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Day: December 12, 2016

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IAEA hosts Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. experts on fight against screwworm pest

Vienna, Austria The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting an expert meeting this week to discuss stepping up efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating insect pest that remains a threat…

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Caribbean lawyers form group to offer social justice, pro bono services

From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Over 40 lawyers from 13 Caribbean countries have answered a call to provide pro bono legal services to inadequately served populations that are especially vulnerable to human rights abuses and are…

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Embargo bogeyman

By Ewin James From Caribbean News Now Some opponents of the United States and supporters of the Cuban people ascribe the suffering of Cubans to the trade embargo that the US imposed in 1962, for Cuba becoming communist and seizing…

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Trinidadian ISIS soldier admits to local killings, urges Muslims to wage Jihad in homeland

From Caribbean 360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday December 11, 2016 – It’s no secret that several Trinidadian Muslims have left the country to join Islamic group ISIS. But in a candid interview, one of them, a sniper in the…

The gift of art

Give the Gift of Art this Christmas All art is personal and every style I have developed helps me to express the beauty around me and inside me. By valuing my talent, I found my worth. Why collect art? Collecting…

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CHTA President says tourism is key to Caribbean/US interests

By CMC From Wired Ja CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Dec. 11, CMC -President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association(CHTA) Karolin Troubetzkoy says the Caribbean must ensure that issues of critical socioeconomic importance such as de-risking are firmly addressed with the U.S. Congress and…

2016 worst movies

The 25 worst movies of 2016, according to critics By Jason Guerrasio From Business Insider As Hollywood is in the midst of another award season — when studios and publicists are hard at work touting the best movies of the…

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Seven Seas Explorer makes inaugural call to Barbados

By MICHRON ROBINSON From Nationnews Barbados LOCAL CRUISE TOURISM is on the increase and Barbados is set for a major push with today’s docking of global brand Regent Cruises – Seven Seas Explorer. Today during a plaque ceremony and tour…

Tethys Gas Sales Contract

Tethys Petroleum Press Release: GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Dec. 12, 2016) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) (“Tethys” or the “Company”) today announces that Intergas Central Asia (“ICA”), the Kazakh State-owned gas transportation company has notified the Company’s wholly owned…

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Caribbean Court of Justice pioneers new technology to improve court performance

From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — A suite of new high-tech court management systems is to be adopted by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The CCJ will be one of the first adopters of a set…