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A camp of makeshift tents sprawls at Port-au-Prince's golf course, where many Haitians displaced by the earthquake have set up shelter. (Photo: UN Photo/Marco Dormino)

Experts urge change in “culture of aid” to Haiti

A delegation of human rights experts is preparing to visit Haiti to assess the human rights and aid situation in the earthquake-crippled nation and to urge the international community to follow a series of guidelines they have prepared to help donors to "overcome the mistakes of the past."

High taxes and evasion hurting economic growth

The region’s governments are being advised to simplifyy their tax systems to reduce the amount of money they’re currently losing as a result of complexity and tax evasion....
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Alleged Guyanese fraudster nabbed by FBI

A Guyanese man who was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in connection with a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud has been nabbed....
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Drought management plan takes effect in Barbados

Barbados has activated the first phase of a Drought Management Plan, becoming the latest Caribbean country to implement special measures in light of the protracted drought....
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Jamaica begins troop pullout – though later than planned

The tour of duty of Jamaican soldiers and other personnel in Haiti will end by March 19th, two weeks later than the government had last indicated....
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