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President Joe Biden has expanded the hon-agricultural overseas work programme

UNITED STATES | Biden Approves more Visas for overseas Hotel, Restaurant workers

WASHINGTON DC, April 20, 2021 - The United States Department of Homeland Security says the Biden Administration has …

April 20, 2021
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IMF Predicts world Economy to expand 6% this year

ECONOMY | A Look at the IMF projection for a Global Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2021 - Prior to reading the article on "Managing Divergent Recoveries" by the Economic…

April 10, 2021
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Latin American, Caribbean region lost 26 million jobs

Geneva, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 26 million jobs have been lost in Latin America and the Caribbean…

April 9, 2021
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During the pandemic Americans turned to CBD, which purports to have calming effects. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images

GANJA | CBD, marijuana, hemp: What is the difference and what's legal?

New York recently became the 15th U.S. state to legalize cannabis for recreational use. While 67% of U.S.…

April 5, 2021
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Global Recovery: EU Disburses SDR141 Million to IMF’s Catastrophe Relief Trust

Washington, DC/Brussels - April 5, 2021: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today received the European Union (EU)’s contribution of SDR 141…

April 5, 2021
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JAMAICA | “We Have to Resurrect the Jamaica Ganja Industry says GGPAJ

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, April 5, 2021 - The Ganja Future Growers and Producers Association says the government must…

April 5, 2021
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COVID-19 has shocked millions of Africans into poverty-IMF

Washington, DC – April 4, 2021: Chairman of the African Caucus, Minister Domitien Ndihokubwayo and the Managing Director…

April 4, 2021
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CUBA | Fund-raising campaign in Italy to produce vaccines in Cuba

Rome, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) With sales of Easter eggs containing Cuban cocoa and sugar and made by…

April 2, 2021
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BARBADOS | New Minimum Wage Takes Effect From Thursday April 1

BRIDGETOWN, April 1, 2021 - Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says the island’s new minimum wage will…

April 1, 2021
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados

BARBADOS | Vulnerability Must Be Part Of Criteria For SIDS Access - Mottley

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 31, 2021 - Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told a high-level meeting that now…

April 1, 2021
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Hong Kong residents shift billions abroad after clampdown

TORONTO (Reuters) – As China imposed a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong last year after massive…

March 30, 2021
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