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By Nelson A. King By CMC Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC Apr. 17, (CMC) – The United States continues to decry human rights practices in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member-states, saying that many of them are still engaged in egregious practices that ...

By Justus Wanzala IPS Guest Writer NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15, 2016 (IPS) – With Kenya’s meteorological records over the last 50 years indicating increased irregularity and variability in precipitation, the effects of changing climate are hitting hard. Rising temperatures as ...

By Lyndal Rowlands IPS Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14, 2016 (IPS) – After hundreds of questions were posed to nine candidates vying for the role of United Nations Secretary-General this week, a lasting question remains; will the UN’s new ...

By Marianela Jarroud IPS Guest Writer SANTIAGO, Apr 13, 2016 (IPS) – Rural women in Latin America continue to face serious obstacles to land tenure, which leave them vulnerable, despite their growing importance in food production and food security. “Women ...

By IPS Africa Desk Apr 15, 2016 (IPS) – The plight of 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago is all too common in Nigeria’s conflict-affected north-eastern communities, and up to 7,000 women and girls might be living in abduction ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 14 – The Caribbean is renowned, worldwide, for its creative culture, including music, folklore, crafts, festivals and carnivals; but, despite making some progress in developing the cultural and creative sectors, the region has lagged in translating its ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 14, (CMC) – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration remains focused on developing sound economic growth policies, aimed at the country’s dependence on borrowed funds. While acknowledging that “we still borrow”, he argues that this is ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 14, (CMC) – Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen, says there is urgent need for the restoration and trust in the Government as this is a “key ingredient in building a partnership for prosperity”. Sir Patrick, in delivering ...

WASHINGTON, DC Apr. 14, (CMC) – While remittances to developing countries, overall, edged up slightly in 2015, the World Bank says, among geographical regions, Latin America and the Caribbean saw the “most rapid” growth rate in remittances in 2015. Yesterday, ...

NEWARK, New Jersey Apr. 14, (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark Field Office have arrested several Caribbean nationals, in an operation targeting children sex offenders. ...