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On any given day, each Ontarian uses around 260 litres of water – nearly twice as much as other countries with similar standards of living. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment reports that pumping and distributing water to homes and ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States-based Standard & Poor’s has revised its outlook on its long-term rating on Barbados to negative from stable and at the same time affirmed its ‘BB+’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term sovereign credit ratings for ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government has launched the Farm Labour Subsidy Program aimed at encouraging people to get back into redeveloping the nutmeg and cocoa industries. “We still have a significant amount of acreage that is still ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Chief Justice, Ivor Archie, Friday, led the judiciary in paying tribute to Appeal Court judge, Justice Wendell Kangaloo, who died at a private medical facility, more than a year after being involved in a ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it will extend the tax concessions granted to first time home owners as its seeks to boost growth in the construction sector and stimulate the local economy. “Over the last ...

NEW YORK, New York, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a former New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has pleaded guilty to defrauding Caribbean and other immigrants. Last week Wednesday, the ICE said Miguel ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government has given the assurance that it will have all female juveniles removed from the Fort Augusta Correctional Centre by year end. National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, said that coming out of discussions with ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has described as “political blackmail” moves by the opposition legislators not to support measures aimed at raising the guarantee limit of loans for the development of hydro-electricity in the country. Finance Minister Dr. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – The United States says it has resumed migration talks with Cuba, marking the first time since January 2011 that the periodic talks have been held. U.S. and Cuban officials met here, last week, to discuss the ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, Friday said the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is providing US$65 million in loans to the four shareholder governments of the company. It said the loan, approved on Thursday, to ...