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Ambassador Hugh highlights importance of Jamaican products to China

In a November 2 interview with the state-funded international news media China Global Television Network (CGTN), Ambassador Hugh reflects on…

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Politicians must address ‘growing deficit of trust’ – UN chief

Speaking to correspondents at UN headquarters in New York, António Guterres said that although “every situation is unique” there…

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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women foregoing contraceptives – WHO study

That’s according to World Health Organization (WHO) findings published on Friday. The family planning study of more than 10,000 women…

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Louis Vuitton opens new ‘Made in USA’ manufacturing plant

Louis Vuitton’s chief executive officer Bernard Arnault announced that this facility will make leather products with that important…

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Haiti’s political crisis a concern for the UN

This would be in the form of “a new partnership” said Secretary-General António Guterres, recognizing the substantial…

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New Brexit deal agreed

The commission also recommends that the European parliament give its consent to this agreement. This follows a series of intensive…

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‘Immediate priority is to help countries minimize the risk of crises,’ says new IMF chief

The 66-year-old Bulgarian national was on September 25 elected to the top job, replacing colleague and French woman Christine Lagarde who…

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VIDEO: Terrifying tale of Hurricane Dorian’s wrath in Grand Bahama

The voice of a man could be heard saying that the video was being shot from his Pine Bay home where choppy storm surges stand 12-18 feet…

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High levels of glyphosate detected in hair of Japan parliamentarians

Hair samples were taken from 23 members with results showing the majority suffered from long-term exposure to a variety of pesticides…

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Jamaica announce 20-member reparations council

The group will serve a term of three years and is chaired by veteran attorney-at-law Laleta Davis-Mattis, who will have noted attorney and…

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Babies and children stranded at sea in searing heat must be allowed to dock, urged Amnesty International

Despite mounting concerns for their well-being, Italian and Maltese authorities are refusing a port where…

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Two Caribbean judges appointed to United Nations Dispute Tribunal

The appointments took effect on July 10, 2019. UNDT half-time judges serve on rotation in New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland; and Nairobi,…

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China-developed cancer detection device gets market access

The equipment was developed by scientists from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology based in…

  • | Health, International

China to boost social credit system with new market regulatory measures

The Chinese government puts strong emphasis on the building of a social credit system.

Li urged improving the credit-based regulatory…

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China gaining foothold in the Bahamas, America’s doorstep

The Caribbean island nation is small, with a population of roughly 400,000 but it attracts a lot of US…

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Barbados removed from EU blacklist

Mottley made the comments, mere hours after the announcement was made by the Council of the EU on May 20, during a press briefing at…

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