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Secretary-General Patricia Scotland Calls Damage From Irma and Maria ‘Apocalyptic’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- Patricia Scotland is meeting with leaders in the Caribbean to explore the Commonwealth’s role in minimizing the impact of extreme weather events as…

John McCarthy April 28, 2018

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Four Caribbean Countries Make The European Union’s Blacklist of 17 Countries Considered To Be Tax Havens

[ad name="HTML-68"] BRIDGETOWN -- Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were named Tuesday in a new list of global tax havens released by the European Union (EU). EU finance ministers said…

John McCarthy December 6, 2017

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At U.N., At Least $2 Billion Pledged to Help Hurricane-Affected Caribbean Nations ‘Build Back Better’

BIG MESS: The street of Roseau, capital of Dominica, is littered with debris as it struggles to overcome the severe impact of Hurricane Maria which tore through the region in…

John McCarthy November 26, 2017

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U.N. SPEECH: Caribbean Needs A ‘New Deal’ To Build More Resilience To Climate Change Happening All Around Us

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN – Caribbean countries need “a new and better deal” – one that includes access to concessional finance and adequate insurance – if they are to build…

John McCarthy November 26, 2017