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Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that based on talks with former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday (Feb. 28) there was nothing to suggest that his resignation was imminent. Mr. Patterson made the comment while addressing a post cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on Monday (Mar. 1). "To the contrary, he made it extremely clear that the...

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are currently in the island for an emergency meeting at Jamaica House today, to discuss how the region will respond to the situation in Haiti, following President Jean Bertrand Aristide's departure from office. In the island are Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados; Perry Christie, Prime Minister of Bahamas; Patrick Manning, Prime...

Minister of Land and Environment, Dean Peart has recommended that appropriate mechanisms be developed at the global and regional levels to strengthen and sustain partnerships, which will ultimately aid Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in achieving sustainable development. Speaking at an inter-regional meeting called to identify key strategies to improve the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA), on...