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GEORGETOWN, Guyana April 26 (GINA) — The Wapishana people of South Rupununi, Region Nine, recently signed a terms of reference (TOR) with the government of Guyana, to address serious issues affecting them. This TOR followed the Wapishana people writing to ...

By Marlon Tingling JIS Contributing Writer  ST. JAMES, Jamaica, April 26 (JIS) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is urging members of the church community to play a positive role in making a difference in Jamaica. While bringing greetings during the divine ...

By Peter Richards CMC Trinidad and Tobago Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 26, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will not enter into any structural adjustment program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but defended its ...

By Ernie Seon CMC St. Lucia Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr. 26, (CMC) – A new session of the St. Lucia Parliament began here, today, with the government hinting at the possibility of a fixed date for general elections and ...

By Baher Kamal ROME, Apr 25 2016 (IPS) – “The objective of extremists is for us to turn on each other [and] our unity is the ultimate rebuke for that bankrupt strategy.” This is what the UN chief Ban Ki-moon ...

By Fabíola Ortiz WASHINGTON, Apr 24 2016 (IPS) – Investing in new entrepreneurs who bring a holistic approach to food sustainability is one way that the food movement can overcome mounting global challenges from environmental degradation to food waste. “I grow ...

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 2016 (IPS) – As countries came together at the United Nations this week to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, partnerships were forged between countries of the global South to support the implementation of ...

By Lyndal Rowlands UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 2016 (IPS) – An unprecedented 175 countries are expected to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement here Friday, with 15 developing countries taking the lead by also ratifying the treaty. The Marshall Islands, ...

By Ahmed Sareer UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21, 2016 (IPS) – The Paris Climate Change Treaty represents an historic step forward in the international effort to address the crisis. The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) played a key role in ...

NEW YORK, New York Apr. 21, (CMC) – Former leader of the British House of Lords, Baroness Valerie Amos, will be a guest of honour at Guyana’s 50th Independence Celebration in New York. The Guyana Jubilee New York City Committee, ...