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By Kanya D’Almeida US Correspondent This article is part one of a two-part series on charges of racial bias in the child welfare system in Philadelphia. Part two looks at the uphill battle fought by parents or relatives seeking to ...

By Nicole Best Caribbean Correspondent  PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Reluctance to fully implement the health and family life education (HFLE) programs in Caribbean schools have been identified as major factors contributing to the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy ...

By Peter Richards Caribbean Correspondent BRUSSELS, Belgium CMC – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries began a two-day meeting here, on Tuesday, overshadowed by the death of the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, and economic woes ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government has launched a new initiative that it says will empower law abiding nationals and improve their level of safety and security. National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, said the initiative titled “Unite for Change” ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – China is providing Guyana with US$4.9 million to finance projects that have been agreed upon by the two countries. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, and China’s ambassador to Guyana, Zhang Limin, signed the agreement on economic ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Caribbean telecommunications Union (CTU) has signed an agreement with the US-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that will ensure collaboration between the entities in protecting the interests of CTU member states towards ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The victims of an accident in 2010 who were recently awarded a settlement against the state run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), have rejected a four part payment proposal from the bus company, saying they want ...

By Devinder Sharma Guest Writer  NEW DELHI, India (Columnist Service) – The battle lines are clearly drawn. At a time when food security in the developing countries is snowballing into a major trade conflict between the developed and developing countries, ...

By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent GEORGETOWN, Guyana (IPS) – It’s a dirty, smelly business, but wastewater is gaining prominence across the Caribbean as countries from Jamaica in the west to Guyana in the south increasingly recognize its effects on the ...

By Marvin Hokstam Suriname Correspondent  PARAMARIBO, Suriname CMC – The Vice President of Bulgaria has ordered a probe into what could be a passport scam in which a website that offers Bulgarian passports for US$5,900. Vice President, Margarita Popova, has ...