KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines ambassador to the United Nations, Camilo Gonsalves, was, on Monday, sworn in as the country’s new Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, as Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves named ...
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Guyana And Suriname Agree To Joint Border Patrol
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – In an attempt to clamp down on illegal activities along the Corentyne River, which borders Guyana and Suriname, security officials have agreed to implement a joint patrol. In making the announcement on Thursday , Chief-of-Staff of the ...
Read More »Bonus Payment For Public Servants In St. Kitts-Nevis
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts CMC – Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas, says public servants will, on Wednesday, be paid a one-month “extra salary” in recognition of their contribution to nation building as St. Kitts-Nevis prepares to celebrate 30 years of political ...
Read More »St. Lucia Government Establishes New Security Council
CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – The St. Lucia government, Friday, announced the establishment of a new agency to co-ordinate activities of the state agencies engaged in security on the island. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Condemns “Brutal Rape” Of 15 Year Old
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government has condemned the “brutal rape and attack” on a 15-year-old girl by her father, and says it is planning to conduct child abuse sensitization sessions in the community where the gruesome incident took ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Seeks To Amend Maritime Drug Act
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Portia Simpson Miller led administration is seeking to amend legislation to give Minister of National Security the power to waive the rights of Jamaicans apprehended by the United States Coast Guard outside Jamaican’s territorial waters ...
Read More »Guyana Government Not Numb To Crime, Says Home Affairs Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government has denied being “numb” to the spate of recent killings in the country and that more resources would be made available to law enforcement authorities to deal with the situation. Home Affairs Minister, ...
Read More »Russia Willing To Help Caribbean Explore For Oil
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – Russia says it is willing to help the Caribbean explore for oil and gas as well as deal with the impact of the global economy. Russia’s ambassador to Guyana, Nikolay Smirnov, told the Caribbean Media Corporation ...
Read More »Authorities Worried Over The Increase Of Child Prostitution In St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – Authorities here are warning of an increase number of people, including children now engaged in prostitution. Head of the Human Services Department, Antoinette Joseph, said high unemployment, a lack of job opportunities and rising commodity ...
Read More »Physicians Share Tips To Prevent And Correct Signs of Aging
Some Vitamins Do Work From The Outside In Women’s worries about wrinkles, dark spots and other aging skin concerns aren’t all vanity, a new poll reveals. Forty-two percent of women ages 50 to 59 believe they need to look young ...
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