By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist In The Mis-Education of the Negro, author Carter Woodson, acknowledged as the “father” of Black History, asserts that Blacks sometimes choose their own leaders but, unfortunately, they are too often the wrong kind. We do ...
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It’s Never Too Late To Succeed
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Even though success means different things to different people, it is one element of life that we all seek — regardless of age, culture, gender, religion or financial status. Individual success proves to us that ...
Read More »Guyana’s Economy Could Expand By 86 Percent In 2020: IMF
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – After expanding by 4.4 percent this year — on the back of continued strength in the construction and services sectors, ahead of oil production in 2020 — Guyana’s economy could grow by a ...
Read More »Former Antiguan Regulator To Face Fraud Charges In US After Losing Extradition Fight
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – The former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC), Leroy King, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States, and will now have to face several fraud ...
Read More »LIAT May Be Doomed; Burden Too Much For Just Shareholder Governments: Barbados PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, said, last night, that regional airline, LIAT, is doomed if the burden of ensuring its survival continued to rest, only on the shoulders its shareholder governments. Barbados is currently ...
Read More »Visas Of Senior Jamaican Legislators And Several Cops Revoked By United States
KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 2, 2019 (CMC) – National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, has confirmed reports that the United States visas of two senior legislators have been revoked. On Friday, it was reported that the United States canceled the visas, ...
Read More »Guyana Restricts Importation Of Romaine Lettuce From US
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), yesterday, announced a temporary restriction on the importation of Romaine lettuce. According to NAREI, the move comes on the heels of an outbreak of the ...
Read More »St. Vincent To Export Largest Single Shipment Of Livestock To Grenada
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – A bilateral agri-export agreement, between Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will see the export of 100 head of cattle and 400 pigs to Grenada, later this month. ...
Read More »St. Lucia Police Kill Suspect In Alleged Rape Of 105 Year Old Woman
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, November 5, 2019 (CMC) – A man, who reportedly raped and sodomised a 105-year-old woman, was killed by the police, last Saturday. The police report that the suspect, Miguel Edward, also known as Mad Max, was killed ...
Read More »Brampton Posthumously Honours Influential Reggae Artist Manager, Karl Mullings
BRAMPTON, Ontario November1, 2019 — The late Karl Mullings, a renowned reggae music industry stalwart and influential artist manager, who passed away in Toronto, on July 29, 2005, was honoured by the city of Brampton, which named one of its ...
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