad And Tobago’s First Female Head Of State
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 19, 2018 (CMC) – Retired jurist, Paula-Mae Weekes, was sworn in, today, as Trinidad and Tobago’s first female head of state, and called on citizens not to allow her “to walk alone” as ...
Read More »New Canadian Research Finds Reefs Help Protect Vulnerable Caribbean Fish From Climate Change Impact
VANCOUVER, British Columbia March 19, 2018 (CMC) – New research by the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, finds that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean’s coral reef fish communities ...
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