GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 1, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana government and the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) are engaged in a war of words, after the coalition administration said the PPP’s General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, had accused President David ...
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Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony Closes Out Reggae Month Celebrations In Jamaica
ST. ANDREW, Jamaica March 1, 2019 — The Reggae Gold Awards ceremony closed out Jamaica’s Reggae Month, on Wednesday evening, at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew. Some 100 awards were presented to reggae royalty, icons and luminaries ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Seeking To Fund Micro, Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises With Dormant Bank Accounts
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2019 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it has initiated steps to tap into an estimated J$50 billion in dormant bank accounts, in a bid to provide low-interest financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). ...
Read More »Guyana Opposition Leader Plays Hardball; Says No To Invitation To Meet With President
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 1, 2019 (CMC) – Leader of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo, says he will not meet with President, David Granger, until a date for a general election is announced. Earlier this week, on ...
Read More »Pasta With Broccoli And Beans
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Expert If your family is like most families, yours enjoys pasta, just as much as the rest. The wonderful thing about pasta is that you can buy whole-grain pasta and cook it in so many ...
Read More »Overcoming Your Craving For Carbohydrates
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Expert Each particular food or food type has its own specific cravings-triggers. Knowing what triggers your food craving and how to overcome it, will help you get past the urge. There are healthy alternatives to ...
Read More »Air Canada Suspends Flights To Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, February 28, 2019 (CMC) – Canada’s national Airline, Air Canada, says that due to continuing civil unrest in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation, Haiti, it has suspended flights from Montreal, for two months. “Due to ...
Read More »Barbados Prime Minister Wants Greater Movement Towards CSME From CARICOM States
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, February 28, 2019 (CMC) – Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, on Tuesday, warned that the future of multilateralism is being threatened at the “very time it is needed, more than ever, and urged Caribbean Community ...
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