You’ve got the clothes and accessories you need to create great outfits, so why does your look sometimes fall short? In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes it can be downright difficult to look your very best each ...
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Creative Ideas For Making Family Cooking Fun
By Chef Selwyn Richards Cuisine Columnist Cooking for a family can be a chore. Kids complain about the food. Parents don’t have enough time to put a healthy meal on the table. And mealtime ends up being stressful. It doesn’t ...
Read More »Have Older Blacks Unwittingly Let Their Younger Generations Down?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Although Black History Month is just four weeks out of 52, teaching the young generation about Black history is a full-time, year-round job. The true story should be told beyond Black History Month. ...
Read More »Lawsuits Allege NYPD Cops Target Caribbean-owned Businesses
NEW YORK CITY, New York February 8, 2018 (CMC) – The New York Police Department (NYPD) has been hit with lawsuits, alleging that police officers unfairly targeted businesses that cater to Brooklyn’s Caribbean community. Former City Councilman, Dr. Kendall Stewart, ...
Read More »Antigua Now Has Visa-free Entry To 136 Countries
WASHINGTON, DC February 8, 2018 (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda says it now has visa-free entry to 136 countries, following yesterday’s signing, here, of an abolition of visa requirements between the country and the Ukraine. The agreement was signed at ...
Read More »Governor Signs Bill To End Same-sex Marriage In Bermuda
By Ivan Clifford CMC Correspondent HAMILTON, Bermuda, February 8, 2018 (CMC) – Governor John Rankin, yesterday, ended weeks of uncertainty by approving the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, which ends same-sex marriages on the island, as well as on Bermuda-registered cruise ...
Read More »Guyana Government Distances Itself From Comments Made By President’s Petroleum Advisor
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 8, 2018 (CMC) – The government has distanced itself from comments, made yesterday, by Dr. Jan Mangal, the Presidential advisor on petroleum. Mangal, the Petroleum Advisor to Guyana President, David Granger, in a presentation on Wednesday afternoon, ...
Read More »Guyana Holds Inaugural Petroleum Exposition And Summit
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 8, 2018 (CMC) – Guyana began a three-day international petroleum exposition, yesterday, urging local investors to be prepared for a level of investment and hive of business activity that is unprecedented in the history of the Caribbean ...
Read More »Caribbean Development Bank Shifts Focus To Disaster Risk Management
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 8, 2018 (CMC) – President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith, has announced the bank will make US$800 million available, over the next five years, to assist with the recovery of borrowing member countries ...
Read More »Caribbean Development Bank Predicting Economic Growth For The Region In 2018
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 8, 2018 (CMC) – Caribbean economies are expected to register an average two percent growth this year, following overall growth of less than one percent in 2017, the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) reported, yesterday. CDB Director ...
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