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IPS Inter Press Service - Caribbean
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IPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.
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CUBA: Foreign Aid Helps Fund Cultural Activities
HAVANA, Nov 20 (IPS) - In Cuba, international aid is promoting the
advancement of cultural projects, adopting an approach that
enriches the traditional perspective on development with a
dimension closer to the needs of the human spirit.
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LATIN AMERICA: IPS and UNDP Launch Second Journalism Prize on MDGs
MEXICO CITY, Nov 19 (IPS) - Next year will be a tough time for the countries of
Latin America and the Caribbean, which means it will be more than
ever necessary to avoid backsliding in the efforts to reach the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and journalists have an
important role to play in that task, UNDP regional director
Rebeca Grynspan said Wednesday.
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CUBA-CHINA: Strengthening Friendly Ties
HAVANA, Nov 19 (IPS) - Cuba and China strengthened their political and
economic alliance this week, at a time when the EU and Cuba have
formally restored relations and the government of Raśl Castro is
forging closer ties with the rest of Latin America and with
Moscow.
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HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Media Unites to Fight Stereotypes
PEDERNALES, Dominican Republic, Nov 18 (IPS) - The contrast between Haiti and the Dominican
Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola, is nowhere so
stark as on its common border.
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GUYANA: U.S. "Mercy Mission" Viewed With Scepticism
BRIDGETOWN, Nov 13 (IPS) - Earlier this week, a U.S. assault ship on the final
leg of a mission to five Latin American and Caribbean countries
anchored off Guyana's northeastern coast in what the
Pentagon says is a humanitarian mission.
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