KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has established a task force, to address any fallout in bauxite operations, from the decision of the United States to place sanctions on imported steel and aluminium. Kingston says the ...
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Study Finds Caribbean Countries Still Lacking In Implementing Blue Economy Initiatives
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – Caribbean countries are yet to fully leverage the blue economy as a driver of growth, despite the fact that the ocean plays a significant role in the lives of, at least 40 ...
Read More »Split Emerges Within Recently-Elected Barbados Labour Party Government
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – Exactly one week after he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), Bishop Joseph Atherley has announced his intention to quit the government. A government statement, issued ...
Read More »US President Trump Proclaims June National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, DC June 1, 2018 (CMC) – United States President, Donald John Trump, has proclaimed June, as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, saying Washington honours its “long-shared history with our neighbours in the Caribbean and celebrate the Caribbean Americans who have ...
Read More »Four Killed, Several Others Injured, As Truck Slams Into Labour Day Parade In The Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – At least four people were killed and 24 others injured, after a truck slammed into people celebrating Labour Day activities, here, today, police said. Eyewitnesses said the unoccupied truck rolled down the street, ...
Read More »Barbados Suspends Payments To External And Domestic Creditors
By Peter Richards CMC Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, announced, today, that her new administration would suspend payments, due to domestic and external creditors, as she appealed to them to “accompany us on ...
Read More »Ban On Same-Sex Weddings Comes Into Effect In Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – A controversial new law — which bans same-sex marriage in Bermuda, but gives gay and straight couples the chance to enter into civil unions — has come into effect. The Domestic Partnership Act ...
Read More »Guyanese Fisherman Charged In Connection With Fatal Piracy Attack
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – A Guyanese fisherman will return to court, here, on June 13, after he was remanded into custody, following his court appearance on a charge of murder, arising out of the fatal piracy attack ...
Read More »Jamaican Government Urges Motorcyclists To Wear Protective Helmets As Four Killed In Road Accident
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 1, 2018 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has called on motorcyclists and their pillion riders to wear protective helmets at all times, after four people were killed when two motorcycles crashed head on, earlier this week. The ...
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