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A senior UN official warns Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – A senior United Nations aid official warned on Friday that Haiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering in the French-speaking Caribbean country. Edem Wosurnu of the...
CARICOM officials holding press conference on reparatory justice for slave trade
GENEVA, CMC -Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries Tuesday reiterated their call for reparatory justice for the trans Atlantic slave trade, saying their position is grounded in responsibility and equity. Guyana’s Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Steven Jacobs, speaking on behalf of the 15-member regional integration grouping, expressed...
Jamaican officials reviewing reports at hurricane shelter amid investigation
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC -The Jamaican government says it is investigating reports that students are being exposed to sex by Hurricane Melissa victims who are still sheltering in some schools. Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon said the allegations are of such gravity that they must be treated with utmost urgency and...
President of the Jamaica Teachers Association, Dr Mark Malabver.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Dr Mark Malabver, Thursday, defended his statements regarding students being exposed to sex by Hurricane Melissa victims who are still sheltering in some schools. "This matter is not about personalities, bruised egos, public relations, or political theatre. Neither is...

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