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HAVANA, August 17, 2008 (IPS) – Prisoners in Cuba who were facing the death penalty but have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or 30 years in jail are still being treated like death row inmates, a dissident organisation complained on Tuesday.

Saturday, August 9, 2008 – Providence Stadium, Guyana: Suriname defeated the 10-man Dominica 3-1 to set up a final match showdown with hosts Guyana to decide which of the two moves into the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Championship (DCC).

The Grenada Carnival Committee wishes to inform the media and the general public that the Kiddies Carnival Frolic will takes place at the National Stadium on Saturday August 2nd, from 11:00am

PORT OF SPAIN, Jul  (IPS)  – Prime Minister Patrick Manning expected the flack. “You know how I am a lucky man, especially with certain segments of the media,” he said sarcastically as he read the proposals contained in a “working document” on constitutional reform in Trinidad and Tobago.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul (IPS)  – The number of people globally who lack access to an improved drinking water source has fallen below one billion for the first time since data was compiled in 1990, according to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.

GEORGETOWN, Jul (IPS)  – The U.S. government has again snubbed Guyanese authorities, with whom it has long had a strained relationship, this time over a request for expert help in solving the latest of three mass murders this year.

WASHINGTON, DC (July 2, 2008) – The appointment of a new tourism minister in the Bahamas is being hailed as a significant move for the wider Caribbean region.

SVG Carnival Development Corporation’s Beauty Shows Committee is making arrangements for the staging of the 24th MISS CARIVAL 2008 at Victoria Park on Friday July 4th 2008 at 8.00 p.m.

Sever supporters of the National Democratic Congress was injured tonight when the stage collapse.  It is not know what is the cause but reports say there was massive gathering for the political meeting. More information to come..

SAN JOSÉ DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba, June 9, 2008 (IPS)  – Cuba’s food production is insufficient to meet the country’s needs, but the solution may lie in successful local experiences that show that farming is possible without the costly inputs used by the agriculture industry up to the late 1980s.

HAVANA, June 9, 2008  (IPS) – New horizons opened up for transsexuals in Cuba with the approval of a Public Health Ministry resolution that establishes guidelines for their health care, including free gender reassignment operations.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 9, 2008 (IPS) – Several thousand people, including remnants of the wealthy and educated class who remain in Haiti, took to the streets of Port-au-Prince Wednesday to rail against what they say is government inaction amid a rise in kidnappings.

A delegation comprised of members of the St Lucia media has recently returned from a familiarisation trip to Taiwan. Guests of the Taiwanese government, the group included Carmy Joseph from HTS, Christopher Kessell from DBS, Mary Polius from RSL, Katherine Atkinson from The Star Publishing Company, Lucius Doxerie from NTN […]