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By Kenton X. Chance CMC Feature Writer JERUSALEM December 20, 2016 (CMC) – For many Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals, the word Israel is akin to thinking of “God’s chosen people” who have been prosecuted throughout the ages. And while the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – The Guyana government says it remains committed to collaborating with all stakeholders, including those overseas, in combating human trafficking here. In a statement following a two-day training course, the Ministerial Task Force on ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, today, called for “swift justice” in Trinidad and Tobago, and dismissed reports that a crime plan should be outlined to deal with criminal activities ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – Two people, including an unidentified person sitting in the departure lounge of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), were injured after a vehicle ploughed into the glass facade of the departure lounge, today. ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – The Grenada Ports Authority (GPA) says it is owned more than EC$283,000 (One EC dollar =US$.37) cents) by bus operators in the country and has described, as challenging, efforts to recover fees ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – Workers with the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) began strike action, today, in support of their demands for higher wages. The workers, represented by the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees ...

By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram IPS Guest Writers SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, December 19, 2016 (IPS) — The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017, subtitled ‘Equal Opportunity for All’, continues to mislead, despite the many criticisms, including from ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – A woman has been awarded J$4-million (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.008 cents) in compensation in the aftermath of an incident at the University Hospital of the West Indies, 10 years ago. In March 2006, ...

By Mbom Sixtus IPS Africa Correspondent MINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon, December 19 2016 (IPS) — Tears spring to Aichatou Njoya’s eyes as she recalls the day Islamic militants from Boko Haram arrived on her doorstep in Nigeria. “It was on May ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 19, 2016 (CMC) – A 13-year-old boy is due to re-appear in court, on January 10 next year, charged with causing the death of a 17-year-old school boy last month. The unidentified youth ...