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| Last updated: Friday, July 04 2008 04:24 pm (20:24 GMT) |
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TS Bertha continues to move westward |
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Tropical Depression #2 which formed just before daybreak Thursday EST has intensified to become the second tropical storm of the season.
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Jamaican migrant who died was a native of St. Catherine's
To news consumers around the world, Esmin Green was simply a blue gown-clad figure lying ignored on the floor of a hospital waiting room. But 49 years ago, the dead woman was a cheerful resident of St. Catherine, Jamaica, who served for a while as a teacher while raising six children.
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Second earthquake hits off Trinidad
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre on Thursday recorded the second earthquake near Trinidad within the past week.
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CARICOM advised on strategy for debt relief requests
Guyana's President Bharat Jagdeo has urged the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to craft a strategy to get the issue of debt relief for the region's countries on the agenda of the Group of Eight (G8) countries.
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Caribbean hardest hit by food, energy prices
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno has reported that rising food and oil prices are hitting the Caribbean more than any other region in the Western Hemisphere.
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Grenada, OAS sign election agreement
Grenada has signed an agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS), formalising the terms under which the Washington-based hemispheric organisation is fielding a team of observers to cover the island's July 8 general elections.
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Barbados to reduce impact of cars on environment
Barbados is now officially a part of an internationally recognised environmental campaign aimed at reducing the impact of cars on the environment.
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CARICOM sets up $60 million fund to market tourism
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have agreed to set up a US$60 million fund which will be used for marketing the region's tourism as a diverse, single product.
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FEATURE: IEA sees oil demand moderating, defends speculators
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cut its five-year forecast for global oil demand, saying high prices are forcing consumers to leave gas-guzzling vehicles in the garage.
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