UNITED NATIONS, New York October 4, 2019 (CMC) – The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an emergency project to curb major plant losses, threatened by a fungal disease, as part of a renewed effort to help ...
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Jamaicans Will Soon Be Able To Own Shares In The Country’s Trans-Jamaica Highway
KINGSTON, Jamaica October 4, 2019 — Members of the public will soon be able to purchase shares in Trans-Jamaican Highway Limited (TJH), which owns and operates the country’s toll-road network. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Nigel Clarke, ...
Read More »Scotiabank And Antiguan Government Put News Blanket On Negotiations
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, October 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government and the Canada-based Scotiabank have agreed to a news blackout, regarding the discussions over the sale of the bank’s branch in the Caribbean island. Antigua ...
Read More »Haiti Police Issue Warrants Against Opposition Politicians
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti October 4, 2019 (CMC) – Police have issued warrants for the arrest of opposition politicians and activists, after an attempt had been made to burn down a company, owned by President Jovenel Moise, earlier this week. ...
Read More »Barbados’ Prime Minister Warns Of Mass Migration Backlash Because Of Climate Crisis
By Desmond Brown Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York October 4, 2019 (IPS) — The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, told IPS her patience is running thin, as she challenges the world to tackle the climate crisis. She warned ...
Read More »Investments To Cushion African Countries Against Climate Shocks Not Enough
By James Reinl Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York October 4, 2019 (IPS) — African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, unveiled millions of dollars of new pledges at the United Nations, last week, amid growing fears of climate change ...
Read More »Caribbean Adopts Remote Sensing To Prepare For Hurricanes
By Jewel Fraser Contributing Writer ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct 1 2019 (IPS) — The Caribbean is currently deploying a new technology to help it build resilience to natural disasters. Known as LIDAR, the acronym for light detection and ...
Read More »Trinidad Police Warn Against Vigilantism After Homeless Man Is Beaten To Death
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, October 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), on Tuesday, urged people not to engage in vigilante justice, after a homeless man died at hospital, after being beaten by several ...
Read More »Man Given Life Sentence For Killing Niece Over A Pair Of Earrings In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana October 4, 2019 (CMC) – A 22 –year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to murdering his 18-month old niece, over a pair of earrings in 2017. Justice Jo-Ann Barlow described the murder ...
Read More »Woman Who Stole Day-Old Baby Sentenced To Hard Labour In Prison in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica October 4, 2019 (CMC) – A 28-year-old woman, who pleaded guilty to stealing a day-old baby, named Sae’Breon, from the Victoria Jubilee hospital, here, has been sentenced to prison for three years and four months with hard labour. ...
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