The meeting is organized jointly by the Caribbean and Latin-American Office of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) and the regional UNESCO Office for Education.
"It's important for African-Americans to see there are other race struggles going on in the world, " says Wells, whose e-book "Black Paris Profiles, " shares the stories of 24 black American and Afro-Caribbean folks who reinvented their lives here.
In the Caribbean, a modern and generally well-led American fleet of five armoured battleships and their escorts prevented Spain from reinforcing or supplying its army in Cuba.
Meanwhile, in a sign that the pro-free trade forces were gaining ground, House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a new trade pact which would allow African, Caribbean and Central American countries to gain greater duty-free access to US markets.
It adds that tighter controls on immigration could reduce the numbers of migrant workers from developing countries who are able to send money home - a substantial source of income for many Caribbean, Central American and South Asian countries.
Caribbean's most glamorous destination--stomping ground of European and American elites--the place retains an unspoiled, small-town charm pleasantly inconsistent with the tremendous wealth that exists there.
Various Central American, Caribbean and Andean countries can already send ethanol to America tariff-free, thanks to concessionary trade agreements.
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Gulati won 18-17 in a balloting at the congress of North and Central American and Caribbean Football in Panama City, USSF spokesman Neil Buethe said.
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Latin American and Caribbean governments have complained of U.S. clumsiness, short-sightedness, failure to counter vastly more generous offers from Chavez, and failure to support a realistic alternative candidate.
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In December the company struck a deal with Yahoo (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) to provide mobile Web services to 16 Latin American and Caribbean nations.
The tie moved the U.S. (1-1-1) into third place in World Cup qualifying for the North and Central American and Caribbean region after three of 10 matches, one point behind Panama.
He notes that, as Dr. Luft has observed, ethanol derived from sugar has transformed Brazil's energy security situation - and could, with the help of our new CAFTA and other, friendly Latin American and Caribbean partners, help transform ours.
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After meeting with the countries of Group I (Western European and North American States) Group II (Eastern European States), Group IV a (African States), as well as Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC), Irina Bokova met with members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a working lunch.
Antigua went to the WTO after the US moved to stop American citizens using gambling services, including web-based betting shops and casinos, run from the Caribbean country.
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