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By Nicole Best CMC Correspondent  WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (CMC) – The chief executive officer of the US-based Jet Blue airline, Robin Hayes, says high taxes are posing a major challenge to airlines servicing the Caribbean. “We know if the tax can ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – High Court Judge Frank Seepersad, on Monday, said, the objectification of women continues to be viewed as culturally accepted, as he ordered West Indies batsman, Lendl Simmons, to pay TT$150,000 (One TT dollar =US$0.16 ...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (CMC) – Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by nearly six per cent during the first six months of this year, Chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Richard Sealy said here, last week Friday. Sealy, who ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda parliament has given the nod to a government move to acquire the land on which the Halcyon Cove by Rex Resorts occupies after indicating that the owners did not fulfill a ...

UNITED NATIONS, New York (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries joined the international community, on Tuesday, in condemning the United States embargo on Cuba. It was the first vote on the resolution since the two countries restored diplomatic ties. Israel ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) –Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is celebrating his 66th birthday Saturday, dismissing speculation that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Rowley, who is on his first trip to Tobago since being elected head of government following ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it will on Friday begin retroactive payments to civil servants for the 2015/17 contract period. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Horace Dalley, said ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Sugar workers, on Monday, went on strike, accusing management of refusing to hold negotiations for increased wages until the findings of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) are released. President ...

By Howard G. Buffett Guest Writer  LONDON, England (IPS) — My friend Kofi Boa is a Ghanaian agronomist who is probably the biggest advocate for conservation farming in Africa. For decades, Kofi has taught farmers how to increase their yields ...

By Chef Selwyn Richards PRIDE Cuisine Expert There’s nothing more comforting than curling up in front of a warm fire with a good cup of hot chocolate or mulled cider. Warm beverages have a way of taking the bluster out ...