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KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 2, 2016 (CMC) – The in-coming Donald Trump administration is making overtures to the Caribbean, with Vice-President-elect of the United States, Mike Pence, making a phone call to Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. A government statement said ...

By Diana Wanyonyi IPS Correspondent KWALE, Kenya, December 2, 2016 (IPS) — It’s Saturday morning and Hafsa Juma* is seated on a traditional mat known locally as a mkeka under the scorching sun outside her homestead, located near Gasi Beach ...

By Mario Osava IPS Correspondent RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil December 2, 2016 (IPS) — Among the many leaders who left their mark on history in the 20th century, Fidel Castro – who died Nov. 25 at the age of 90 ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 29, 2016 (CMC) – Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has described the GUY$250 billion (One Guyana dollar =US$0.004 cents) budget, presented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as “the worst I have ever seen”. Jagdeo, a former finance minister, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 29, 2016 (CMC) – Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, is predicting a 2.6 percent decline in the Guyana economy this year as a result of a decline in prices and lower growth in several sectors of the local ...

By Patricia Grogg IPS Correspondent HAVANA, Cuba November 30, 2016 (IPS) — Fidel Castro, who survived more than 600 assassination attempts and remained in power longer than any other leader in the history of Cuba, died Friday night at the ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago , November 30, 2016 (CMC) – Both the ruling People’s National Movement and the main opposition United National Congress (UNC) are claiming victory in Trinidad and Tobago’s Local Government elections. Preliminary figures show that ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 30, 2016 (CMC) – The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) emerged victorious, taking control of eight municipal corporations, in the long-overdue Local Government elections, held on Monday. According to preliminary results from the Electoral Office of Jamaica ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 30,2016 (CMC) – The Organization of American States (OAS) says the preliminary results in the November 20 presidential election in Haiti are “in line” with data collected by its own observation mission. “The preliminary results show significant ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 30, 2016 (CMC) – Barbados is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its political independence from Britain, despite the inclement weather that has forced the postponement or cancellation of some of the activities to mark the occasion. Britain’s ...