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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model
Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and
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Barbados to reopen its borders on July 12 | New York Carib News
Upon arrival, travelers must present evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result and the ED bar code to clear
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Source: The New York Carib News
Gittens, Charles LeRoy (1928–2011)
Charles L. Gittens was an American Secret Service agent.  He joined the Secret Service in 1956, becoming the agencys first African American agent.  An Army veteran, Gittens began his career at the agencys office in Charlotte, North Carolina.  However, he was soon posted to its New York field
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2011
More woes for Guyanese stranded overseas
The first batch of stranded Guyanese were repatriated on Saturday June 6 on a flight from Miami
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
The elections end game
The most recent point at which Mr Granger could have done the right thing and spared the country from further agony was the presentation of the report of the three-person CARICOM observer team which bravely and sedulously undertook the scutinising of the recount and tabulation of votes over five
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Barbados PM to hand over chairmanship of CARICOM on July 3 | New York Carib News
Barbados PM to hand over chairmanship of CARICOM on July
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Shirley Chisholm
Name at birth: Shirley Anita St. Hill
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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19
Limited resources and economic diversification in Eastern Caribbean countries, compounded by their small size and remoteness, constrain
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Barbados
Barbados bärbā´dōz [key], island state (2005 est. pop. 279,300), 166 sq mi (430 sq km), in the West Indies. The capital and largest city is Bridgetown . Sections in this article:
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Suggestion made for more groups to look out for sexual harassment
ONE of the suggestions being made to improve the Sexual Harassment Bill is widening the scope of people who have a duty of care to address complaints of sexual harassment, including the crew of public transportation such as the State-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Back home, Trinidad cruise ship worker craves for roti, mangoes
(Trinidad Guardian) One of the six Trinidad and Tobago nationals who were on board the Caribbean Princess and allowed to return home on Saturday says she cried when she was welcomed back after being stranded at sea for
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth
Due to the COVID-19 impact globally, especially on the oil market, Guyana’s projected 2020 growth rate has been revised from 87% to 57%, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga said on Friday, while also confirming that the non-oil sector is headed to negative
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 7, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial...
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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery | New York Carib News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery.
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Forde, George Patrick Alphonse (1882-1967)
George Patrick Alphonse Forde was an important physician in early 20th century Houston, Texas. Forde was born in Barbados in September 1882.  Educated in the Caribbean, Forde first became aware of the possibility of a medical profession while he worked in a Panama Canal
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Black Women Who Have Run for U.S. President
Black women are among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. As such, they have buoyed everyone from white men to a black man and, now, a white woman to the top of the ticket. Unlike Hillary Clinton, a black woman has yet to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. But that
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Welters, Beatrice W. (1951- )
On March 10, 2010, Beatrice Wilkinson Welters was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, having been named to that post by President Barack Obama.  Prior to that, she was a philanthropist and senior employee of IBM, where she worked from 1977 to
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10
2010
Cameron seeking to become ICC chairman
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Dave Cameron confirmed Friday he will be seeking to become the next head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will be asking Cricket West Indies (CWI), which he led for three terms, to back his
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Tivoli justice ‘impossible’ - Botched police probes doom search for truth forever, say watchdogs
Commissioner of INDECOM, Terrence Williams, suggested that the initial investigation was marred by delays in the collection of ballistics and forensic evidence and said this “was not assisted by obstruction and resistance [by the security forces] to getting at the
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
This Man Is Bringing World’s First African And Caribbean Rum To The United States
Now one man is introducing a new kind of rum to the world with the first rum that blends African and Caribbean cultures, and he’s bringing it to the United
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US group disappointed in Mottley's position on Guyana elections
(CMC): A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment with what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s “misguided” position on Guyana’s March 2 elections
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Black, African-American or Caribbean-American?
Indeed, the Black Lives Matter protests now rocking America and the world have opened up renewed and uncomfortable conversations about the history of privilege, racism, and the experiences and identities of Black people in
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Carolyn L. Robertson Payton (1925–2001)
Dr. Carolyn L. Robertson Payton was the first African American and the first woman to become the director of the U.S. Peace Corps. She was appointed in 1977 by U.S. President Jimmy
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2001
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As regional businesses resume on-site work, CFOs wary of COVID-19 backlash - PwC report
Hastily adopted by some entities in the region as an emergency response to the advent of COVID-19, “remote work” is likely to become “a permanent option” for jobs that so allow, with more than half the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Caribbean saying they plan to improve the remote working
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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How Kenya ended up immortalising Jomo’s buddies
In the case of two other friends with origins in the State of Guyana, Ras Makonnen and Cecil Miller, President Jomo Kenyatta gave them Kenyan citizenship, jobs and facilitated their permanent settlement in the country, where he wanted them laid to rest when the time finally
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Governor-general of Jamaica suspends personal use of 200-year-old insignia due to racism
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After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated
CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has
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Thomas deserves Test spot but Brathwaite fortunate, says Sir Andy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken fast bowling legend Sir Andy Roberts has lamented the exclusion of fast bowler Oshane Thomas from the West Indies 14-man squad to England but has queried the inclusion of out-of-form opener Kraigg
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Franklyn says nurses will step up protest on Monday - Barbados Today
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Business owners scramble to take advantage of VAT-free shopping day - Barbados Today
Barbados records 49 new cases of COVID-19 - Barbados Today
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St John man to face murder charges - Barbados Today
One injured in accident at Arch Hall - Barbados Today
Chile elects youngest president ever - Barbados Today
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WHO chief says 2022 must be year 'we end the pandemic' - Barbados Today
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Antigua and Barbuda makes a compassionate payment to former LIAT workers - Barbados Today
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Fish markets to close for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's - Barbados Today
Murder-accused to reappear in court in January - Barbados Today
Convict gets his wish - Barbados Today
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Mahalia's corner Christmas special a virtual hit - Barbados Today
Nurses association urges striking workers to get back on the job but union leader resists - Barbados Today
Nurses open to donations as union leader probes account freezes - Barbados Today
Three residents sing high praises after being handed keys to their new homes - Barbados Today
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Feed prices go up; meat prices to follow - Barbados Today
First local tourism booking engine launched - Barbados Today
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