BRADES, Montserrat, October 9, 2019 (CMC) – Less than 48 hours after he announced that voters would go to the polls on November 18 to elect a new government in Montserrat, Premier Donaldson Romeo has been replaced as the leader ...
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Trinidad Prime Minister Makes Brief Appearance In Court
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, October 9, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, made a brief appearance in the High Court here, yesterday, in a matter in which he is seeking compensation for defamatory statements, made against ...
Read More »Grenada Government Says Negotiations With Unions Have “Stalled And Deadlocked”
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 9, 2019 (CMC) – The Grenada government says negotiations, with the joint negotiating union team, for salary increases for public servants have become “stalled and deadlocked”, claiming that the unions are insisting on a near 25 ...
Read More »Jamaica Police Detain And Search Home Of Former Education Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 9, 2019 (CMC) – Police detained former Education Minister, Ruel Reid, and the president of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Fritz Pinnock, today, following a search of their homes, as the force continues its investigations into a ...
Read More »Trinidad-born Filmmaker And NFB Producer, Selwyn Jacob, Receives Honorary Degree From Dalhousie University
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia October 9, 2019 — Pioneering filmmaker and National Film Board (NFB) Pacific and Yukon Studio producer, Selwyn Jacob, received an Honorary Degree from Dalhousie University, yesterday, in recognition of his outstanding contributions. Since the early 1980s, Jacob’s ...
Read More »English Montreal School Board Deemed Dysfunctional: At What Further Cost To Black Students?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer A recent, detailed purveyance of students’ school report cards, painted a glaring portrait of indifference and irresponsibility, regarding the academic experiences of Black students in Quebec’s elementary and secondary schools. This display of indifference embraced ...
Read More »Former Chief Justice Of Trinidad Dies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, October 9, 2019 (CMC) – Former Chief Justice, Satnarine Sharma, who retired from the Judiciary in 2008 — after being cleared by an independent tribunal in an impeachment probe, investigating allegations of an alleged ...
Read More »Classic Shrimp Broth (Soup) Recipe
By Chris DE La Rosa Culinary Specialist Here’s another classic recipe with a slightly different take. Traditional broth is usually made with fish, but more so, fish heads (ocean fish). Unlike our thick and heavy Caribbean soups, this broth is ...
Read More »Traditional Caribbean Pineapple Juice
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist The only thing I looked forward to more, than the amazing food on a Sunday in the Caribbean, is the variety of fruit juices we’d normally be served to wash it all down. ...
Read More »How Can You Achieve Success? Taking Action And Hard Work
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer There’s a saying that goes, “A boat in the harbour seems very attractive, but the fisherman will go home empty-handed unless he puts out to sea”. We all have periods in our lives when we ...
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