CASTRIES, St. Lucia, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – Human rights lawyer, Mary Francis, says she will not be deterred, after her office was broken into, over the weekend, and ransacked. “Letters were torn up; there was an element of malice ...
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Trinidad And Tobago Health Minister Confirms Fifth Swine Flu Death
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities have confirmed a fifth death, as a result of the HINI virus, and urged people, particularly those considered to be within the “key at-risk ...
Read More »St. Vincent Government Announces Increased Taxes On Numerous Products In 2019 Budget
By Kenton X. Chance Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has announced tax increases on gasoline, diesel, tobacco, sweetened drinks and landing fees at the island’s sole ...
Read More »Bahamas Government Condemns Video Saying Country Not A Safe Destination
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The Bahamas government has condemned a video, circulating on social media, and disputes allegations that the country is not safe for visitors. “The assertions made, that Nassau is the most dangerous destination, is ...
Read More »Guyana Opposition Leader, Bharatt Jagdeo, Leads Protest; Calls For General Elections
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, today, led supporters of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in a demonstration, near the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) office, calling for fresh general and regional elections, as ...
Read More »Three Killed, Several Wounded In Haiti During Pre-Carnival Celebrations
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and several others injured, in separate incidents, during pre-Carnival activities, the National Police of Haiti (PNH) reported, today. PNH deputy spokesman, ...
Read More »Caribbean Has Become Much Drier, Says The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados-based The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says since December, last year, many parts of the Caribbean have become drier. “Major concerns exist in the southern Caribbean, including from northern Guyana to ...
Read More »Two Killed In Traffic Accident In Trinidad And Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – At least two people were reported killed, after a delivery truck crashed into a Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) bus, carrying several people, along the Uriah Butler Highway, south ...
Read More »Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, Called Upon To Seriously Reflect Diversity In The Judicial System
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Once again the issue of diversity in the judiciary system has reared its intractable head; this time with a call coming from one of its very own. On January 31, 2019, Nova Scotia’s ...
Read More »Opposition Party Calls On Guyana President To Name Date For General Election
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), last Friday, called on President, David Granger, to name the date for fresh regional and general elections in Guyana, after the High Court ruled, Thursday, that ...
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