Venezuela takes on the Presidency of the Association of Caribbean States
From acn Cuban News Agency Havana, Cuba, Mar 11 (acn) Venezuela assumed the presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) with the commitment of preserving the principle of peace in the region. At the…
Caribbean nations meet in Havana on migration, trade as Trump era begins
By Nelson Acosta | HAVANA From Reuters Foreign ministers and other officials from 25 Caribbean countries met in Havana on Friday to discuss a joint response in the face of Trump administration threats to migrants and trade. Opening remarks at…
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Trump influences talks at Latin American, Caribbean summit
BY EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ ASSOCIATED PRESS From Columbia Missourian BAVARO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies dominated talk on Wednesday at a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders who vowed to defend the rights of…
Leaders from Latin America, Caribbean talk Trump at summit
Associated Press From Inquier.net BAVARO, Dominican Republic — A summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders began Tuesday in the Dominican Republic with a call to establish mechanisms against the protectionist measures expected from US President Donald Trump. The relationship…
UN-backed disaster risk reduction guidelines to help tackle hunger in Latin America
From New Kerala New York, Jan 21 : The United Nations and the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have together crafted a blueprint for making the agriculture, food and nutritional security sectors more disaster-proof so the region can…
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Remembering 2010 Earthquake in Haiti
From Relief Web Regional Roadmap for Urban Seismic Risk Management in the Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados, January 12th, 2017 – Today January 12, 2017 marks the 6th anniversary of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti. The earthquake affected over 3…
Remove aviation and visa restrictions, official warns C’bean countries
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – President of the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) David Scowsill has warned Caribbean governments of the need to take urgent action to remove aviation and visa restrictions, which he said were serving…
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Jamaica is paying its oil debts to Venezuela with food instead of cash
By Alan Hernández, VICE News From Business Insider Jamaica has announced it is going to pay off oil debts it has with Venezuela with food, medication, and fertilizers, instead of cash. The barter agreement comes at a time when Venezuela…
Sir Hilary speaks out against EU Blacklisting
From The Barbados Advocate “The European Union, while it has pulled us in through the EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement), is also pushing us out through some of the blacklisting analyses they have put in place for our service economy”. The…
Brexit and the Caribbean
By Aurelia Bruce From iAffairs The result of the Brexit vote undoubtedly shocked the region. Having had our own experience with referendum on remaining in a regional system, the vote has stirred discussions on possible exits in the CARICOM /CSME…
