BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean region’s limited export diversity creates “severe exposure” to external economic turbulence, leaving regional economies with “acute vulnerability” to global shocks, Ian Durant, vice president, corporate services (Ag) at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), has warned. Speaking recently at the 2nd Wider Caribbean Regional Risk Conference, Durant revealed that tourism accounts […]
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Haiti: UN relief chief implores ‘we have to do better’ to support gang-ravaged nation
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Gang violence, hunger and instability continues to roil Haiti as the UN relief chief declared on Wednesday that “we have to do better” to help the families striving to survive amid an alarming humanitarian funding shortage. “I’m ashamed on behalf of the world that we cannot find it in ourselves to be […]
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Commonwealth countries back new strategic plan for shared prosperity
LONDON, England – To set the stage for a new era of effective results, the Secretariat developed its strategic plan covering the period 2025 to 2030, after extensive consultations with member countries, sister and accredited organisations, development partners, staff members and other stakeholders. Early in her tenure in April 2025, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Botchwey, outlined […]
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Antigua – Barbuda condemns Israel airstrike in Doha
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The government of Antigua and Barbuda condemns, in the strongest terms, the airstrike carried out by Israel in Doha on 9 September 2025 – an operation prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed was initiated and executed by Israel. This extraterritorial use of force violates Qatar’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and contravenes […]
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By Johnny Coomansingh This article describes some of the horrors I experienced in the production of cocoa beans on my godmother’s cocoa estate. I was just around ten years old, but fair game to be used, abused, and somewhat confused by people I loved and trusted. In this story, I functioned as a minion, a […]
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Guyana’s president wins another term in election watched keenly by Venezuela – US
By Klaus Dodds Irfaan Ali, the leader of the People’s Progressive party (PPP), has secured a second term as Guyana’s president. Guyanese voters have endorsed Ali’s approach, expressed in his campaign, which was dominated by promises to use oil-related revenue to alleviate chronic poverty and support further social and economic development. Irfaan Ali, the leader of […]
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29th IRENA Council to advance global dialogue on energy security and supply chains
– The bi-annual meeting convenes more than 400 government officials to shape the Agency’s agenda and address key priorities for the energy transition ABU DHABI, UAE – The 29th meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council will open 11 September, in Abu Dhabi. Over the course of two days, more than 400 government […]
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PAHO launches initiative to curb rising suicide rates in the Americas
WASHINGTON, USA, (PAHO) – As the Americas grapple with a 17 percent rise in suicide deaths since 2000, the only region in the world to experience an increase, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new initiative to reverse this trend. Announced on the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, the effort aims to […]
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OAS Member States support Haiti Roadmap
WASHINGTON, USA – The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) welcomes and strongly supports the joint statement signed Tuesday by OAS member States in support of Haiti and the ongoing efforts at the United Nations Security Council to ensure the rapid deployment of a force to combat and counter organized criminal groups […]
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FDA launches crackdown on deceptive drug advertising
WASHINGTON, USA – The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced sweeping reforms to rein in misleading direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertisements, sending thousands of letters warning pharmaceutical companies to remove misleading ads and issuing approximately 100 cease-and-desist letters to companies with deceptive ads. In addition to enforcing existing law, the FDA […]
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