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Yesterday | The Gleaner

Unions urged to establish job bank within OECS

President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour , David Messiah, is urging trade unions to help establish a labour market information system within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States .

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, British Virgin Islands

Yesterday | Bajan Reporter

Canada will assist young people in the Caribbean to gain greater access to post-secondary education

Diane Ablonczy , Minister of State of Foreign Affairs , announced how Canada will assist young people in the Caribbean to gain greater access to post-secondary education.

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Related Topix: Baldwin Spencer, Central America, World News

Thu May 23, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

St Kitts-Nevis to enhance protection of marine and coastal environment

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- St Kitts and Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs Patrice Nisbett has signed Phase II of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative and committed the Federation to protect 20 percent of its marine and coastal environment by the year 2020.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas

Mon May 20, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Earthquake shakes northeastern Caribbean

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- On Saturday night, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was felt in several islands in the northeastern Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, but there were no immediate reports of injury of damage.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Central America, World News

Caribbean News Now!

Illegal narcotics worth millions of dollars destroyed in Antigua

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- On Thursday, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Policy, in consultation with the chief magistrate and the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, destroyed a large quantity of illegal narcotics that were previously seized in various operations.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Central America, World News

Fri May 17, 2013

Wireless Developer Network

4G Americas Reports 100 Million LTE Connections Worldwide

There are 172 operators in 70 countries with LTE networks and more than 250 commercial LTE networks are expected by the end of this year.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America

Wed May 15, 2013

The Times-Picayune

Pan American Life Insurance reports higher 2012 revenue, net income

Pan-American Life Insurance Group President and CEO Jose Suquet celebrated the company's 100th anniversary in 2011.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Caribbean News Now!

OECS conducts final leg of national consultations on trade facilitation in St Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Specialists from the OECS Secretariat will be in Basseterre this week for a consultation on national and regional measures to better facilitate trade in keeping with the emerging commitments being negotiated on trade facilitation in the World Trade Organisation.

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Related Topix: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America, World News

Caribbean News Now!

LIAT to replace ageing fleet

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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Related Topix: World News, Central America

Mon May 13, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

Canadian foreign affairs minister to meet with regional leaders

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Canada's minister of state for foreign affairs Diane Ablonczy will meet with regional leaders as part of a seven-day, seven nation tour that will take her to The Bahamas , St Kitts and Nevis , Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Saint Lucia , St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada .

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Related Topix: The Bahamas, Central America, World News

Sun May 12, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

IMF says Antigua making fiscal progress

The International Monetary Fund says Antigua and Barbuda has made "excellent progress" towards achieving its goal of restoring debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Thu May 09, 2013

Trinidad Guardian

Antigua headache for new trade negotiator

A major United States publication says Antigua and Barbuda will be a "Caribbean headache" for President Barack Obama's new nominee of chief trade negotiator - Michael Froman.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Wed May 08, 2013

International Monetary Fund

Antigua and Barbuda: Statement by an IMF Mission

An International Monetary Fund mission led by Geoffrey Bannister visited Antigua and Barbuda during April 29-May 3, to undertake the tenth and final review under the Stand-By Arrangement approved by the Fund's Executive Board on June 7, 2010.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Sun May 05, 2013

Malaysian National News Agency

Caribbean's Antigua-Barbuda Seeks To Tap Into Chinese Tourism Market

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister John Maginley will speak to Chinese authorities later this month in Beijing about renewed efforts to tap into their tourism market.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Travel, Beijing, China Travel, Asia Travel, China Travel

Fri May 03, 2013

Trinadad Express

Caribbean SuperStation hits airwaves

CARIBBEAN SuperStation Trinidad 92.3FM is more than the new radio station on the block but can become a vehicle for regional integration.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Caribbean News Now!

Antigua-Barbuda seeks to tap into Chinese tourism market

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister John Maginley will speak to Chinese authorities later this month in Beijing about renewed efforts to tap into their tourism market.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Travel, Beijing, China Travel, Asia Travel, China Travel

Wed May 01, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

OnSomble to Orient Public Nursing Sector of Antigua and Barbuda to...

OnSomble recently signed an agreement with The Ministry of Health for the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Mount Saint John's Medical Centre in St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, World News, Central America, Canada, San Francisco, CA

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Inter Press Service

Aiming to Conserve Energy, Antigua Turns to Its Residents

The campaign, Green Antigua , of the state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority has caught the attention of Brian Cooper, a British scientist who moved here in 1986.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, World News, Central America, Environment, Science

National Geographic

Celebrating the Launch of the Barbuda Blue Halo Initiative

How do you publicly launch an island-wide ocean zoning initiative aimed at sustainable use of ocean resources? A party with a steel band, of course.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America

USGS M5+ Earthquakes

M 5.3, Antigua and Barbuda region, Leeward Islands

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Natural Disasters, Earthquake