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In the game of modern day love, black women and black men seem to be forever on the losing side of the war. Although statistics show that the percentage of black people marrying is more than it has been since ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Three members of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) Saturday urged caution regarding the country’s preparedness for Local government elections. In a joint statement, the three GECOM Commissioners – Mohamood Shaw, Dr. Keshav Mangal and Athmaram Mangar ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is projecting a loss of just under TT$100 (One TT dollar = US 0.16 cents) million for its financial year 2013. Finance Minister, Larry Howai, said that the airline ...

By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, (IPS) – Marine environmentalist Eli Fuller, who for the past two decades has been exploring the coastline of Antigua and Barbuda, warns that while there has been “dramatic changes” to coral reefs ...

By Rupert Johnson After the Second World War, Canada was looked upon as a respected, unbiased broker in mediating conflicts around the world. There is no better example of Canada as an effective honest broker than in the peaceful resolution ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says two Caribbean-based investment advisors and an attorney have pleaded guilty to laundering and concealing funds in Offshore Bank accounts. The DOJ said Joshua Vandyk, a US citizen, and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The decision by the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) to intervene in the foreign currency market in a bid to stabilize the local currency has been praised by financial experts. The BoJ stepped in to stabilise the ...

TORONTO, Ontario – For the fifteenth year, Festival Bana y’Afrique, a free event organized by Africa New Music – Afrique Nouvelle Musique is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of African music and culture in Toronto—returns to Harbourfront Centre. ...

By Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali Pride Contributing Writer Bobby Womack has joined the ancestors. Womack died in his sleep on  June 27, 2014,  according to Los Angeles R & B legend, Charles Wright. Womack was born Robert Dwayne Womack March 4, 1944. His career ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s fourth head of state, Sir Howard Cooke, has died, He was 98. Sir Howard, who died on Friday, was regarded as one of the pioneers in Jamaica’s political movement and who also played a role ...