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By Lee Wallender Contributing Writer House fixer-uppers are more popular than ever. Sparked by economic changes and fueled by the influence of TV home shows and shelter magazines, ordinary folks, not just developers, are purchasing fixer-uppers both for personal use ...

By Yvonne Sam Social & Political Commentator Did Anita Hill’s testimony really pave the way for a watershed moment on sexual harassment? Was America’s consciousness level, regarding sexual harassment, raised? Were there other African and African American trailblazers on the ...

By Dr. Leon Barrett Education Commentator There is emerging agreement that the education of our children is a community responsibility. The partners are the home (parents and other members of the household), the children/students, the school (formal education system/government), and ...

By Yvonne Sam Social & Political Commentator New Year has joined the list of things that are gradually becoming objects of derision and contempt among many people. These New Year pessimists reason that if a person has not been sufficiently ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s status has not changed, despite a recent travel advisory issued by the United States. According to Johnson Smith in a government statement, “Jamaica has, for ...

By Mitzie Hunter, MPP Minister of Education TORONTO, Ontario January 12, 2018 — People across Ontario have started the New Year with a higher minimum wage and free prescription medications for everyone, aged 24 and under. Ontario’s economy is booming. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed concern about the recently-released contract between the government and US oil giant, ExxonMobil. Last weekend, the PSC said, while the contract, released just a few days ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), started flying to Havana, Cuba, today. The announcement was made, yesterday, by Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, during a post-Cabinet news conference. According to Imbert, ...

WASHINGTON, DC January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Lawmakers, Haitians and other Caribbean nationals in the United States have expressed profound outrage over US President Donald Trump’s alleged disparaging remarks, yesterday, about Haitians and Africans. In balking at an immigration deal ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Committee (FROC), Richard Duncan, says steps taken by the government to manage public finances, can best be described as the dawn of a new era. Duncan ...