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The photo above is of Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie. Photo credit: T&T government. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, October 29, (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago, today, announced that it has withdrawn its candidate for the Office of Secretary General of the Commonwealth. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, October 29, CMC – After just 17 months on the job, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Airlines (CAL), has resigned, with immediate effect. Michael DiLollo, 48, who was appointed CEO in May, cited personal ...

The photo above is of Celina Caesar-Chavannes and her family sharing a moment with PM-elect, Justin Trudeau. Photo courtesy of Celia Caesar-Chavannes. By Beverly Browne PRIDE Contributing Writer WHITBY, Ontario — After almost 10 years of Conservative governance in Whitby, Liberal ...

By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer   TORONTO, Ontario — Over many years of volunteering as a community organizer and advocate, Gwyneth Matthew-Chapman became aware of myriad of challenges confronting young people. The situation has been drawn into even sharper ...

By Alex Jordon Guest Writer Okra, this green vegetable is believed to possess lots of health benefits, and several studies have shown that okra can help treat diabetes. One study found that the seeds and peel of okra have anti-diabetic ...

By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist It looks like I can never write enough about high blood pressure, because every time I think I may be pushing the topic too much, I meet someone with high blood pressure who ...

The photo above is of the foreign ministers of Cuba and the United Arab Emirates, Bruno Rodríguez (right) and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during the October 5, 2015 agreement-signing ceremony in Cuba’s ministry of foreign affairs in Havana. Photo credit: ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The executive director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson, says the rate of adolescent pregnancies in Jamaica is trending down, as a result of several interventions by government. She said, the ...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (CMC) – The chief executive officer of the regional airline, LIAT, David Evans, last week Friday, expressed “disappointment” at recent statements by some Caribbean prime ministers that their countries are being punished by the financially strapped airline because ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Trinidad-based regional conglomerate, ANSA McAL, has increased the offer to shareholders as its moves to take over the Barbados-based BHL group, which owns Banks Breweries, Pine Hill Dairy, Barbados Bottling Co. Ltd and Banks Distribution ...