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Cake: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and levelled), plus more for pan ¾ cup low-fat buttermilk Zest of 2 lemons, finely grated 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 ...

1 tbsp. grated lemon zest 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 lemons) ¼ cup finely chopped fresh oregano (or 1 tbsp. dried) 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for grates Coarse salt and ground pepper 4 (1 ½ ...

3 cloves (small) garlic, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 can (15-ounce) crushed tomatoes 1 jar (12-ounce) marinated roasted red peppers, drained and chopped 2 cups chicken broth ½ cup packed fresh basil 1 tbsp. balsamic ...

By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (IPS) – Faced with the prospect of losing miles of beautiful white beaches – and the millions in tourist dollars that come with them – from erosion driven by climate change, Barbados is taking ...

By Amy Fallon Rwanda Correspondent BUTARE, Rwanda (IPS) – From all across Rwanda, and even from parts of neighbouring Burundi, people flock to the southern town of Butare to a little shop called Inzozi Nziza or Sweet Dreams. They come here ...

By Bryant Harris Africa Correspondent Bryant Harris interviews Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist for the African Development Bank WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) — As the World Bank wrapped up its semi-annual joint meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here last weekend, it ...

By Michelle Tullo US Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) – In the United States, African American children continue to face more barriers to success than any other race, new research suggests. A new  report  by the Annie E. Casey Foundation lists ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government says it will be implementing new regulations to address the use of chemicals, as well as the conditions of work in the mining, forestry, and manufacturing sectors. The Ministry of Labour said that ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has criticized the government over its introduction of a tax on people making withdrawals from their bank deposits. Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips said the Portia Simpson-Miller government intends ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana says it expects to make its first shipment of rice this year to Venezuela on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said the shipment of 6,000 tons of paddy will be followed another shipment two days ...