GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Guyana has signed an agreement with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that will allow the country to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its territorial ...
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Trinidad And Tobago PM Announces New Crime Fighting Initiatives
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, says his administration will be spending US$17.5 million on equipment that will enable the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to boost intelligence-gathering efforts ...
Read More »Guyana Government Unable To Proceed With Criminal Investigations Against Former Government Officials
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 14, (CMC) – The Guyana government said, last Friday, that the authorities have been unable to proceed with criminal investigations against several people, who have been linked to stealing public funds and other property, because of the ...
Read More »Antigua PM Fires Legislator Who Voted Against Government Bill
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has fired government Senator, Wigley George, after he voted a second time against a bill that he says will open workers to victimisation. George, who is ...
Read More »Top US Official Wants Caribbean Diaspora To Help Shape Foreign Policy
By Nelson A. King US Correspondent NEW YORK, New York September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A top United States official is calling on Caribbean nationals in the United States to help shape Washington’s foreign policy. “Our diversity is our strength, and ...
Read More »Guyanese Legislator Wins New York Democratic Primary, As Caribbean Nationals Score Victories
By Nelson A. King CMC Caribbean Correspondent NEW YORK, New York September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A Guyanese legislator, here, handsomely beat her Haiti-born challenger to win the New York Democratic Primary elections, yesterday. New York State Senator, Roxanne Persaud, ...
Read More »T&T Police Say Guns Recovered “Just A Drop In The Bucket”
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police, today, said they had recovered more than 500 guns so far this year, describing the seizure as a “drop in the bucket”, and calling for ...
Read More »Man Refused Bail After Allegedly Conning Several People With Promises Of Jobs
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A 31-year-old man, who police said conned several people into giving him money and promising them employment within the cruise industry, was denied bail when he appeared in the ...
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