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Cleanup Begins of Haitian Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes

MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger…

Bro Bot August 25, 2021

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UN General Secretary to CARICOM: COVID-19 Can Only Be Defeated With Vaccines

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the opening session of the eleventh Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-United Nations General Meeting: Let me begin by thanking you…

Bro Bot July 26, 2021

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Latin America, Caribbean To Defend Beef Production at UN Food Summit

ASUNCIÓN — Latin American and Caribbean countries, especially big food producers in South America, will join forces to defend the region's livestock production at a United Nations' food summit this…

John McCarthy July 20, 2021

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Caribbean Countries Want Reparations From Slave-Owning Countries of Europe

BRIDGETOWN — Caribbean countries have demanded that the former European slaving nations pay back their debts, vowing to eliminate colonial remnants that still exist in the region. The call came…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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Caribbean States Need Urgent Help To Face High Debt Due To COVID-19: ECLAC

SANTIAGO, Chile — Caribbean countries, especially the small island states, need support from the international community to confront the “perfect storm” that is looming over them: heavy indebtedness and a…

VI Free Press November 2, 2020

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COVID-19 Threatening Global Peace and Security, UN Chief Warns

NEW YORK — UN Chief António Guterres said heightened solidarity is needed if the world is to defeat the crisis, which he called the "gravest test since the founding of this…

VI Free Press April 10, 2020

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Caribbean and Latin American Region Deadliest For Journalists In 2019

The figures come from the Observatory of Killed Journalists database, which is maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It shows that, over the last decade, 894 journalists…

VI Free Press January 21, 2020

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Government House Recognizes African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. signed a proclamation recently recognizing African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day, which takes place on May 25th annually. About 200 million people in the Americas…

VI Free Press May 21, 2019

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REPORT: Chile Declines To Sign UN Pact, Says Migration Is Not A Human Right

SANTIAGO -- Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian…

John McCarthy December 25, 2018