By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist I first shared this recipe, last holiday season, on YouTube, and it was one of the best rated videos I did, the last quarter of 2017. I guess I’m not alone in my ...
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2018
Putting A Holiday Spin On A Classic Recipe — Saltfish Buljol
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist This being the holiday season, I thought I’d take a classic recipe for making saltfish buljol and put a little festive spin on it, to serve at your holiday party or to take ...
Read More »St. Vincentian Jailed For 13 Years, After Being Found Guilty Of Raping His Wife
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, December 19, 2018 (CMC) – A 39-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping his wife, four years ago, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail. An eight-member jury had, in November, also ...
Read More »Oh Holy Night: When Would Christians Get Christmas Right?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Historically, the season called Xmas has been the recipient of a multiplicity of revisions, and I feel that the time has come for yet another modification. Do not get me wrong, but my ...
Read More »Barbados Says Island Not Affected By Recall Of Hypertension Drug
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 18, 2018 (CMC) – The Barbados government says the island has not been affected by the current recall of the hypertensive drug, Valsartan. The drug has been recalled due to an impurity found in a batch of ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Government To Introduce Legislation To Decriminalise Marijuana Next Year
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 18, 2018 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government, complaining that the country has been in an “analysis paralysis”, announced, today, plans to introduce legislation to decriminalise the use of marijuana for medicinal ...
Read More »Guyana To Be Re-Mapped, More Than Half A Century Later
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 18, 2018 (CMC) – More than half a century after Guyana was mapped, the authorities have announced plans to re-map the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in 2919. Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor ...
Read More »Jamaica-Based Sandals Resorts Denies Allegations Made On US Television
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 18, 2018 (CMC) – Jamaica-based Sandals Resorts has categorically denied allegations that it is covering up allegations of sexual assault on two American female guests, insisting that it stands ready to “vigorously defend itself in court”. In ...
Read More »Jamaican Government And Police Sign New Wage Agreement
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 15, 2018 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has signed a new, four-year wage agreement with the Jamaica Police Federation (JPF). The accord was signed, late yesterday, following months of negotiations. Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. Nigel ...
Read More »Caribbean Tourism Organisation Declares 2019, “The Year Of Festivals In The Caribbean”.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 15, 2018 (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has declared 2019, the “Year of Festivals in the Caribbean”, following the past year’s successful Year of Rejuvenation. CTO said that as a result, the region will ...
Read More »