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By Rochelle Williams JIS Contributing Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 26, (JIS) — Jamaica’s Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has officially launched the Open Data Portal, providing free government data online. The portal is easily accessible by the public and ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, June 27, (CMC) – American rapper, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, was fined EC$3,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.27 cents) when he appeared in court here, on Sunday, charged with using indecent language. The rapper, along with his body ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 25, (CMC) – Last Saturday, Guyana acknowledged that the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping still needs “to do a lot more” to strengthen its effectiveness, but said it remains relevant to the development of the region. Foreign ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 27, (CMC) – The Vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles, says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should use Britain’s vote to exit from the European Union “to deepen and strengthen its internal ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 27, (CMC) – Britain has sought to give Guyana the assurance that it will be business as usual, at least for the next two years, even though London has voted to get out of the European Union ...

By Garfield L. Angus JIS Contributing Writer  KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 27, (JIS) — Young Jamaicans have been urged to join the energy revolution and pursue careers in the renewable industry. Making the call, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. ...

Summer months mean travelling season for most Canadians. If you’ve been there, done that at all the traditional tourist spots and want to experience a truly unique location that’ll give you something to brag about over the water cooler or ...

Whether you’re taking online classes, own a small business or work for a large company, chances are you work from home at least part of the time. The latest Statistic Canada data shows nearly two million of us are working ...

Get the day off to a strong start, nutritionally speaking, with a nourishing, green breakfast. It might sound unconventional, but beginning the day with vegetables will check off some of your daily requirements for vitamins and minerals from the get ...

Many Canadians are increasingly concerned about Lyme disease and the related increase in western blacklegged and blacklegged ticks, as a bite from an infected tick is one of the known causes of the disease. With cases of ticks on the ...