International
Jamaica announce 20-member reparations council
Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 17:24
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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...
Babies and children stranded at sea in searing heat must be allowed to dock, urged Amnesty International
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 15:47
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Despite mounting concerns for their well-being, Italian and Maltese authorities are refusing a port where...
Two Caribbean judges appointed to United Nations Dispute Tribunal
Posted: Sunday, August 4, 2019 - 18:07
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The appointments took effect on July 10, 2019. UNDT half-time judges serve on rotation in New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland; and Nairobi,...
China-developed cancer detection device gets market access
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 13:51
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The equipment was developed by scientists from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology based in...
China to boost social credit system with new market regulatory measures
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 13:41
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The Chinese government puts strong emphasis on the building of a social credit system.
Li urged improving the credit-based regulatory...
China gaining foothold in the Bahamas, America’s doorstep
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019 - 16:51
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The Caribbean island nation is small, with a population of roughly 400,000 but it attracts a lot of US...
Barbados removed from EU blacklist
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019 - 16:35
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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...
Is the Trump administration working to divide CARICOM against Venezuela?
Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2019 - 15:40
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Sprague, author of the book Globalizing the Caribbean: Political Economy, Social Change, and the Transnational Capitalist Class, discusses...
Empowering women is critical for the world’s economy and people
Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 10:58
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Unequal or unfair treatment can marginalize women and hinder their participation as productive individuals...
UWI selected to lead global climate change programme
Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 13:22
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At its meeting at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France from January 28-30, the IAU received a report from...