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St. Lucia: Oil and Food Prices

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 @ 13:36 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago
Topics:: Ideas, Cyber-Activism, Economics, Energy, Food, International Relations, Agriculture, Industry, Politics
Languages:: English

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As oil prices hit US $120 per barrel, Looshan Ramblings says: “The…continued rise in oil prices will negate any efforts by Caricom governments to reduce food prices as we are so heavily dependent on imported food.”

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