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KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s status has not changed, despite a recent travel advisory issued by the United States. According to Johnson Smith in a government statement, “Jamaica has, for ...

By Mitzie Hunter, MPP Minister of Education TORONTO, Ontario January 12, 2018 — People across Ontario have started the New Year with a higher minimum wage and free prescription medications for everyone, aged 24 and under. Ontario’s economy is booming. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed concern about the recently-released contract between the government and US oil giant, ExxonMobil. Last weekend, the PSC said, while the contract, released just a few days ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), started flying to Havana, Cuba, today. The announcement was made, yesterday, by Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, during a post-Cabinet news conference. According to Imbert, ...

WASHINGTON, DC January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Lawmakers, Haitians and other Caribbean nationals in the United States have expressed profound outrage over US President Donald Trump’s alleged disparaging remarks, yesterday, about Haitians and Africans. In balking at an immigration deal ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Committee (FROC), Richard Duncan, says steps taken by the government to manage public finances, can best be described as the dawn of a new era. Duncan ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, January 12, 2018 (CMC) – A senior Caribbean diplomat has criticised United States President, Donald Trump, over his alleged remarks, yestaerday, regarding Haitian nationals residing in the United States. However, today, Trump denied making disparaging ...