PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce has urged the government and the union representing workers, at state-owned Petrotrin, to adopt a level-headed approach and work together ...
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Guyana Telephone &Telegraph Company Dismisses Workers After “Review Of Financial Procedures”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) said, today, that it had dismissed 12 employees, after conducting a “routine internal review of financial procedures”. “GT&T would like to assure the public that no ...
Read More »Caribbean Men Urged To Get Tested Early For Prostate Cancer
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – The President of the Caribbean Urological Association (CUA), Dr. William Aiken, is warning men that screening for prostate cancer is the only way to guarantee early detection of the disease. “The unfortunate thing ...
Read More »Barbados’ Prime Minister Calls For Closer CARICOM Unity To Attract Foreign Investments
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – Today, Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, called for the closer cooperation among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, in a bid to attract foreign investments. Addressing the Sixth Special Meeting of the Council of Ministers ...
Read More »Minister Apologies Over Remarks Made Regarding Striking Guyanese Teachers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – A junior minister in the Guyana government offered an apology, today, to teachers, who have been on strike in support of a 40 percent wage increase, saying his remarks were never intended to ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Ministry Of Health Confirms Report Of Suspected Death From Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – The Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of one person, from suspected dengue haemorrhagic fever, and is warning that the number of cases of mosquito-borne diseases will increase, over the next two ...
Read More »Florence Becomes Hurricane As It Heads Towards Bermuda
By Ivan Clifford Contributing Writer HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 4, 2018 (CMC) — Meteorologists have told residents and tourists in Bermuda to remain vigilant, into next week, after Tropical Storm, Florence, today, strengthened to become the Atlantic season’s third hurricane. The ...
Read More »Antigua’s Director Of Public Prosecutions Makes Successful Extradition Request For British Officer To Face Rape Charge
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, September 4, 2018 (CMC) – Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Anthony Armstrong, has successfully requested the extradition of a British officer to face a rape charge in this twin-island nation, a statement from the government said. The ...
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