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Give Uruguay Meeting a chance to bring settlement to Venezuela crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) The Heads…
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PM warns Caribbean could also be destabilised as a result of situation in Venezuela
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the Caribbean should be careful not to be drawn into the ideological war unfolding in Venezuela where attempts are being made to remove the socialist Nicolas Maduro from office. “These people are fighting an ideological war. They believe that socialism in Venezuela would plunge the people into…
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Trinidadian judge Peter Jamadar to join CCJ bench
Justice Peter Jamadar is to be appointed Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC). Jamadar will assume duty at the Court after Justice David Hayton retires from office in July 2019. Jamadar currently serves as a Judge of the Trinidad and Tobago Court of Appeal,…
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CARICOM issues statement on situation in Venezuela
The following Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago; Foreign Ministers of Grenada and Suriname; meeting by video-conference on Jan. 24, issued the following statement. “Heads of Government are following closely…
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St Kitts resident is still pleading to get her roof fixed
After nearly a year of demonstrating outside the Office of Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, writing him an open letter, speaking with her PAM/Team Unity candidate Ambassador Jonel Powell and many posts on her FaceBook account, Central Basseterre resident Cherilyn Adolphine, is still begging the Team Unity Government she help voted into office to do…
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US backs opposition as Venezuela president
US President Donald Trump has said he recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. It came minutes after the 35-year-old declared himself as acting leader in Caracas on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans are taking to the streets in protest against President Nicolás Maduro. Mr Maduro was sworn in for a second…
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New study warns of inadequate prevention responses to HIV epidemic in the Caribbean
A study has found that while the Caribbean has made progressing in responding to the HIV epidemic, the impact of the prevention response has been inadequate, particularly among key populations. The study also found that of concern to regional stakeholders is that the annual number of new HIV infections among adults in the Caribbean declined…
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Region urged to prepare for possibility of severe outbreak of Dengue Fever
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has called on health officials across the region to prepare for the possibility of a severe outbreak of the mosquito borne Dengue Fever. In a statement Thursday, CARPHA said the last major regional outbreak of Dengue occurred in 2009. “Since then, the Region has experienced two large outbreaks of…
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KPMG donates funds raised for cancer
During the months of October and November, KPMG in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (BEC) engaged in a special campaign across Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent to raise funds for breast and prostate cancers, respectively. Dubbed the “Pink Challenge,” for every day in October that staff across KPMG BEC wore an…