By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator All across the nation, families have gathered, people have celebrated, and graduations are being hailed as occasions of joy. However, despite these many occasions, inundated with flashing cameras, deafening applauses, smiles and tears ...
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Royalty And Nuptiality
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Hold on to your fascinator a while longer, the Royal family remain in the news, even with different marital views. Is the season just getting started? The Royal family has been in the ...
Read More »Jamaican Music Contributing Positively To National Development
By Chad Bryan JIS Correspondent KINGSTON, Jamaica August 1, 2018 — A local music consultant, artiste and industry player share the common the view that Jamaica’s music has contributed to the country’s national development, by generating earnings from foreign exchange ...
Read More »International Trade Centre And The Caribbean Development Bank Partnering To Strengthen Support For Regional Businesses
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 1, 2018 (CMC) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have announced that they are scaling up their partnership, to strengthen support for businesses across the Caribbean region. During a meeting at ...
Read More »Former Third World Member, Irvin “Carrot” Jarret, Dies Suddenly
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 1, 2018 (CMC) – The music fraternity is in mourning, following the death, yesterday, of Irvin “Carrot” Jarrett, 69, a former member of the internationally-acclaimed band, Third World. Jarrett’s widow, Alisia, confirmed reports that he was found ...
Read More »Tourism In Cuba Declines But Shows Signs Of Recovery
HAVANA, Cuba, August 1, 2018, (CMC) – Cuba’s tourism industry shows signs of recovery, although the country closed the first semester with 152,354 fewer international visitors than in the same period of the previous year, says tourism officials. According to ...
Read More »Jamaican Diaspora In Canada Encouraged To Be Model For Diaspora Engagement And Empowerment
By Meegan Scott Guest Writer TORONTO, Ontario August 1, 2018 — “Let’s pull this together. Let’s start with Canada and create a strategy that can be replicated across the board.” So said Jamaica’s Minister of State in the Ministry of ...
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