TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – Airports in the British and US Virgin Islands are scheduled to reopen for commercial flights this week, following the passage of Hurricane Maria. In the British Virgin Islands, Minister of Communication ...
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Trinidad And Tobago Prime Minister Says No To IMF
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, says his administration will not be approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite billions of dollars in lost revenue over the last few years. ...
Read More »Poetry Soapbox: Cricket, Lovely Cricket!
Cricket, Lovely Cricket! By Shelley Sykes-Coley Guest Poet Me caan stop now, me affi go buy mi ticket Fi go watch di nex’ T20 cricket! Ah waan fi see when di wicket dem a fall, An’ di bounsa dem a ...
Read More »Protecting Your Plants From Winter Weather
By Chris McLaughlin Guest Writer I’ll admit, up front, that I am not the biggest fan of winter. The first rains are nice, cozy, and seasonal. First snows are gorgeous, all wonderland and Christmas-like. But once wet weather marches into ...
Read More »Make The Seasonal Switch Easy With Strategic Wardrobe Picks
Transitioning your closet from summer to fall can be seamless with a few go-to pieces. Since the warm weather doesn’t disappear all at once, neither should your summer clothing. By swapping in strategic items, you can comfortably freshen up your ...
Read More »For Sale: Former US President Richard Nixon’s Southern “White House”
“In these difficult years, America has suffered from a fever of words; from inflated rhetoric that promises more than it can deliver; from angry rhetoric that fans discontents into hatreds; from bombastic rhetoric that postures instead of persuading. We cannot ...
Read More »Jamaican Police Warned To Be On High Alert
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – Members of the police force have been warned to be on high alert, following an incident, late yesterday, in which a female officer, and her two daughters, were shot by gunmen at their ...
Read More »Guyana To Co-operate With Minamata Convention To Eliminate Use Of Mercury In Mining
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – President, David Granger, says he will seek to reassure the international community, that Guyana will reduce its use of mercury in the mining industry and also eliminate its practice, when he attends the ...
Read More »Organisation Of Eastern Caribbean States Monetary Delegation Visiting Canada
TORONTO, Ontario, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – A high-level delegation from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS) Monetary Council has arrived, here, for talks with top Canadian financial institutions, including the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), The Bank of ...
Read More »Sporting Events On A Budget – It’s Possible With A Plan
By Carla Hindman PRIDE Finance Columnist Season ticket holder or first-timer, watching your team take the field or visiting new teams in a different venue, gripping your seat tightly during the finger-biting last minutes of a close game or cheering ...
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