By Peter Richards CMC Trinidad Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 8, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, yesterday, marked the first anniversary of his People’s National Movement (PNM) administration in office, warning the population to ...
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Barbados And Jamaica Prime Ministers Hold Bilateral Talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 8 , 2016 (CMC) — The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Jamaica discussed the state of bilateral relations between both countries, on Wednesday, against the background of two recent incidents related to Jamaican travelers to Barbados. The meeting ...
Read More »Guyana PM Orders Media Company CEO To Apologise To Pregnant News Anchor
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 8, 2016 (CMC) – The Chief Executive Officer of the National Communications Network (NCN), Lennox Cornette, has been ordered to apologise to Natasha Smith, who was removed as news anchor, on account of her pregnancy. Yesterday, Prime ...
Read More »Brazilian And Mexican Investors Plan To Expand Business Ties In The Caribbean
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, September 8, 2016 (CMC ) – Brazilian and Mexican investors are seeking to expand business ties in the Caribbean, with companies in the two major business capitals looking to forge new and deeper ties with their smaller ...
Read More »Parent Engagement In The School System Can Facilitate Student Success
By Sharmon Carrington PRIDE Education Columnist After enjoying a relatively hot and dry summer, academic programs have just begun in schools, colleges and universities, and parents and students must continue to be vigilant in every aspect of the educational journey. ...
Read More »New York Mayor Rules Out Cancelling Caribbean J’ouvert
By Nelson A. King CMC New York Correspondent NEW YORK CITY, New York September 7, 2016 (CMC) – New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has ruled out cancelling J’ouvert activities in the Caribbean community here, saying that it is an ...
Read More »Ontario Education Minister Urges Parents To Expect The Best From Their Children
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario September 7, 2016 — As students across the province started the new school year yesterday, Ontario’s Minister of Education, Mitzie Hunter, encouraged parents to expect the best of their children and to ...
Read More »Poetry Soapbox:
CARDING By Lorna King Version one; Botha a card designed to attach itself to your history a thread from the street, a people in the wrong place at the wrong time version one; apartheid managed movements leading to spying, ...
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