PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 12, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said, yesterday, it will begin conducting random drug testing on police officers, and that Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, will be the first ...
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Collective Of Black Dancers Created Lasting Impressions In Canada
By Junia Mason Guest Writer Skin symbolizes identity — its colour, shade and texture influences cultural currency and, by extension, self-identity. When we know who we are, we can honour where we come from and we can dance in our ...
Read More »Environmental Funding For Guyana Must Cater For Mangroves Too
By Desmond Brown Contributing Writer GEORGETOWN, Guyana March 8, 2019 (IPS) — For several decades, Guyana has been using mangroves to protect its coasts against natural hazards, and the country believes its mangrove forests should be included in programs like ...
Read More »Could The Mushrooming SNC-Lavalin Embroglio Hurt The Trudeau Government’s Chances Of Success In The Fall Election?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator In 2015, when Justin Trudeau swept into power, not only did he revive the Liberal Party, but also became an instant global superstar. Yes, he was not just simply Canada’s new Prime Minister, ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Extends Sympathies To Families Of Victims Of Fatal Ethiopian Airlines Flight; Stands By Its Safety Record
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 11, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL), today, extended condolences to the families of those killed on the fatal Ethiopian Airlines flight, on Sunday, and said that while it ...
Read More »NGO Calls On Guyana Government To Announce Date For Fresh Elections
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 11, 2019 (CMC) – Civil Society Forum (CSF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Guyana, called on President David Granger, today, to name a date for fresh regional and general elections, as the main opposition intensified its call ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Cancels Flights To Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 11, 2019 (CMC) – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) said, today, that it cancelled all flights to Venezuela, following an electricity blackout that has hit the South American country, where the opposition is ...
Read More »Guyana President Describes Talks With Guyana Elections Commission As “Gruelling”; Still No Election Date Set
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 8, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger said, today, that he held “gruelling” talks with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), and would name a date for fresh regional and general elections, once the Commission has ...
Read More »International Women’s Day: Don’t Let Anyone Tell You How Far You Can Go
By Leire Gurruchaga Iraola Guest Writer BARCELONA, Spain March 8, 2019 (IPS) — The data – with its sexism and its gaps – shows us that many of the barriers girls experience are determined merely by their gender. This inequality, ...
Read More »It’s Time To Break The Menstrual Taboo
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York March 8, 2019 (IPS) — It is time to rise up and fight a long-neglected taboo: menstruation. Marking International Women’s Day, United Nations human rights experts called on the international community ...
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