Caribbean region fears WTO talks will not meet deadline
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES fear that efforts to hold talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) level to bridge the gap between developing and developed countries will not be completed as scheduled in April.
Parliament vote starts slow in Haiti
POLLING STATIONS were mostly quiet yesterday in a crucial legislative run-off intended to give this impoverished Caribbean nation its first popularly elected government since a revolt ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide...
Guyanese government approves printing of preliminary list of voters
THE GUYANA government has raised no objection to the award of a contract for the printing of the preliminary list of electors (PLE) for the upcoming general elections, even though it says it has noted the contrasting public statements...
Caribbean briefs
Regional and international environmentalists have called on Caribbean countries to end their support for commercial whaling and adopt a position linked to "non-consumptive utilisation of whales".
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