RODNEY BAY, St. Lucia — The new Canadian-born General Manager of The Landings St. Lucia is determined to help the luxury Caribbean resort retain its ranking as one the Caribbean’s top resorts by boosting staff training programs and by giving ...
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Woman Who Hired Man To Kill Husband Remanded To Prison
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – A woman, who reportedly admitted paying a hit man to kill her husband earlier this month, will re-appear in court on October 13. Gwendolyn Persaud appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan, in the Georgetown Magistrates Court, and ...
Read More »New Multi-billion Dollar Towers In Jamaica To Become Operational By Yearend
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica says two new multi-billion dollar state of the art air traffic control towers will go into service at the island’s two international airports before yearend. Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari ...
Read More »Brian Lara Named “Special Envoy” For T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has named former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara as a special envoy. A brief government statement said that Lara, who has the highest individual first class and test scores ...
Read More »Guyana Records More Murders This Year Than 2014
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC –Guyana has recorded a six per cent increase in murder for the first eight months of this year as compared to 2014, according to official figure released here. Police said that a total of 108 murders were ...
Read More »Political And Religious Groups In Trinidad Condemn Racist Statements Aimed At PNM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Political and religious leaders Monday condemned what they termed racial comments posted on the social media after the People’s National Movement (PNM) came to power following the September 7 general election. Prime Minister Dr. ...
Read More »Jamaica Record Revenue Surplus
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica recorded revenue of J$127.2 billion (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.004 cents) during the first four months of this fiscal year, the co-chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, has said. Byles said that ...
Read More »Guyana Prime Minister Says Government Will Continue To Pursue “Goals Of National Unity”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC — Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo says the APNU+AFC Government will continue to strive for national unity with the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) although they closed the door on talks to that effect. In response to a ...
Read More »Guyana Parliament Approves Legislation Paving Way For Local Government Polls
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana parliament has passed legislation paving the way for the holding of Local Government elections last held here in 1994. Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan had tabled the amendment to the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill ...
Read More »New Trinidad PM Names New Cabinet
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Friday named a 21-member Cabinet with emphasis on youth and a sprinkling of people with cabinet experience. four days after his People’s National Movement won the general elections in ...
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