ROSEAU, Dominica, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The two main political parties continued their campaign for the December 6 general election, here, over the weekend, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit telling supporters that the future of Dominica is “at a ...
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CARICOM Calls For Elimination Of Roaming Charges Across The Region
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ministers, with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), have agreed to collectively approach the region’s telecommunications providers, to eliminate roaming charges throughout the 15-member grouping. A statement, issued ...
Read More »University Of Guyana Names New Chancellor
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The former United Nations Special Envoy and CARICOM Deputy-Secretary General, Professor Edward Greene, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG). He replaces Chancellor Emeritus, Nigel Harris, whose ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Moving To Further Amend Bail Bill
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government has defended the move to further amend the Bail (Amendment) Bill, even as opposition legislators criticised the “reactive measure” in dealing with crime on ...
Read More »St. Lucia Government Defends PM’s Decision To Take Legal Action Against Television Talk Show Host
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The government says it will “continue to respect the freedoms, guaranteed to all St. Lucians”, as it defended the decision, by Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, to seek legal redress to statements, allegedly ...
Read More »Former Jamaica Chief Justice Dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – Sir Edward Zacca, who served as a Chief Justice of Jamaica, as well as President of the Court of Appeal in The Bahamas, died, on Monday, after a long illness. He was 88. ...
Read More »Jamaica’s PM Pleased With Official Visit To China
KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, ended his official visit to China, over the last weekend, negotiating no new loan programs with the Asian country, in keeping with its firm commitment to reduce debt rapidly, ...
Read More »Barbados Government To Blank New Capital Market Loans
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados government will not be taking any new capital market loans, over the next four years, as it seeks to put a stop to spending more than it earns, while focusing on ...
Read More »UN’s Food And Agriculture Organisation Report Says Caribbean Bananas Under Watch
UNITED NATIONS, New York November 13, 2019 (CMC) – The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says Caribbean bananas are “under watch”. In its latest “Food Outlook” report, the FAO said the world’s most traded fruit is in danger ...
Read More »Former Head Of Antigua’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission Extradited
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, November 11, 2019 (CMC) – The former Head of the Financial Services Regulator Commission (FSRC), Leroy King, has been extradited to the United States. Last week, the country’s final court ruled against King’s request to ...
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