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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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Container truck collides with Savannah Hotel

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The road was blocked at Hastings, Christ Church, after a container truck collided with the side of the Savannah Beach Hotel, tearing down the...
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Golding to head observer team for Bangladesh elections

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London – Former Jamaica prime minister, Bruce Golding, will head a ten-member Commonwealth Expert Team (CET) to observe Bangladesh’s general elections on January 7...
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Legislation coming on electoral reform in Dominica, says PM

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Roseau, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who in August said he has no intention of “dragging the electoral reform matter up until the...
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Surinamese mother charged with trafficking daughter

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Paramaribo, Suriname – Police have charged a 38-year-old mother with human trafficking and matchmaking after she is alleged to have forced her 15-year-old daughter...
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UK sending military vessel to Guyana

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The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the...
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Bouterse sentenced to 20 years in jail

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Paramaribo, Suriname – The Court of Justice Wednesday imposed a 20 year-jail term on former president Desi Bouterse, who has been implicated in the...
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