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UWI discusses Caribbean children
Head of the Department of Liberal Arts Dr Paula Morgan says there is a need to address the concerns of the state of Caribbean children.
Venezuela police raid house of TV station boss
CARACAS (Reuters) - Police raided a house on Thursday owned by the president of a leading Venezuelan television station critical of President Hugo Chavez, who has threatened to punish the channel in recent days.
Region must ‘invest in resources in Guyana
(Barbados Nation) – Ambassador to Caricom MP Denis Kellman, wants to see pan-Caribbean companies take the region’s productive sectors into the export markets.
BBC Caribbean News in Brief Stimulus funding sought
The governor of the US Virgin Islands says he has submitted a $20 million energy programme for funding under President Obama’s stimulus programme.
Flooding kills at least 11 in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 11 people in Haiti, as the poor Caribbean nation struggles to recover from last year’s disasters, civil protection officials said yesterday.
Haiti sees aid boost from Bill Clinton appointment
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Former US President Bill Clinton’s role as UN special envoy to Haiti will help raise world awareness of its plight as the poorest state in the Americas, Haiti’s prime minister said on Wednesday.
Player exodus leaves Indian rebel league on the brink
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India’s rebel Twenty20 league faced a bleak future yesterday with many players seeking to be released from their contracts to return to official cricket.
IDB in US$49M loan to T&T for seamless education
The Inter-American Development Bank yesterday approved a US$48.
Bad gas shuts down domestic flights
(Trinidad Express) Bad aviation fuel from State-owned National Petroleum (NP) shut down the domestic airbridge on Tuesday afternoon, leaving passengers stranded.
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
Tourism campaign planned The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association says it is planning a campaign to highlight the importance of tourism to island economies.
Chavez targets Venezuela TV station to hit opponents
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez is threatening to close Venezuela’s top anti-government television station in his latest push to weaken the opposition and build a socialist state in South America’s top oil exporter.
Brazil wants African allies in seabed mining quest
BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil is trying to forge an alliance with African and South American countries to defend seabed mining rights and strategic shipping lanes in the South Atlantic, its defence minister said yesterday.
Jamaican remittances down
(Jamaica Observer) The global economic downturn is hitting home with remittance inflows for the January to March period declining by 15 per cent to US$414.
Colombia lawmakers edge Uribe closer to re-election
BOGOTA, (Reuters) - Colombian senators yesterday approved a proposed referendum on whether President Alvaro Uribe can run for re-election in 2010, taking the popular conservative one step closer to an unprecedented third term.
Barbados NIS to invest in projects
(Barbados Nation) The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will continue to invest in Barbados, and Government is about to become a big client.