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Caribbean Affairs

Dec 30, 2009: Will 2010 See A Major Shift In U.S.-Cuba Relations?
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“Relations between Cuba and the United States are still bogged down in longstanding political and ideological differences, in spite of the signals of greater openness and opportunities for dialogue when Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama arrived at the White House,”...

Feb 10, 2008: Has The United Kingdom's Lost Interest in the Caribbean?
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CHICAGO, USA -- David Jessop, director of the London-based Caribbean Council, proclaimed in a February 10, 2008, article in the Jamaica Gleaner headlined "Changing the rules of engagement - UK disinterest in Caribbean requires new foreign-policy approach: Late last year,...

Jan 10, 2007: Presidents Chavez, Ortega And Correa Set To Be Sworn In
Comments: 0 | Categories: Caribbean Affairs
Agence France Presse Correspondent Victor Flores, writing from Caracas, Venezuela, reported January 10, 2007, that, "In the course of a week, Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez will be sworn in for a new term, followed by leftist allies Daniel Ortega...

Sep 9, 2006: U.S. Envoy To Trinidad: 'We're Not Neglecting The Caribbean'
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The United States Ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago, Dr Roy Austin (in photo below), " has admitted that the U.S. does not spend as much on the drug trade in the Caribbean as it once did," The Trinidad Guardian reported...

Sep 9, 2006: Caribbean Leaders Feel Neglected By Bush
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Jamaican "Foreign Affairs Minister Anthony Hylton has come out in support of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s tongue-lashing of the Bush administration," Radio Jamaica.com reported September 8, 2006. To read why, please see "Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs Minister sides...

Aug 16, 2006: Hugo Chavez Pledges To Increase Oil Shipments To Jamaica
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Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías has pledged to increase oil shipments to Jamaica under a "preferential trade deal," according to the Associated Press. "Venezuela Promises More Oil to Jamaica."

Aug 5, 2006: Secretary Rice's Message to Cubans
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This morning I listened to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's August 4, 2006 "Message to the People of Cuba." It was about as opportunistic as expected now that declining health appears to be doing to ailing Cuban President Fidel...

Jul 3, 2005: CARICOM Summit Underway In St. Lucia
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"Critical trade and economic development issues, including rising oil prices, a gloomy future for sugar exports to Europe and relief from the region's debt burden, are expected to dominate the 26th annual Caribbean Community Summit," according to Rickey Singh, Caribbean...

Jul 3, 2005: Will Rising Oil Prices Hurt Caribbean Tourism?
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Sir Ronald Sanders of Antigua and Barbuda, "a business executive and former Caribbean diplomat who publishes widely on small states in the global community," writes in a July 3, 2005 article in the Jamaica Observer that, "Throughout the last winter...

Jun 8, 2005: Was U.S. Indifferent Towards Latin America At OAS Forum?
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"Put it down as another missed opportunity," wrote David Adams, the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times' Latin American correspondent in a June 8, 2005 article headlined "U.S. indifference toward Latin America evident at forum." In his analysis, Mr. Adams said "the...