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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 20, 2017 (CMC) – The Ministry of Education will be establishing a special task force, to review the barring of financially-delinquent final year students at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, from sitting exams. This ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 20, 2017 (CMC) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed to boost Information Communication Technology (ICT) platforms at the Turkeyen campus of the University of Guyana (UG). The MOU was signed, yesterday, by Minister of ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 20, 2017 (CMC) — A project has been launched by recently-elected President, Jovenel Moise, to rebuild the presidential palace that was destroyed by a devastating earthquake in 2010. Moise said, in a statement on Wednesday, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 20, 2017 (CMC) – More Jamaicans are to benefit from free Wi-Fi access, at four additional locations across three parishes, under the USFConnectJA project. This was disclosed by Technology Minister, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, during his contribution to ...

By Baher Kamal IPS Contributing Writer ROME, Italy April 13, 2017 (IPS) — Nearly 50 percent of all emergency multi-lateral food assistance to Africa is due to natural disasters, with advancing droughts significantly threatening both livelihoods and economic growth, warns ...

By Dulcie Leimbach IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York April 11, 2017 (IPS) — When António Guterres was chosen by the United Nations Security Council, in October, to become the next leader of the UN, neither he, nor anyone ...

By Eva Donelli IPS Contributing Writer ROME, Italy April 11, 2017 (IPS) — Food assistance is a priority, and the only way to prevent the crisis from worsening in the Lake Chad Basin, is to support food production, according to ...

By Busani Bafana IPS Contributing Writer BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, April 10, 2017 (IPS) — Microscopic soil organisms could be an environmentally friendly way to control crop pests and diseases, and even protect agriculture against the impacts of climate change, a leading ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 7, 2017 (CMC) – Jamaica says it stands to benefit, significantly, from the establishment of an international financial services centre. “The economic opportunities… cannot be overstated. Firstly, the government stands to gain increased revenue from fees generated ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 7, 2017 (CMC) – Guyana has been warned against rushing the process of constitutional reform. It has also been advised that the authorities need to factor in the size of the country, with regards to accessing all ...