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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The economies of the Eastern Caribbean continue to struggle from the global economic and financial crisis with 2012 being described as “a very challenging year”. Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Sir Dwight ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Young people from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), say they would like to live in a united, cohesive, productive and enabling region, and that the political directorate must lend themselves to an “awakening” of their ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana produced more than 218 thousand tonnes of sugar last year blaming industrial action and the inclement weather for the 7.8 percent decline over the previous year. Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, speaking at a “Honour’s ...

GENEVA, Switzerland, CMC – Latin America and Caribbean region has met a number of targets for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including halving the extreme poverty rate, according to a United Nations report released here, on Monday. The report ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Caribbean, as well as South and Latin American countries, have re-affirmed their commitment to the Venezuela-led oil initiative PetroCaribe, according to Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer. Spencer said that regional government leaders who ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament says the human bones unearthed under the “Red House” building during initial excavation work undertaken as part of the restoration of the building, date back to between 430 AD ...

BRUSSELS, CMC – African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries say they are “appalled” by the decision reached by the European Union (EU) institutions earlier this week to abolish EU beet and isoglucose sugar quotas in 2017. “Once again, the concerns ...

By Jared Metzker US Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – During an eight-day trip to Africa, US President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious plan to improve access to electricity across the continent, a move the White House says is designed to ...

By Matthew Newsome Africa Correspondent ADDIS ABABA (IPS) – As Africa transforms its economy, it will need modern jobs and increased productivity to fight hunger on the continent, African leaders agreed at a two-day summit. The leaders agreed that agricultural ...

By Peter Richards Caribbean Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Irwin la Rocque is very passionate about the regional integration movement, CARICOM. He has to be. As Secretary General of the 15-member grouping, he defends it against accusation from ...