BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis: One of this country’s top female diplomats has called for solidarity among African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in light of an “unstable” state of affairs worldwide.   &nbs
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ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada: Taiwan and Grenada continue to dispute over funds reportedly owed by the Caribbean nation to its former Asian benefactor. The disagreement threatens to shut down the Maurice Bishop International Airport. &
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has announced the suspension of the $80 million drain cleaning and sidewalk rehabilitation program in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, which was an
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KINGSTON, Jamaica: Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, has named a new 10-member Board of Directors of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB).     According to Dr. McNeill
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada: The Caribbean is to receive £75 million (US$116.5 million) in development projects from the United Kingdom over four years to help create jobs, improve security, and combat the threat posed by natural dis
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago: Sweeping changes have been proposed for the country's prison system, including compulsory HIV/AIDS testing and the granting of conjugal visits for convicted prisoners.   The recommendat
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese authorities deny reports of new mining operations in the Caribbean nation.   The U.S. mining company, North Springs Resources Corporation (NSRC), announced recently it had reach
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The late Len Gibson was a pioneer in Canadian dance. The Alberta-born and Vancouver-raised self-taught tap dancer trained with Katherine Dunham, formed his own dance company - the Negro Workshop Dance Group - and was a major attra
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During the Napoleonic Wars in 1803, "the British imperial government conquered the Dutch colony of Berbice and took over the management of a number of presumed government slaves. These comprised persons on four estates and oth
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