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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 27, 2018 (CMC) – Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, says Jamaica must stake its claim on all local strains of marijuana for research and development. Jamaica is said to have some of the best, or ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator “God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” The words above are the lyrics to the Canadian national ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 26, 2018 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that an amendment, that barred Presidents of the Republic of Guyana from serving more than two terms in ...

By Nabil Mockbil Guest Writer There is a rapidly growing number of seniors (aged 65 and older) in the general population. The “silver tsunami” is a term that has been coined to refer to this growing population of older people. ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 26, 2018 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has instructed public sector workers to use an official email, when conducting business on behalf of the government. She expressed this view, yesterday, as she addressed a dialogue between ...

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia June 25, 2018 (CMC) – Caribbean American actress, Cicely L. Tyson, has been inducted into the Wall of Fame of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), as Caribbean-Americans celebrate National Caribbean American Heritage Month. ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, June 25, 2018 (CMC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda says its Festivals Commission has denied, what it describes as, “a false and malicious story, captioned ‘Over half a million dollars for Machel Montano ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 25, 2018 (CMC) – Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has pointed to music tourism as a way of expanding the industry, based on Jamaica’s strength as the Caribbean’s top entertainment destination. Addressing a recent graduation ceremony in ...

MIAMI, Florida June 25, 2018 — Barbados hotelier, Patricia Affonso-Dass, took up office as the new President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) last Friday. Karolin Troubetzkoy, the regional trade association’s outgoing president, handed over the gavel to ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario Monday, June 25, 2018 — “How are leaders developed, and who does the developing? That work starts in the homes and schools,” observed Retired Senior Judge for the Central East Region of ...