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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 21, (CMC) – Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it has held successful talks with officials of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on the issues surrounding the purchase of duty free items. Last week, CJIA said it was ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, June 21, (CMC) – Newly elected Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, held talks with the Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, on issues affecting the sub-region in a changing global environment. ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, June 21, (CMC) – Phillip J. Pierre, one of the six successful candidates of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) in the June 6 general election, has been confirmed as the new leader of the party. Pierre, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 21, CMC – A study, done by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), shows that the public service in Trinidad and Tobago provides poor service to nationals, Public Service Minister, Maxie Cuffie, said today. Cuffie, addressing ...

By Linda Straker CMC Grenada Correspondent ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 21, (CMC) – The Grenada parliament, today, approved legislation for the island to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court. However, before ...

Today marks the 30th wedding anniversary of Pride News Magazine’s Publisher/Editor Michael Van Cooten and his wife, Donna. They met on September 18, 1981 and the rest was history. They married on June 21, 1986 surrounded by loved ones. Happy ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 21, (CMC) – Two former members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) will return to court, on July 5, after making a brief appearance before a city magistrate on charges of ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 21, (CMC) – A 21-year-old mother of two, who pleaded guilty to a charge of trafficking in cocaine, was sentenced, today, to four years imprisonment. In addition, Angelica Forde, who was detained at the Eugene F. Correia ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 21, (CMC) – A 42-year-old employee of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) was given a three-week jail term, today, after he pleaded guilty to phoning in a bomb threat at a mall, ...

By Aruna Dutt UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 2016 (IPS) – Evelyn Amony’s bravery not only helped her survive and escape captivity from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), but has made her an advocate for thousands of abducted women and children ...