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December 15, 2011

Cuba appreciates solidarity from CARICOM on US blockade

“Cuba appreciates that CARICOM countries share a clear position against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba and openly express themselves publicly in this regard”. These were the…

December 14, 2011

ANOTHER PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNOR HARRISON IN ANGUILLA

The tiny island of Anguilla saw another protest against the British…

December 14, 2011

UN poster campaign to fight racism launched

Each individual plays a role in either contributing to or breaking down racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes. This is the message of the Let’s Fight Racism poster campaign, which was launched by the United Nations Information Centre for the…

December 14, 2011

OAS partners with Haitian government and Teachers Without Borders

The Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of the Haitian government, has presented certificates to the first group of teachers that successfully completed the certificate program in Building Capacity for Teaching and Learning.…

December 14, 2011

UK CEO encourages youth to grasp opportunities for self-employment

Recessionary periods often create opportunities for self-employment and young people in particular, who have long been holding on to a business idea, should seek to grasp all opportunities available to branch out on their own and start their own…

December 14, 2011

Drug point

SECURITY at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) has been called into question as two recent drug cases – one in the United States and one in Britain – revealed it as a smuggling point for illegal drugs out of Barbados. A New York Times…

December 13, 2011

Bahamas PM explains housing minister’s firing

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December 13, 2011

IMF says St Kitts-Nevis meets quantitative performance targets

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that all quantitative performance targets appear to have been met by St Kitts and Nevis despite continued weakness in real output growth in its assessment of the stand-by…

December 13, 2011

Health Minister wants to lift media ban in TNT

Reports of bad attitudes and problems at health facilities have prompted Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan to reconsider lifting the ban on media having access to health institutions. He wants the media to expose deficiencies in the health system…

December 13, 2011

Former Antigua PM says “no” to scrapping LIAT

Former Prime Minister Lester Bird has rejected the suggestion by the Vincentian leader for LIAT to be scrapped and replaced with a new airline. Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and head of LIAT shareholder…