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Published: Sunday | April 19, 2009
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A new day in the relationship among the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean dawned on Friday when the Fifth Summit of the Americas began in Trinidad and Tobago.
US President Barack Obama on Friday signalled his intention to start this improved relationship with a declaration of his administration’s commitment to “renew and sustain a broader partnership between the United States and the hemisphere”.
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GOVERNMENT IS set to embark on a major recruitment drive for district constables (DCs) this year.
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Apr 21 2009
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez during the 5th ‘Summit of the Americas’ in Port of Spain, Trinidad. A ‘Summit of the Americas’ bringing together Obama and Latin American leaders in Trinidad and Tobago is set to end on April 19 amid hopes that the United States and Cuba might be on their way to burying almost a half-century of hostility.
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Apr 19 2009
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President Barack Obama, left, talks to Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez,right, as El Salvador’s President …
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By Mark S. Smith, Associated Press Writer – 38 mins ago
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – President Barack Obama offered a spirit of cooperation to America’s hemispheric neighbors at a summit Saturday, listening to complaints about past U.S. meddling and even reaching out to Venezuela’s leftist leader.
While he worked to ease friction between the U.S. and their countries, Obama cautioned leaders at the Summit of the Americas to resist a temptation to blame all their problems on their behemoth neighbor to the north.
“I have a lot to learn and I very much look forward to listening and figuring out how we can work together more effectively,” Obama said.
Obama said he was ready to accept Cuban President Raul Castro’s proposal of talks on issues once off-limits for Cuba, including political prisoners held by the communist government.
While praising America’s initial effort to thaw relations with Havana, the leaders pushed the U.S. to go further and lift the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
To Latin American nations reeling from a sudden plunge in exports, Obama promised a new hemispheric growth fund, an initiative to increase Caribbean security and a partnership to develop alternative energy sources and fight global warming.
As the first full day of meetings began on the two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago Saturday, Obama exchanged handshakes and pats on the back with Venezuela’s Hugo
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Apr 18 2009