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KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, has welcomed the decision of the University of Minnesota to establish an International Institute for Reggae Studies. Grange gave her support to the initiative during her visit to the ...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Government has no intention of imposing a tax on persons who are renting out their homes or providing space for travellers who have booked through Airbnb. “I have heard the false ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – President, David Granger, says the government is bound by the Constitution, after holding talks with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, regarding the appointment of the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), yesterday. “There ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have reiterated their position of non-interference and non-intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela, as they entered the final day of their annual summit, here, today. Trinidad and ...

By Peter Richards CMC Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – The capitalisation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF) has emerged as a contentious issue, as Caribbean leaders enter the final day of their annual summit, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, said that the Cabinet will continue to meet until the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) offers clarity. At his post-Cabinet press briefing, yesterday, Harmon ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says his administration is moving to improve trade relations with the Cayman Islands. Holness made the comments while speaking to members of the Jamaican Diaspora, during a recent visit ...