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In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the Colombian president highlighted the necessity of ending the war on drugs and saving the environment September 20 2022 by Peoples Dispatch On the first day of the United Nations General Assembly, Colombian President Gustavo Petro made his first address to the body. The speech sharply deviated from…
The growing global weight of finance capital destabilizes the global capitalist economy (and especially USA & UK variants) JACK RASMUS – SEP 19, 2022 There is much that Michael Hudson and I agree on, especially with regard to the growing economic and political influence of finance capital in the last half century. We differ, however,…
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by STAFF WRITER September 19, 2022 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sept 19, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has questioned the logic behind granting a public holiday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to mark the burial of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, on Monday. The longest serving monarch died on September 8 after 70 years on…
by STAFF WRITER September 19, 2022 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Sept 19, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government says its national in Taiwan “are all safe” after a powerful earthquake struck the south eastern area of the Asian country on Sunday. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake derailed train carriages, trapping hundreds of people on mountain roads. The earthquake…
by STAFF WRITER September 19, 2022 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 19, CMC –Government Monday said it has not received any response to its latest correspondence sent to Suriname regarding the delayed issuance of promised fishing licenses to local fishermen as well as other concerns facing Guyanese nationals along the Corentyne River that creates the border between the…
by STAFF WRITER September 19, 2022 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 19, CMC – Chief Magistrate Maria Busby Earle-Caddle, Monday adjourned to January next year, the case against former attorney general, Anand Ramlogan, SC, who was charged in 2017 with misbehaviour in public office and obstruction of justice. The magistrate during the virtual hearing ruled that…
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by STAFF WRITER September 19, 2022 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Sept 19, CMC – St. Lucia has begun the process of replacing the London-based Privy Council as its final court. The Phillip Pierre administration in a statement said that the island is hoping to become the fifth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court…
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By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Sep 19 2022 (IPS) – Many people around the world, especially those among the political far-right, do not accept the climate change crisis. Over the years their thinking, behavior, and policies dismissing climate change have largely continued and impaired global efforts to address global warming and environmental degradation. The unequivocal findings…
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 20 2022 (IPS) – Policymakers have become obsessed with achieving low inflation. Many central banks adopt inflation targeting (IT) monetary policy (MP) frameworks in various ways. Some have mandates to keep inflation at 2% over the medium term. Many believe this ensures sustained long-term prosperity. The…
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By Naureen Hossain United Nations, Sep 20 2022 (IPS) – Refugee youth advocate, Mary Maker, called on UN member states to honor their commitments to transform education from the foundation up to the top, starting with those living in the direst and fraught circumstances. Maker, a South Sudanese refugee who fled her country and found hope…
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