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BRUSSELS, Belgium November 30, 2016 (CMC) – The Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group, Dr. Patrick I. Gomes, says the grouping is on a course of uncharted waters in a  changing global environment. Addressing the 104th ...

By Chris Patterson JIS Contributing Writer  KINGSTON, Jamaica November 30, 2016 — (JIS) — In a drive to facilitate greater Internet access to Jamaicans, the government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in popular, public places across ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 26, 2016 (CMC) – Caribbean politicians, today, praised the life of Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader, who died yesterday, and who sought to improve relations between his Communist island and the region. “The real Revolutionary. Indelibly ...

HAVANA, Cuba, November 26, 2016 (CMC) – The former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, has died at the age of 90. Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century and defied the power of the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 25, 2016 (CMC) – Guyana health authorities said that more than 100 cases of chicken pox has been recorded at a secondary school but has sought to assure students that the situation is “under control”. Public Health ...

By Sicily Kariuki, Siddharth Chatterjee and Stefano A. Dejak IPS Guest Writers NAIROBI, Kenya, November 25, 2016 (IPS) — Consider this. According to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of Kenya, 4 out of every 10 Kenyan women undergo ...

By Mario Osava IPS Contributing Writer This article is part of IPS coverage of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, celebrated November 25. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil November 25, 2016 (IPS) — Four months in hospital ...

By Linda Straker CMC Correspondent GEORGE’S, Grenada, November 25, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has promised a post mortem examination of Thursday’s referendum, where voters rejected all seven bills that would have resulted in a reform of ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, November 25, 2016 (CMC) – Political parties in Haiti were, today, calling on the electoral officials to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last Sunday’s presidential elections, before any official announcement is made of the winners. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 25, 2016 (CMC) – The Guyana government says a Dutch-based company will conduct a feasibility study, regarding the construction of a new bridge over the Demerara River. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said Cabinet has approved a ...