GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger said, today, he will be travelling to Cuba, on Saturday, for another medical check-up, after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, last year. “I have to return to Havana on ...
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Former Jamaica Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson, To Undergo Surgery, Following Vehicular Accident
KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – Former Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson, was to undergo surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), yesterday, for injuries sustained to his right knee and hip, following a vehicular accident at ...
Read More »Caribbean Tourism Organisation Closing Offices In New York And The United Kingdom
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – The Chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Dominic Fedee, announced, yesterday, the closure of the organisation’s offices in the United Kingdom and New York, as part of its efforts to “play a ...
Read More »Blacks And Business: Behaving Badly?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist I have neither an axe to grind, nor have I bid leave of my senses. That being said, even as a Black individual, I have found Blacks to be difficult people to do business with, ...
Read More »Silver Airways Increases Flights Into Dominica
Roseau, Dominica October 16, 2019 — Silver Airways, the new owner of Seaborne Airlines, is increasing flights to Dominica from next month. The announcement was made, yesterday, by the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), which revealed that, from November 12, Silver ...
Read More »How To Achieve Worthwhile Goals — One Step And One Day At A Time
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer Have you ever heard the saying, “You can eat an elephant one mouthful at a time”. So very true. You have the ability to accomplish anything, within your field of endeavor, if you are patient, ...
Read More »Is The Montreal Police Service Really Serious About Working Towards Combating Racism? Reports Show ‘Systemic Biases’, When It Comes To Race, Still Exist In The Force
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist There is a familiar French expression, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”, which when translated says, the more things change the more they remain the same. Following the recent announcement of a class ...
Read More »Montserrat Premier Replaced As Leader Of Ruling Party Ahead Of General Elections
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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