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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, November 24, 2018 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has described the negotiations with trade unions, over the level of pension for retiring public servants, is “blackmail”, as trade unions warned of continued industrial action in ...

GEORGETOWN. Guyana, November 24, 2018 (CMC) – Guyana, seeking to develop further cooperation with countries in Africa, has signed an air services agreement with Ghana, paving the way for direct flights between the two countries. The open skies agreement was ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 24, 2018 (CMC) – The president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Kavan Gayle, says that the dispute with Scotiabank Jamaica, over the transitioning of more jobs to other Caribbean countries, could grow into a regional ...

BELMOPAN, Belize, November 24, 2018 (CMC) – Law enforcement officials are investigating an incident, in which one of their colleagues used his police-issued, nine millimeter pistol to kill his common law wife and then commit suicide. The bodies of police ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, November 24, 2018 (CMC) – Suriname will observe its 43rd anniversary of political independence from the Netherlands, on Sunday, with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressing its appreciation for the country’s steadfast leadership in important areas, for building the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 23, 2018 (CMC) – The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) air transport meeting, here, will examine developing air links between the African continent and its Diaspora. At the opening of the historic meeting, on Wednesday, Commissioner for ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 23, 2018 (CMC) – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), says it will be adding 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its fleet, starting in the fourth quarter of 2019. This was announced ...

By Kingsley Ighobor Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York November 23, 2018 (IPS) — Following the unveiling of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018, Africa is about to become the world’s largest free trade ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 23, 2018 (CMC) – The Guyana government, which is facing a motion of no confidence against it, will have to decide on the date, when the matter can be debated in the 65-member National Assembly, where it ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, November 23, 2018 (CMC) – Grenada moved closer to having 3,000 hotel rooms after the island’s newest property, Silversands, was officially opened here, with a promise to increase hotel room stock by 30 percent in the coming ...