By Lisa Vives IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) – Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from former president Nelson ...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Former United States president, Jimmy Carter, will lead an observer mission to monitor the May 11 regional and national elections in Guyana. “I look forward to leading our delegation to observe Guyana’s elections on May 11,” ...
Read More »Obama, Castro Hold Historic Meeting
PANAMA CITY, Panama, CMC – US President, Barack Obama, and his Cuban counterpart, Raúl Castro, met here on Saturday in an historic face-to-face discussion between the leaders of both countries in a half-century. For about an hour, Obama and Castro ...
Read More »Several Agreements Reached At Summit Of The Americas
PANAMA CITY, Panama, CMC – After nearly four months of intense work and several bilateral consultations, 90 percent of the mandates put forward at the Summit of the Americas have been reached. President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, told ...
Read More »President Obama Wants Cuba Removed From US Terrorist List
WASHINGTON, DC CMC – United States President Barack Obama, on Tuesday, decided to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a message to Congress, the White House said, that the long-awaited decision effectively removes ...
Read More »Highway In Jamaica To Be Named In Honour Of Former Prime Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A section of the highway that runs along Jamaica’s south coast will be named after former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson at a ceremony scheduled to be held on Friday. Dubbed Highway 2000, the roadway was one ...
Read More »Caribbean Court Of Justice Celebrates 10 Years
By Peter Richards CMC Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – By far its most celebrated case involved a Jamaican national, whose country is still going through the legislative process as to whether or not it should become a full ...
Read More »Land Seizures Speeding Up, Leaving Africans Homeless And Landless
Photo above: An unidentified woman from Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province at Manzou Farm packs her tobacco with the help of her children as they prepare to leave following an eviction order. “Land grabs in Africa have helped to perpetuate economic ...
Read More »United States And Caribbean ‘Bound By Friendship’, Says US President
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – US President Barack Obama ended a one-day visit to Jamaica on Thursday, after spending the day with regional leaders and young people where he discussed several issues, from the state of Jamaica’s economy, and the energy ...
Read More »Guyana’s Political Parties Continue To Seek Votes Ahead Of May 11 Poll
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The main challengers for the post of President have been making promises to the electorate as Guyana gets ready to elect a new head of state and National Assembly on May 11. Incumbent President Donald Ramotar ...
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