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“When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” (Julius Caesar II, ii, 30-31) By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator On August 16, minutes following the announcement of her death, tributes ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – Investor confidence in Barbados is gradually being restored and the country is attracting a lot of interest from financiers, according to Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle. Stressing ...

By Carla Hindman Finance and Money Columnist When you’re a child, a few dollars can seem like all the money in the world. It can take weeks, sometimes months, to save up your allowance. When you finally decide to spend ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – Grenada is joining a number of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that have, in the recent past, announced plans to ban the use of Styrofoam. The Keith Mitchell administration has given September 1 ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – Issues related to the oil and gas sector, as well as the border commentary with Venezuela, were discussed when President David Granger and a government team met, last Thursday, with a visiting delegation ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – The local film industry contributed a record J$1.2 billion in expenditure to the local economy, during the fiscal year 2017-18, the Film Commissioner at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, has said. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – Members of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM), today, announced plans for a day of “rest and reflection” on September 7, as they rallied in support of the Oilfield ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 27, 2018 (CMC) – Teachers began industrial action, on Monday, ahead of next week’s formal opening of the new school term,even as their union indicated that it may not participate in conciliation talks with the Guyana government, ...

Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario — Amidst the kaleidoscopic pageantry; reverberating, pulsating soca and reggae rhythms; and gyrating waistlines of the recent Toronto Caribbean Carnival season, 160 patrons attended a comparatively subdued, but no less enjoyable and, from ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 29, 2018 (CMC) – A 26-year-old pregnant woman, accused of stabbing her three-year-old son to death, will re-appear in court, on September 12, following an appearance, today. Brenda Ferriera was not required to enter a plea to ...