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WASHINGTON, DC June 22, (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says after several decades of low growth and rising public debt, Jamaica has made significant progress in restoring economic stability, due mainly to strong policies and program ownership. The ...

By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — A new publication, anthologizing the success of African-Canadian women, has been hailed by provincial and national leaders, including the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Prime Minister of Canada. “100 Accomplished ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, June 22, (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says his administration will not be “intimidated and bullied” in its ongoing public battle with Sandals Resort International (SRI), over the payment of taxes to his ...

By Tomeica Gunn JIS Contributing Writer  PORT MORANT, Jamaica, June 22 (JIS) — Students of Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, winners of the Health Ministry’s Jingle Competition, are happy to make their contribution to the fight against the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 22, (CMC) – The Jamaica government has endorsed the importation of two products, by a local company, to be used in the control of mosquitoes and lead to the eventual reduction of vector-borne disease transmission, such as ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 22, (CMC) – The chairman of the Constitution Reform Advisory Committee (CRAC), Dr. Francis Alexis, today, described as “positively historic” the passage of legislation, aimed at reforming the Grenada constitution. Parliament, meeting here, on Tuesday, also ...

TORONTO, Ontario – Toronto Raptors assistant coach, consultant and team ambassador, Jamaal Magloire, recently held his 3rd annual all-inclusive event, “RSVP: Garden Galavant”. Magloire, who also serves as bandleader for Carnival mas band, Toronto Revellers, is a tireless supporter of ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 22, (CMC) – Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old national team cricketer, Fiqre Crockwell, who was gunned down, earlier this week, on the outskirts of Hamilton. It was Bermuda’s second ...