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Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Monday that two U.S.-based political advisers have resigned in the fallout from a failed incursion into the Caribbean nation led by a former-Green Beret aimed at capturing President Nicolás Maduro. Guaido said he accepted the resignations of Juan José Rendon and Sergio Vergara, who…
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(LA TIMES) – For Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, it’s the propaganda gift that keeps on giving, buoying a leader long in Washington’s crosshairs. For Juan Guaidó, it’s just the latest misstep, reviving questions about the competence of the Trump administration’s man in Caracas. Last week’s botched amphibious assault on the Venezuelan coast quickly became a…
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(Excerpts of the Hon. Daniel Cummings’ presentation on the Supplementary Estimates) In recognition of the dramatic change in the fortunes of so many of our people and given the existing status of high unemployment before this event, the obvious need to provide a life line to a significant component of our population in a clear…
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COVID- 19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the economy of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is obvious that the Unity Labour Party (ULP) regime has mismanaged the economy. It has failed to diversify the economy. It has failed to develop the productive sectors. Had the ULP administration placed more emphasis into the agricultural…
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Dr. Godwin Friday, President of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition, is providing decisive and inspiring leadership during this COVID-19 crisis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He has articulated a clear vision and is consistent with the measures that he has put forward to be implemented to reduce the spread of…
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(TELESUR) – The Latin American and Persian nations have been targeted by Washington’s illegal maneuvers despite international calls to rescind these sanctions at least during the COVID-19 global crisis. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani spoke over the phone Monday in order to strengthen cooperation and brotherhood in the face of…
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Today, 7 April 2020 is a special day set aside by the World Health Organization (WHO) to recognize and celebrate the work of health care workers and to remind the world of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy. This recognition comes at a time when the world is battling the Covid-19…
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SVG continues to lead in the vanguard of conservation in the hemisphere. On 4th November, the efforts of this small Caribbean Island will reach a new level. The ACTP with which the island has a long standing relationship to protect its National Bird will repatriate the first of 3 parrots. It is the first time…
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Two regional leaders have suggested that Climate Change has put the countries of the Caribbean at such a high risk, moving forward it is questionable if, after the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the region will be able to insure against natural disasters. Addressing the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in New York, St Lucia’s Prime…
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UNIVERSITY OF EXETER Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. Black Sigatoka disease emerged from Asia in the late 20th Century and has recently completed its invasion of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new study, by the University of Exeter, says…