Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean
Published: Monday Tuesday | January 13, 2009
GUYANA - Jagdeo says negotiating mechanism flawed
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): President Bharrat Jagdeo has taken another jab at the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). This time he is adamant that it cannot speak for Guyana at upcoming trade talks with Canada. Jagdeo, who had recently been very critical...
Obama reissues Gitmo position
WASHINGTON (CMC): United States President-elect Barack Obama says he remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba but says it is unlikely that it will happen during his first 100 days in office...
Search on for missing 23 in Costa Rica
SAN JOSé, Costa Rica (AP):The death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 earthquake rose to 19 dead, with 23 missing, officials said yesterday.The quake rocked the Central American nation on Thursday, unleashing massive...