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Scholarship to carry on legacy of late track and field coach

KINGSTON – The government has announced plans to establish a scholarship for a student-athlete at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in honour of late track and field coach...
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ECLAC to release economic survey of LAC

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday announced that it present its Economic Survey of...
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CCJ president responds to press reports on leaked correspondence

Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday...
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Haiti PM says elections will be held in 2026

Port Au Prince, Haiti – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the “the elections will take place this...
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CARICOM education ministers meeting in Guyana

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education Ministers began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday amid concerns as to  whether or...
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Brazilian takes over as head of PAHO

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WASHINGTON – Brazilian Dr Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva Jr has been elected as the new director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). He succeeds...
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Dominica’s Sexual Offences Act being challenged in court

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ROSEAU – The lawyer representing a gay man challenging Dominica’s Sexual Offences Act (SOA) that criminalizes consensual same-sex activities, says her client is being...
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Gonsalves not negotiating in public with trade unionist

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves says while he is not prepared to close the door on any proposal he is not...
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Beviny second in cricket pageant

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Barbadian Beviny Payne was second overall in the inaugural Miss Cricket Caribbean pageant which was held in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday. Guyana’s Amel Griffith, 21,...
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Hurricane Ian shuts down Cuba’s power grid

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Cuba was completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced. The electrical system is experiencing total...
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Bermuda announces November 30 end to COVID emergency powers

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HAMILTON — Health Minister Kim Wilson on Monday announced that Bermuda’s emergency powers that had been in place to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
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