KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – The Government says additional temporary workers are being sent to the Westmoreland, the westernmost parish on the island, as the authorities seek to eliminate mosquito-breeding sites, as they deal with an outbreak of ...
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Trinidad And Tobago PM Unofficially Launches Campaign For 2020 General Election
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, last night, unofficially launched his ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) campaign for at least three elections, including the 2020 general elections, here, by comparing ...
Read More »Former Jamaican Prime Minister Comments On Situation In Guyana
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – Former Jamaica Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must stand ready to assist Guyana in its current political situation, warning that political stability is a critical factor to ensure investor ...
Read More »Antigua PM Dismisses Reports Of Banning Importation Of Used Vehicles
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government has rubbished reports that it intends to place restrictions on the importation of used and reconditioned vehicles, over 10 years, into the country. Prime Minister, ...
Read More »Lawyers Protest State Of Judiciary In Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – President of the Grenada Bar Association (GBA), Lisa Taylor, today, defended the decision of lawyers to stage a silent protest, outside the Supreme Court Registry, here, warning of a crisis in the ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Police Commissioner Briefly Hospitalised
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – Six months after he was appointed Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith has admitted “running his blood to water”, after he was briefly hospitalised, yesterday. Media reports said that Griffith, who ...
Read More »Guyana Opposition Leader Outlines Priorities For Talks With President Granger On Wedesday
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says the priorities for the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) when he meets with President, David Granger, to discuss the fallout of the successful motion of no confidence ...
Read More »Barbados Recalls Hypertension Drugs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, January 7, 2019 (CMC) – Barbados health authorities have announced the withdrawal of the Citron-branded Valsartan, after tests, conducted by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The Ministry of Health and Wellness said that the recall of ...
Read More »Canada-based Guyana Goldfields Inc. Appoints Former US Ambassador As Senior Vice-President
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 6, 2019 (CMC) – Canadian gold-mining company, Guyana Goldfields Inc., has appointed Former United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, as its Senior Vice President in charge of Strategy and Corporate Affairs. The company’s only operating mine ...
Read More »Scotiabank Officials And Antigua Prime Minister To Meet To Discuss Sale Of Subsidiary On The Island
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, January 6, 2019 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government said, last Friday, that a meeting with officials of the Bank of Nova Scotia will take place this month, after initially indicating that the bank ...
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