By Ivan Clifford CMC Contributing Writer HAMILTON, Bermuda, November 11, 2017 (CMC) – The America’s Cup, sailing’s blue-riband sailing event, staged earlier this year on Bermuda’s Great Sound, will generate a US$330 million boost to the island’s economy, while the ...
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How The US Is Taking Climate Action Without Trump
By Kristin Igusky and Kevin Kennedy World Resources Institute, Washington DC WASHINGTON DC, November 13, 2017 (IPS) — Even after President Trump announced his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, much of the country is ...
Read More »Aid Groups Sound Alarm On DRC Crisis
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York, November 14, 2017 (IPS) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis and the international community must step in before it worsens, ...
Read More »The Harsh Plight Of 152 Million Child Labourers
Baher Kamal IPS Contributing Writer ROME, Italy November 14, 2017 (IPS) — While trillions of dollars are being spent on exploring remote galaxies, Planet Earth is still home to harsh realities that could be easily — and much less expensively ...
Read More »Female Entertainer Among Three Arrested For Drug Possession In Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 14, 2017 (CMC) – A Barbadian entertainer is among three people arrested and jointly charged in connection with BDS$625,000 worth of cocaine. Betty Alicia Griffith-Payne, 38, is jointly charged with her sister, Marie Alexa Griffith, 35, and ...
Read More »New US Congress Bill Would Allow Haitian TPS Recipients To Apply For Permanent Residency
WASHINGTON, DC November 14, 2017 (CMC) – Three members of the US Congress are preparing legislation that will allow all Haitians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to apply for permanent residency, even as the Trump administration weighs whether to end ...
Read More »Teenager Charged With Murder Of Nine-Year-Old In Grenada
ST. GEORGES, Grenada, November 14, 2017 (CMC) – A teenager has been charged with capital murder, following the discovery of the body of a nine-year-old, who was missing for close to 72 hours. According to the police, the 17-year-old is ...
Read More »China And ECLAC Strengthen Cooperation To Foster Trade And Investment With The Caribbean
BEIJING, China November 13, 2017 (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says it is strengthening its cooperation with China, in order to foster trade and investment with the region. In this regard, ECLAC, on ...
Read More »WestJet Begins Direct Flights To Belize From Calgary, Canada
BELIZE CITY, Belize, November 13, 2017 (CMC) – The Belize Tourist Board (BTB) says Canadian low-cost carrier, WestJet, has begun a new, non-stop, weekly service between Calgary and Belize, a move that will boost the tourism industry. BTB said a ...
Read More »Caribbean Development Bank And European Investment Bank Sign New Multi-million Dollar Deal For Hurricane-ravaged Caribbean
BONN, Germany November 13, 2017 (CMC) – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, today, welcomed the establishment of an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the region recover from recent hurricane ...
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