KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 28, CMC – Winston ‘Merritone’ Blake, a well-known music producer, who helped launch the careers of many Jamaican entertainers, including Beres Hammond, died, early today, at the University Hospital of the West Indies. The Jamaica Observer reports ...
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JAMAICA ELECTION: PNP Wins Additional Seat Following Official Recount Of Ballots
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 28, (CMC) – The People’s National Party (PNP) has secured another seat in the aftermath of the just-concluded general election. Late Saturday, Director of Elections, Orrette Fisher, said, the party’s candidate in the constituency of South Eastern ...
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Read More »HEALTHY REASONING: Colorectal Or Colon Cancer And The Food We Eat
Illustration is of a 3D-rendered illustration of a polyp removal. Photo credit: © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Eraxion. By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist If you have a family history of colorectal or colon cancer, or concerned about ...
Read More »Caribbean To Benefit From Online Course In Biotechnology In Agriculture
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 27, (CMC) – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says, agricultural technicians, specialists and producers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be able to benefit from a course on applied biotechnology in agriculture ...
Read More »Guyana Wants To Join EITI
The photo above is of the current members of the EITI Board — 2013-2015/16 — elected at the EITI Members Meeting on May 22, 2013. Photo courtesy of EITI. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 27, (CMC) – Guyana says, it is seeking to become a member of ...
Read More »El Nino Affecting Rice Cultivation In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 27, (CMC) – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) says, it is working with other agencies to save the remainder of the current rice crop, as El Niño weather conditions continue to adversely affect the industry. GRDB ...
Read More »Major International Credit Rating Agency Downgrades Suriname’s Economic Outlook
NEW YORK, New York Feb 27, (CMC) – A major international credit rating agency has downgraded Suriname’s economic outlook from stable to negative. Fitch Ratings has also downgraded the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer ...
Read More »New Jamaica PM Likely To Be Sworn In Next Tuesday
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb 27, (CMC) – The leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and Prime Minister designate, Andrew Michael Holness, is expected to be sworn in, next Tuesday, as the island’s Prime Minister, following the February 25 general election, ...
Read More »CARICOM Strengthens Relations With Japan And Israel
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb 27, (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping is deepening its relations with Japan and Israel. A CARICOM statement said, that since 1993, relations between CARICOM and Japan have been moving apace, evidenced by a Summit ...
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