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Sir Hilary: Too sluggish

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:11:12 -0700
WE NEED AN EDUCATION REVOLUTION in the Caribbean in order to transform the regional tourism industry and make it more sustainable.
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Current weather

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:36:14 -0700
Caribbean Literature: Publishable Or Rubbish? The recent Bocas Lit Fest facilitated a meeting of minds on regional publishing, to figure out how to get more “Caribbean” books published.
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Regional tourism in focus

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:03 -0700
The sixth Tourism Human Resource Conference, organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) in association with the University of the West Indies
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Caribbean needs reform policies — CDB president

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:22:35 -0700
CARIBBEAN countries have been warned that they need to implement a raft of reform policies with immediate effect as the region seeks to overcome the impact of the global economic and financial crisis.
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UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Provides Small Arms Destruction Equipment to Jamaica

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:55:13 -0700
NEW YORK | In May 2012, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) provided a...
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Regional security chiefs to meet in Barbados

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:26:13 -0700
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 24, CMC – Barbados will host the inaugural meeting of security chiefs from eight regional central banks later this month.
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Spain cuts aid to Caribbean, S. America

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:55:16 -0700
BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (UPI) -- All but the poorest of Caribbean and Latin American countries are set to lose Spanish development aid because of the European nation's severe credit crunch and urgent financial requirements in a hard-pressed domestic economy.
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Derrick elected new president of Caribbean soccer body

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:33:35 -0700
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has elected Antiguan Gordon Derrick, an official reprimanded in a FIFA ethics probe, as their new president a year after Jack Warner relinquished the post amid corruption allegations. Derrick replaces Haitian acting president Yves Jean-Bart, who assumed the role following Warner's suspension by FIFA last year for an alleged role in the 'cash ...
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Modest growth for Caribbean countries in 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:52:25 -0700
CARIBBEAN countries recorded mixed economic growth last year as they continued to grapple with the fallout from the global economic and financial crisis.
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UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Provides Small Arms Destruction Equipment to the Bahamas

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:23:57 -0700
NEW YORK | In May, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, provided a set of small...
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