KINGSTON, Jamaica April 26, 2018 — The Ministry of Sport has established an International Bidding Committee to find and recommend events to be hosted by Jamaica. This committee, which is to be headed by renowned sports administrator, Mike Fennell, is ...
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Black Action Defense Committee Commends Toronto Police Officer Who Arrested Suspect In Yonge Street Van Tragedy
Following is a statement, from the Black Action Defense Committee, that was issued to the media on Tuesday, April 24, a day after the deadly van attack on pedestrians in Toronto, that resulted in the death of 10 and injury ...
Read More »Russian Aluminum Conglomerate, UC Rusal, Gives Assurance To Jamaica Government
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 26, 2018 (CMC) – The Jamaican government says it has been given an assurance by the Russian-owned aluminium company, UC Rusal, that it intends to continue operations here, despite a threat by the United States to impose ...
Read More »Caribbean Condemns Tragic Van Attack In Toronto; Sends Condolences
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 26, 2018 (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned the “deadly vehicle rampage” in Canada that resulted in the death of 10 people, earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, 10 people were killed and 14 ...
Read More »Antigua Government Challenges United States On Human Rights Report
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, April 26, 2018 (CMC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has written to the U.S. State Department, through its Embassy in Washington, pointing out glaring misrepresentations in the Department’s 2017 Human Rights Report, as ...
Read More »Donald Trump’s First Mansion Put Back Up For Sale
Although the word “replay” is mostly used to describe a repeat of a play video in sports, it occasionally applies to real estate that has been pulled from the market after a long run without selling and then reintroduced at ...
Read More »Dr. Kofi Hope Leaves Helm Of CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals
TORONTO, Ontario April 24, 2018 — Co-founder and Executive Director of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals, Dr. Kofi Hope, will be stepping down this summer, after more than six years leading the organisation. The Centre is, reputedly, one ...
Read More »Spice Island Beach Resort In Grenada Among Top 3 Luxury Hotels In Caribbean: TripAdvisor
GRAND ANSE BEACH, Grenada April 24, 2018 — Having consistently achieved the highest benchmarks in the hospitality industry, Grenada’s family-owned and operated Spice Island Beach Resort, has been rated among the Top Three luxury hotels in the Caribbean, by TripAdvisor ...
Read More »What’s The Matter with My Mower? No Problem, You Can Fix It
By Lee Wallender Contributing Writer Of all your outdoor tools, gasoline-powered lawn mowers suffer the greatest abuse. Subjected to season after season of chewing grass, ramming through weeds, hitting dirt and rocks, and sometimes being left out in the rain, ...
Read More »Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia’s Letter Of Rebuttal To Progressive Conservative MLA Elizabeth McCrossin’s “Negative Comments” About Jamaica In Article In Toronto Sun
April 20, 2018 Re MLA Elizabeth McCrossin: On behalf of the Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia (JCANS) I take this opportunity to rebut and reject the negative comments of MLA Elizabeth McCrossin against Jamaica and Jamaicans in particular. The ...
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