ROSEAU, Dominica, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – Canada said, today, it would provide nearly 20 million dollars to fund development projects in hurricane-battered Dominica. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development of Canada, Kamal Khera, said that Ottawa is ...
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Belize And St. Kitts-Nevis Added To Sun Country Airlines’ Destinations
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – Sun Country Airlines, today, announced the addition of Belize and St. Kitts and Nevis to its growing network, starting in December. The United States-based airline will offer the first-ever seasonal, nonstop service, ...
Read More »Florence Intensifies To A Category 3 Hurricane As It Drifts Towards Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – Bermudians were upgrading their storm supply kits, as Hurricane Florence intensified, today, to a powerful Category 3 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour (mph), as it continued to drift ...
Read More »St. Vincent Government To Crackdown On Rental Of Private Homes
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will clamp down on homeowners, who rent their properties to visitors without paying the necessary taxes to the state. Finance ...
Read More »Jamaica Records Significant Increase In Tourist Arrivals This Summer, Says Tourism Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – Jamaica recorded its best ever summer performance, this year, with more than 1.3 million travellers visiting the island, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said today. He told a news conference that 1,312,494 visitors came ...
Read More »Graduation From High School Is A Must; No Longer An Option
By Dr. Leon Barrett Education Columnist As elementary school students, in the higher grades, and high school students return to school, now is a good time to consider and reflect on a number of things. The Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
Read More »Sex, Scandal And The Catholic Church: Beyond The Scope Of The Pope?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Columnist Just when the world was beginning to think that sex scandals were reserved for only a certain section of our raunchy society, suddenly and without warning, comes the most damning accusation in living ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago High Court Judge Pleads Not Guilty To DUI Charge
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 5, 2018 (CMC) – High Court judge, Kevin Ramcharan, will re-appear in court on October 18, after he pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence, three months ago. Justice Ramcharan appeared before ...
Read More »Jamaica Signs Historic Sports Cooperation Agreement With China
BEIJING, China September 5, 2018 — Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has described the sports cooperation agreement, which she signed in the Chinese capital, last Friday, as “historic and extremely beneficial”. Minister Grange and the ...
Read More »Dominica To Lift Visa Restrictions On Haitian Nationals
ROSEAU, Dominica, September 5, 2016 (CMC) – Dominica has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to announce the lifting of visa restrictions on nationals from Haiti, three months after CARICOM leaders agreed to the measure. Despite being part of ...
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