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Dominica targets 100 000 population with New Renewal Initiative

ROSEAU –  The Dominica government says it will establish a National Population Renewal and Global Dominican Engagement Programme as part of  the policy towards increasing the island’s  population to...
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Persad-Bissessar announces joint army and police posts for 30 communities

Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is establishing joint army and police posts...
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Jamaica to petition King Charles on reparations

Kingston – Jamaica is preparing to take the next legal step in its campaign for reparations for slavery by...
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Antigua & Barbuda wants review of US visa restrictions

St John’s – The Antigua and Barbuda government has launched a fresh diplomatic effort to persuade the United...
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Families wants MV Barima salvaged, says Guyana’s Opposition Leader

Georgetown, Guyana – Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed says survivors and relatives of victims of the MV Barima tragedy are...
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Jamaica: 33 murders in 13 days

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Kingston – Jamaica has recorded 33 murders in the first 13 days of this year, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) indicating that the...
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Holness wants conflict management on the curriculum

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Kingston – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for conflict management to be included on the curricula of all schools across Jamaica. Speaking to teachers...
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Surinamese authorities search for no-show Desi Bouterse

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Paramaribo – The police here have launched a search for former President Desi Bouterse who has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison...
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Marijuana valued at $3.2 billion destroyed in Guyana

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Georgetown – Police said Friday that they had destroyed more than six billion dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) worth of marijuana. The discovery was made...
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Jamaica’s high road fatality rate ‘alarming’

Kimberley Browne -
KINGSTON – Jamaica is reported to have the highest road fatality rate than the average for the Americas as concerns continue about the persistently...
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Official funeral for former PAHO director on Wednesday

Kimberley Browne -
ROSEAU – More than a month after she died of an apparent heart failure inthe United States, the Dominica government Monday announced that the...
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