GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – Guyana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Frederick Hamley Case, and the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, are leading a delegation Aberdeen, a north-eastern city in Scotland, in an effort to ...
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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Calls For Greater Investment In Caribbean People
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Patricia Affonso-Dass, has challenged regional leaders to invest in the creativity and warmth of the people across the region. Affonso-Dass will address the ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Government Signs Agreement With Bp And Shell
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – The government signed an agreement, today, with energy giants, Bp and Shell, that will lead to “significant” financial benefits to the twin-island republic. During today’s post-Cabinet media conference, Minister ...
Read More »UNESCO Adds Reggae Music To Global Cultural Heritage
MAURITIUS, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – Reggae music, the genre that originated in Jamaica, secured a coveted spot on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasure, today. UNESCO, the world body’s cultural and scientific agency, added reggae to its ...
Read More »Kidnapped University Of The West Indies Worker Rescued; Two Suspects Arrested
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – Police say they have detained two suspects, and rescued a senior employee, of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), who was abducted on ...
Read More »Body Of Missing US National Found In Western Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 29, 2018 (CMC) – Investigations are continuing in the western parish of Hanover, following Wednesday’s discovery of the body of Nancy Hardy, 72, an American national, who was reported missing on the weekend. The police report that ...
Read More »Grenada Government Working To Reimburse Employees Following Salary Deduction Error
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, November 29, 2018 (CMC) — The Grenada government has acknowledged that it erred with the salaries of some employees, when Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Department complied with a Cabinet decision to deduct salaries from public officers, ...
Read More »Drilling Contract Signed For Geothermal Project On St. Vincent And The Grenadines
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, November 29, 2018 (CMC) — The St. Vincent Geothermal Company Limited (SVGCL) and the Icelandic Drilling Company (IDC) signed a contract, today, that will lead to drilling of four wells for a geothermal power ...
Read More »Green Scotch Bonnet Pesto Shrimp
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist As promised when we made that wicked Green Scotch Bonnet Pesto, here’s the shrimp dish you’ll want to give a test-drive. The natural sweetness of the shrimp is a good balance for the ...
Read More »Vegan Recipe: Classic Curry Chickpeas With Potato And Spinach
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist As a small fella growing up in the islands, one of my favorite dishes mom would make was curry potato, as we say “Curry Aloo” in Trinidad and Tobago. It was usually a ...
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