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Guyana’s Ambassador To Venezuela Accredited

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb. 18, CMC – Several months after being appointed Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Cheryl Miles was accredited on Wednesday. Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge, who made the announcement today, said Miles presented her credentials to Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s ...

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Ontario To Establish Anti-Racism Directorate

TORONTO, Ontario — Premier Kathleen Wynne announced, on Tuesday, that Ontario will establish an Anti-Racism Directorate to address racism in “all its forms — including individual, systemic and cultural”. “We know in our hearts that deeply entrenched biases are still ...

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CARICOM Secretary-General Gets Second Term

CARICOM Secretary-General Gets Second Term

PLACENCIA, Belize (CMC) – Caribbean leaders have agreed to a new five-year term for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque, Belize Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, announced on Wednesday. Barrow, the in-coming CARICOM chairman, said that the leaders of ...

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New Port-Of-Spain Mayor Sworn Into Office

New Port-Of-Spain Mayor Sworn Into Office

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Keron Valentine became the youngest ever Mayor of Port of Spain, on Wednesday, after he was sworn in, less than 24 hours following the resignation of Raymond Tim Kee, on Tuesday. Valentine, 31, said, ...

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CARICOM Leaders Adopt Position On Zika Virus

CARICOM Leaders Adopt Position On Zika Virus

PLACENCIA, Belize (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have endorsed a course of action to deal with the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and other diseases, CARICOM Chairman, Dean Barrow, said Wednesday. Barrow, the Prime Minister of Belize, said, ...

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Jamaica’s Ruling Party Launches Election Manifesto

Jamaica’s Ruling Party Launches Election Manifesto

Photo above: PNP Party Leader, Portia Simpson Miller. Photo courtesy of the PNP. KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Yesterday, Jamaica’s ruling People’s National Party (PNP) launched its manifesto, ahead of the February 25 general election, promising jobs for young people, to implement ...

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The Tragedy Of Darfuri Asylum-seekers In Uganda

The Tragedy Of Darfuri Asylum-seekers In Uganda

Photo above: Children in the International Rescue Committee Kindergarten in Hamadiya. Photo credit: UN Photo/Fred Noy/IPS. By Amy Fallon IPS Correspondent KAMPALA, Uganda (IPS) — After escaping the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region during which his father and two brothers were ...

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Rice: Africa’s Ticket Out Of Poverty

Rice: Africa’s Ticket Out Of Poverty

Photo above: Research assistant, Blance Soussous, showing packed parboiled rice. Photo credit: Busani Bufana/IPS. By Busani Bafana IPS Africa Correspondent COTONOU, Benin (IPS) — Africa is eating more rice than other food staples, though it produces less than it needs. This ...

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