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WASHINGTON, District of Columbia April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved a new country strategy with Barbados, which will have a financial plan, for the period 2019–2023, of up to US$300 million for ...

By Sharry Aiken and Sean Rehaag Guest Writers The recent Ontario budget included a 30 per cent cut to legal aid. This will cause hardship for many low-income residents of Ontario, who are disproportionately drawn from racialized communities. Refugees are among ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – Police say they are in search of a suspect, after the body of an eight year-old student was found, nearly a week, after she disappeared, while on her way to school. Police said ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis,  April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The attorney, representing former education and information minister, Nigel Carty, says he will soon make a submission, regarding the damages his client should receive, after a High Court found he ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario April 17, 2019 – The Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) will be officially launched, next week Thursday, April 25, with a discussion about Black-owned businesses, led by an expert panel. Self-described, on ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados government has approved the Integrated Postal Reform and Development Plan (IPDP), after the island was chosen, by the Universal Postal Union, as the Postal Operator in the Caribbean to implement the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana Press Association (GPA) said, today, it would hold Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo, “accountable”, should any harm come to media professionals, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 16, 2019 (CMC) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is celebrating its 14th anniversary, today, with its President, Justice Adrian Saunders, saying that the Trinidad and Tobago-based regional court has much to ...

The Saint Lucia Jazz Festival has announced a first-time, one-of-a-kind collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, and also the organisations’ plans for this year’s Festival. “This collaboration, between Saint Lucia and (the) renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center, reflects Saint Lucia’s ...

By Dr. Mark Goulston Guest Writer Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for teens (after accidental injury). Further, a new study shows that the number of children and teens in the U.S. who visited the ER for suicidal ...